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Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom: Twitter In Schools-A Getting Started Guide - 12 views

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  • Twitter is beginning to catch on with many educators, schools are
    • Clint Balsar
      Clint Balsar on 30 Aug 11
       
      Thanks for sharing this article. I have used Twitter for some time, but on a personal level. I have a side business as a portrait photographer and have used it to stay connected and for some marketing. I was interested in how the article described the use of Twitter for a school community.
    • Doree Cronan
      Doree Cronan on 26 Feb 12
       
      Great ideas! Our school just launched a Twitter and Facebook account this school year. We are still in the beginning phase and this will help push it!
    • Gwen Wrich
      Gwen Wrich on 02 Mar 12
       
      I too liked this...helping my learning curve rise much faster as I develop my PLN using Twitter and Diigo etc..
    • kassi Nelson
      kassi Nelson on 16 Apr 12
       
      This article has really made me think about how I can use Twitter in the Art room... my brain is overflowing with ideas!
    • Matt Winter
      Matt Winter on 30 Oct 12
       
      I used to be against twitter but now I am starting to see the possible benefits of using twitter for the classroom.
  • Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Twitter In Schools-A Getting Started Guide The end of the school year is upon us however many are looking forward to next year. You may be thinking what can you do differently next year? How can you stand out above the crowd? How can your school become a larger part of the school community?While  Twitter is beginning to catch on with many educators, schools are lagging in their adoption of the platform. But let's think about it. Twitter is a quick and easy
    • Carrie Olson
      Carrie Olson on 23 Apr 12
       
      I see the increasing interest in the use of twitter, but I am having a difficult time convincing other colleagues to use it. It seems to take fire only when twitter is an 'all in' tool for a staff of teachers. As much as I like twitter and see the usefulness so this as a tool of education, it has a significant amount of growth to do in order to be the mainstream tool within a school.
    • Dan Kuchera
      Dan Kuchera on 13 Jun 13
       
      I see a use for Twitter by our school's Administration to push out notifications for: meeting reminders, congratulatory messages, weather related school closings, and sports scores. However, I believe schools and teachers need to be conscious of how much we push out -- having multiple posts a week by each of the seven or eight teachers that a high school student has in a day could be obtrusive. Our system uses PowerSchool and individual teacher websites to post: assignments, scores, and additional course specific information. Parents and students should be able to look up what they need when it is convenient for them as opposed to being messaged when it may not be.
  • along.
    • Lisa Yoder
      Lisa Yoder on 29 Feb 12
       
      This link "listen now" isn't working....
    • Lisa Yoder
      Lisa Yoder on 29 Feb 12
       
      Oh my! I am not a current Twitter user, so I am not familiar with exactly how it works, but I think I have an idea. This is probably a good examply of the "line" that separates those who are used to this technology and those who are good at technology but at the point of trying to figure out how and when to apply it. WHen I read the "Think First" section, I just kept picturing in my head classes/students/teachers being bombarded and interrupted all day long if they possibly hoped to keep up with Twitter posts. But as I read farther and saw it might be more intended to tweet to the public, I thought "ok", but ...... So, while I'm not turning my reception off to Twitter, I am interested to know how, when and for what purposes Twitter can be used in education. Interesting notion! I look forward to hearing more about its application.
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  • While  Twitter is beginning to catch on with many educators, schools are lagging in their adoption of the platform. But let's think about it. Twitter is a quick and easy tool
    • lgarza
      lgarza on 29 Jun 11
       
      web 2.0 connected classroom
  • What do you want to do with this account? What do you hope to accomplish? What do you want to communicate? So, you are going to have a Twitter account. Great! Why? What do you want to tell people? The possibilities here are really endless. But think beyond the basic stuff like picture day and what's for lunch. Consider taking pictures of kids doing collaborative projects or highlighting staff of the month. It can really go beyond all the regular communication and show the community what your school (or district) is all about. Who will be in charge of the account? Will there be just one person who will post or will you have multiple people who post? This is all situation dependent. I would say more than one person is great but too many and things can get out of hand and duplicate information could easily be posted. Keep it simple and experiment to find what works for your group.
    • shawna poppen
      shawna poppen on 02 Sep 11
       
