SOCIAL NETWORKING: LEARNING TOGETHR
What type of technological socialite are you? Are you a wallflower? Or are you a social butterfly? If you haven't spread those wings yet, well, it is just about that time. Most of us, one step at a time--or should I say one flap & flutter--, have had to learn to spread our wings and fly whether we went willingly as curious little birds do or maybe you went the other route...maybe you were pushed from the nest and forced to fly.
TWITTER: Twitter is like BLOGGING on speed! The 140 character messaging constraint forces you to say what you need to say and move on! Twitter is not only a way to stay connected but a way to glean information from any and all aspects of life. You might want to know the latest news on your favorite basketball team; you may want to learn a new hobby; you may want to connect with other educators. Twitter has it ALL!
BE A FOLLOWER! & a leader at the same time!
BE A FOLLOWER! & a leader at the same time!
It really is pretty simple. All you really have to do is get an account and start following people. It is a “network at your fingertips.” It is such an easy way to ask questions and get answers; get advice; give advice, etc.
You can find new people to follow--according to your profession or your passions--by looking in directories (see resource list below).
Suggestions on how to get people to follow you:
- Get your friends to help you out; start with your friends to build your foundation and then venture out into virtual friendships
- Use the @ sign; you can “communicate” with someone even if they don’t follow you just by using the @ symbol
- Share your knowledge!
The more you use it the more followers you will get and the more you will get out of it. So, participate!
How are schools using it??
--Communicating with parents
--Communicating with community members
--Daily notices
--Links to student work
--Live presentations
--Sharing relative articles with parents/students
--Using the cell phone feature could give you instant feedback on a formative- assessment type question
--“Public Notepad” for inspiration
There are, as it is with any tool, risks that come with using Twitter in an educational setting. An alternative resource to look into is Edmodo.com. It does almost everything that Twitter is doing and more and it is a free service specifically for educators (More info HERE).
The 140 character takeaway:
“Think about Twitter for yourself first. It’s a great place to connect and learn
with others who share your passions.”
--“InnerTwitter” at Innertwitter.com
--Author of our book: twitter.com/willrich45
--Directory of Learning Professionals (& Others) on Twitter (tinyurl.com/adcdtn)
--“Twitter for Teachers” wiki (tinyurl.com/dmhgvh)
--Search.Twitter.com
--Good school example of usage is Westlake High School in Austin, TX: twitter.com/whschaps
--Alternative to Twitter?? Edmodo.com
--“Twitter in Academia” post on AcademicHack blog (tinyurl.com/25u2cx) gives suggestions on how to use Twitter in the classroom
--Teacher who is using Twitter in the classroom (twitter.com/teachpaperless)
YouTube: In Plain English Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU
An application for helping to access the
'avalanche of information' on the web that aggregates or collects your
favourite sites and notifies you of updates.
Read More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS
Activity: Working with your Google Reader; subscribe to Flex2012 blog; review & subscribe to 1-2 sources; think about organization of your reader.
Ch 6. The Social Web
YouTube: In Plain English Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeBmvDpVbWc
Read More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS
Activity: Working with your Google Reader; subscribe to Flex2012 blog; review & subscribe to 1-2 sources; think about organization of your reader.
Ch 6. The Social Web
YouTube: In Plain English Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeBmvDpVbWc
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o
2006 - Twitter, also known as microblogging, is developed as a tool for providing quick updates in 140 characters or less
Anita's Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/azboudreau
Read More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter
Activity: set up your Twitter account; find and follow 1-2 interesting sources
Social Bookmarking
DIIGO
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMsT6Zsa_FQ
2003 - Delicious popularizes 'social bookmarking' and 'tagging' features which enable "users to organize their bookmarks in flexible ways & develop shared vocabularies."
Read More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking
Anita's Delicious: http://delicious.com/azboudreau
Activity: Set up complete? Bookmark relevant sources from Day 2 [include tags, description]; Search & bookmark 2-3 sites [ISTE, Teaching Tolerance, plus your own subject related]
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