Twitter

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Quick PSA (MVSA)

• The Basics
• Main Applications
• What now?

The Basics

• Microblogging + Social Media platform.
• NOT only a way to share what you had for breakfast, but...
• a way to connect, learn, advocate and engage with a community of people + thinkers that you would not otherwise know.
• Think LINKS.
• A quick example...

Main Applications

• Build a digital PLN.
• Make connections in the classroom.
• Employ as a creative instructional tool.

Building a Digital PLN

• Solitary Position: Mt. Vernon
• Follow those with similar: position, framework
• Access wide + diverse range: ideas, mindsets
• An example --->

How do I find @handles?

@AMNH: The American Museum of Natural History has a great Twitter feed--it includes links to happenings at the museum and content that can be shared with students on a variety of topics.

@digitalteacher: Cheryl Davis is an Apple Distinguished Educator who tweets lots of great resources + lesson ideas for social studies teachers.

@MTMS_at_NCTM: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School is a NCTM journal, focusing on teaching math to students in grades 5 through 9.

Making Connections

• WITH your students
• To the outside world! Both People + Content

"Ms. Stivers, I thought you were too old to know about Twitter."

Connections to the World

• Bring diverse voices in: Follow and reach out to authors, thinkers, scientists, historians, companies, institutions, etc. Shows students a global perspective.
• Send voices out: Shows students they have a place in the world and demonstrates their own value.

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Creative Instructional Tool

• "Tweeting" as a fictional character--living "in" the book:
• I seem to have transformed into a large bug. Has this ever happened to any of you? No solution on Web MD. #confused
• "Tweeting" as a historical character. #firesidechat

What now?

• Mt. Vernon's Account
• Another kind of connection: students + families
• Learning More...