http://twtpoll.com/vzxg39
- micro-blog
- community of practice (Personal • professional • passionate - learning networks)
- access to experts and colleagues
- forum to share what i know: links and resources, how i keep up to date
- forum to ask and answer questions
- serendipitous learning, micro-learning, synchronous learning
- the latest news and keep current & up-to-date
twitter 4 teaching
http://phylisebanner.wordpress.com/storytelling-with-twitter/
twitter 4 learning
benfits of micro-blogging:
problem solving: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-twitter-web-applications-questions-answers/
- enrich social connections and weak ties with meaningful socialization
- self reflection (public)
- ownership of one's digital persona and assets
- contribute to public discourse
- cultivation of a "voice" and a "signal"
MICROLEARNING & SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING
http://lrnchat.wordpress.com/about/
Suggestions
- don't just follow people you know in RL
- don't just follow rockstars
- twitter is not FB
- you have to do it to get it!
http://groups.diigo.com/group/slnonline/content/tag/twitter
JOIN SLN Faculty online!
http://slnfacultyonline.ning.com/
Thank you!
http://twitter.com
http://twitter.com/etap687
1. sign up
2. tour
3. personalize your profile
4. tweet something!
5. who will you follow?
6. RT, DM, @reply, #hashtag
http://twtpoll.com/ek95tv
observe, share links, respond, comment, ask questions
sharing and interaction!
http://twitter.com/alexpickett
http://tinyurl.com/pk5kp9
build your own community: look at others' networks/lists, #ff, & twitter suggestions
serendipitous learning: follow links, communicate with others: share and interact
etiquette: if someone RTS you, thank them. If you repeat or quote someone, give them credit with RT @their name or via @theirname
what is
?
twitter is a service for friends, family and co-workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchanges of quick, frequent answers to one simple question:
dynamic list of twitter-related resources : ) join the group and add to the list!
http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
http://twitterfall.com/
http://tweetgrid.com
then join the twitter group!
http://slnfacultyonline.ning.com/group/twitter
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/06/08/50-ways-to-use-twitter-in-the-college-classroom/
powerful uses of
alexandra m pickett
associate director
suny learning network
http://twitter.com/alexpickett