twitter in the classroom - vais 2012
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Twitter in the Classroom
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Thank you
Joan Fargis & Kim Fallon
EdSocialMedia
St. Anne’s-Belfield School
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New Hampton School1821
New Hampshire320 Students
65 Faculty9-12 & PG
Boarding & DayInternational Baccalaureate
1:1 iPad
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What would you talk about if you could
connect with anyone in the world?
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2009 @jkrumsSaturday, March 31, 12
2011 @abo_mazenSaturday, March 31, 12
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Is there too much information? Or are
we relying on the wrong filter?
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Overview• Twitter stats
• Conventions & basic use
• Power user apps
• Classroom management
• Projects
• Live tweeting
• Safety tips
• (institutional social media strategy / policy)
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845 million / 400 million (2004)
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845 million / 400 million (2004)
350 million / 200 million (2006)
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150 million (2003)
845 million / 400 million (2004)
350 million / 200 million (2006)
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Tweets (140 characters)SMS / Web / App
Followers@mentions#hashtags
Direct message SearchLists
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Tweets (140 characters)SMS / Web / App
Followers@mentions#hashtags
Direct message SearchLists
Demo
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Let’s try it!
• Share one thing you have learned so far
• Use the #VAIStech2012 tag
• Bonus: share a link or image
• Double bonus: @reply to someone else to respond to their thought
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Classroom Management
• Ask a question
• Restate main points
• SMS without sharing phone numbers
• Check for understanding
• ‘Back channel’
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Projects
• Tweet reactions to Thomas Paine ‘Common Sense’
• Class ‘pen pals’
• Field trip
• Current events #NHSObama
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Live Tweeting
• Hashtag
• Host (@schierholz)
• Tweeps
• Embed
• Arts / athletics / field trips / special events
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Safety
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• First name + last initial
• G Rated alias
• Birth / grad year
• Jersey number
• Written social media policy
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What Next?
• EdSocialMedia
• #edchat
• #isedchat
• 101 people to follow
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Hans MundahlHansMundahl.comnewhampton.org
603.677.3546
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