Technology: Twitter
These sites are about the social networking and microblogging Internet service. Find Twitter tutorials for getting started, using Twitter effectively, using Twitter tools, using Twitter in the classroom, and videos highlighting Twitter usage in education. NOTE: This site includes ads. Twitter.
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Twitter Tutorial - Getting Started: Video
Find out how to signup for Twitter. (Total Running Time: 5:52) NOTE: This site includes a discussion board. (forum, message board, etc.)
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Three Ways Educators are Embracing Social Technology
Discover how social technologies such as Skype and Twitter are being used to combat ballooning class sizes, poorly motivated students and distracting technologies. NOTE: This site includes ads. NOTE: This site includes a discussion board. (forum, message board, etc.)
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How Twitter in the Classroom is Boosting Student Engagement
Explore how Dr. Monica Rankin of the University of Texas at Dallas is using Twitter to encourage students in large classes to actively engage in their learning. Watch the video entitled, "The Twitter Experiment- UT Dallas" (Total Running Time: 5:19) NOTE: This site includes ads. NOTE: This site includes a discussion board. (forum, message board, etc.)
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Teaching with Twitter: Video
David Parry, a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas discusses how he uses Twitter in his Emerging Technologies classroom. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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Professor Encourages Students to Pass Notes During Class - via Twitter
Discover how one Penn State professor is using Twitter to make class discussions richer. NOTE: This site includes ads. NOTE: This site includes a discussion board. (forum, message board, etc.)
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25 Ways to Teach with Twitter
Explore this list of ways teachers can use Twitter to improve/inform their teaching. NOTE: This site includes pop-up and banner ads. NOTE: This site includes a discussion board. (forum, message board, etc.)
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Professors Experiment with Twitter as Teaching Tool
Read how a Marquette University professor uses Twitter in her classes. Discover the benefits of Live Tweeting for students in developing skills in: listening, information-gathering, multitasking and succinct writing. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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Twitter in the Classroom?: Video
Learn how the University of Minnesota and Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis are using Twitter in the classroom to actively engage students in learning. NOTE: This site includes a discussion board. (forum, message board, etc.)
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Twitter for Academia
Consider some of these recommendations for integrating Twitter into your classroom. NOTE: This site includes a discussion board. (forum, message board, etc.)
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Twitter:In The Classroom: Video Blog
This professor describes her first attempt using Twitter in the classroom as an educational tool. NOTE: This site includes ads. NOTE: This site includes a discussion board. (forum, message board, etc.)
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Teaching with Twitter: 10 Great Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom
Sift through this top ten list and discover ways you can incorporate Twitter in your classroom. NOTE: This site includes a discussion board. (forum, message board, etc.)
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50 Ways to Use Twitter in the College Classroom
Learn how to incorporate Twitter in the learning environment. This includes: suggestions for using it in communication, class projects and discovering content, Twitter tools, finding people in Academia to follow, and getting ready for life after graduation. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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Twitter in the Classroom: The Description of an Experience
Read how Ana Dominguez, a kindergarten teacher in Portugal uses Twitter in her classroom to help her students develop their literacy skills.
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Can We Use Twitter for Educational Activities?
This article shows different ideas for teachers to use Twitter in Educational settings.
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50 Terrific Twitter Tutorials for Teachers
Find Twitter tutorials for getting started, using Twitter effectively, using Twitter tools, using Twitter in the classroom, and videos highlighting Twitter usage in education. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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Twitter in the Classroom
This instructor talks about how using Twitter has streamlined how he communicates with students outside the classroom and how he collects assignments. NOTE: This site includes a discussion board. (forum, message board, etc.)
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Creative Writing Using Twitter and Cooperative Groups: Lesson Plan
This lesson plans show how to use Twitter and cooperative groups to teach creative writing. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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Twitter in Plain English: Video
Gain a greater understanding of Twitter: what it is and how it works. (Total Running Time: 2:25) NOTE: This site includes ads. NOTE: This site includes a discussion board. (forum, message board, etc.)
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So You Want to Microblog (Twitter) with Your Students?
Follow these step-by-step instructions on getting your class set up with a Twitter account. NOTE: This site includes a discussion board. (forum, message board, etc.)
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The Twitter Glossary
Can't understand what that tweet says? Need to learn the lingo? Use this glossary to understand what's being said and how?
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Twitter: FAQs
Explore the list of Twitter's most frequently asked questions and learn more about this microblogging trend.
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The Twitter Rules
Discover the rules of the tweet. Find out what limitations are placed on the type of content that can be published using Twitter and learn the consequences for breaking these rules.
