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Title: Best practices when integrating twitter into the classroom


1
Twitter in Academia
  • Best practices when integrating twitter into the
    classroom

2
Objectives
  • Twitter 101
  • Benefits
  • Integrating
  • Best Practices
  • Case Study
  • Setting up an Account
  • Resources

3
What is Twitter..?
  • 140 character instant messaging service
  • Tidbits of information
  • 2.5 million -gt 6.1 million users

4
Benefits of Using Twitter in the Classroom
  • Builds community
  • Connect outside world with class discussion..?
  • Professional Development
  • In a recent article published by Faculty Focus, a
    teacher mentioned.
  • I do the same with email and Im familiar with
    it, why should I change..?..
  • Its not about comfort level its about
    communicating and reaching the students at their
    comfort level.
  • Faculty Focus article Twitter in Higher Education

5
How to Integrate Twitter into Classroom
  • should supplement student learning
  • small chunks
  • practice within department

6
Best Practices
  • Put Value in your tweets
  • Be thankful, be nice
  • Dont tweet about meaningless information
  • Have many accounts professional vs. personal
  • Tweet news, articles

7
Case Study 1 University of Minnesota
  • Twitter in the Classroom

8
Twitter in The Classroom _at_ IUPUI
  • Dr. Thom Ho
  • cit department
  • Professor of Computer Information Technology

9
Setting Up an Account
  • Twitter

10
Resources
  • Top 100 Educator Twitterers
  • List of k-12 IT educators
  • Twitter Advice
  • Shorten URLs
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