why use twitter - lee flindall
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Why I use Twitter and a 'Ticker' in my Business Studies DepartmentTRANSCRIPT
Teach Meet – Aldenham School
L. M. Flindall, Friday 2nd May
Aim To encourage students to read around the
subject
Inspire students to track and monitor the news, as the subject is heavily based around current affairs.
Provide feedback for the teacher about students
Department Twitter Account
Twitter Dept self made rules:
1.Max 3 a day2.Only send tweets at appropriate times3.Usual time is 3 articles, AM, before school4.Do NOT follow anyone else5.With twitter you can also provide a weblink to
follow, if student does not have Twitter6.https://twitter.com/lflindall
Online Twitter Feed
BBC News App Sts are encouraged to download and install
the BBC news app. This is where most articles are sent from.
Ticker
Sts are then asked as they enter the room and settle, about any latest news and prompted to check twitter.
This enables me to keep track of who is actually getting involved, following the news, showing and interest and perhaps spark a quick conversation.
The headlines they tell me I then type into my scrolling LED ticker.
Left to scroll for the rest of the lesson. Even if the student is a ‘day dreamer’ at least when look around, might absorb/take something in.
Idea inspired by Times Square and Canary Wharf
Ticker
Best of all..
It’s all free!!(except of course the ticker! )
Thank-you for listening