Using  Twitter  in  the  Classroom  SIG  Presentation  by:  Tommy  Woodward  &  Allison  

Thompson    

  Tommy  teaches  at  Everett  High  School  in  Lansing.    Allison  teaches  7th  and  8th  grade  Social  Studies  and  English  at  Pathfinder  Middle  School  in  Pinckey,  MI.  

  For  this  project,  Tommy  focused  on  finding  resources,  rooting  them  in  pedagogy,  and  explaining  the  rationale  for  using  Twitter  in  the  classroom.  

  Allison  focused  on  organization  of  the  proposal,  aesthetic  qualities,  and  crafting  our  social  presence  in  the  online  world.    

  Both  Allison  and  Tommy  contributed  with  ideas,  creativity,  and  content  knowledge.    

  Social  media  is  an  increasingly  important  tool  that  allows  students  to  connect  almost  instantly  to  others  around  the  globe.  

  Integrating  the  technology  students  are  using  helps  root  the  content  in  real-­‐world  connections  and  allows  students  to  learn  and  contextualize  content  much  more  effectively.  

 We  want  to  use  technology  to  foster  learning,  increase  achievement,  and  expand  perspectives  on  a  quick,  easy,  and  traceable  social  medium  

  Use  technology  in  the  Middle  School  Social  Studies  Classroom    

  Increase  student  achievement,  interaction,  and  technology  literacy.  

  Add  relevancy  and  global  connections  to  Social  Studies  curriculum.  

  Expand  both  students’  and  teachers’  knowledge  bases  with  interactions  on  both  global  and  technical  levels.  

 We  plan  on  tracking  a  lot  of  our  progress  and  resources  through  our  blog,  which  can  be  found  here.  

  Annotated  list  of  resources  on  our  delicous  page,  which  can  be  found  here.  

  Twitter  hashtag  #atwittersss