      Pertaining to the use of Twitter in the classroom and as part of the curriculum, I believe these questions to be paramount. Too often, with technology, especially networking sites we seem to jump in without much thought or planning as to how this will affect us and what kind of effect it will have on our intended users/viewers/public.
    • Cathy Wolf
      Cathy Wolf on 02 Sep 11
       
      This is a great introduction to using twitter in the classroom and answers many questions I wouldn't even have thought to ask. It would make using to it more focused.
    • Jenna Stevens
      Jenna Stevens on 28 Feb 12
       
      I think using Twitter in the classroom would be a great addition. Our school is planning on going to 1-on-1's next year, making it easier for everyone to access. I agree with the idea of being able to share some of the cool things the kids are doing with the rest of the community. Kid's get a bum wrap sometimes, when in fact they are doing a lot of really great things both in and out of the classroom that deserves recognition from the community. It would also be a nice way to update people about events going on at the school. For example, our softball team did a soup supper to raise money for the year. While they advertised in the more traditional sense, posters, e-mail's to the faculty, etc., many community members had no idea that this was happening. It would have been nice for them to be a part of the activity, if they would have had more information.
    • Brad Hames
      Brad Hames on 13 Apr 12
       
      I never thought Twitter would be used in the classroom, but the more I use it and more I read about it, I am beginning to see the benefits of it
    • Christine Scott
      Christine Scott on 16 Apr 12
       
      I can see where this would be good in the regular public schools. However, I teach at a detention facility and technology is a hard thing to incorporate with students, but think it could be a perfect communication tool for teachers involved with these students.
    • Patricia Westin
      Patricia Westin on 16 Apr 12
       
      I am not apposed to using Twitter in the classroom but am failing to see the benefit of having it in the classroom. We seem to have other tools that have a wide variety of uses. Twitter seems limited in comparison.
    • boothl b
      boothl b on 05 Jun 12
       
      I am excited by the possibilities of this. But my problem is getting staff and families on board. We have a population where many families don't have internet. And many staff don't get their emails read so how do we add more things for them to look for? I would like more information on getting people on board. I don't want it to be a two-tiered system, where a small click in in the know and the rest are out.
    • Kathy Etringer
      Kathy Etringer on 06 Jun 12
       
      We have a school wide Twitter account but I am not sure how I would use it in a kindergarten classroom. Any suggestions?
    • sarah block
      sarah block on 07 Jun 12
       
      Parents in your class could follow your twitter account to see what you are doing on a daily basis!
    • Michelle Holt
      Michelle Holt on 08 Jun 12
       
      We have a district twitter account and have the possibility of a school account. I'm trying to picture my principal and lead teacher with time to tweet with everything else going on around them. I can see teems communicating this way which would help them to get input from other sources.
  • lgarza on 29 Jun 11
     
    Blogging in the classroom. Using Twitter in the classroom.
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  • lgarza on 29 Jun 11
     
    I like to read about how Twitter is used in the classroom.
  • Julie Sorensen-Skaar on 01 Sep 11
     
    Communication is always the complaint that is registered by parents and students when it comes to schools. Having a school update come to you via your phone would be awesome. As always, decisions have to be made on what is the most effective way to communicate. Twitter could really bridge the gap in some cases.
  • chandra poore on 05 Jun 12
     
    Great way to utilize the tool/resource instead of trying to block kids off of it at school. Will be sharing!
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Ames Administrator Said Curriculum is Sound - Ames, IA Patch - 4 views

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  • or eliminating the Iowa Core.&nbsp; Heidi Doellinger, the district's instructional strategist, said prior to the core curriculums each Iowa school district wrote its own curriculum but that changed when the Iowa Core was implemented. Doellinger said they aligned the district's curriculum with the Iowa core and again with the national core. “It's tedious doing this again and again,” she said. Related Topics: Ames Community School District, Curriculum, Dan Woodin, Legislators, Mandy Ross, No Child Left Behind, and Schools Email me updates about this story. [["validates_email_format_of",{"message":"Enter a valid email address e.g. janedoe@aol.com."}]] Website: Thanks. We'll email you the next time we update this story. &nbsp;Email &nbsp;Print Follow comments &nbsp;Submit tip &nbsp; Comment Leave a comment [["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Hey, you forgot to let us know how you feel \u2014 please enter a comment."}],["validates_length_of",{"too_long":"Easy there, Tolstoy. Your comment cannot exceed 1500 characters.","maximum":1500,"allow_blank":true}]] Website: Get Email Updates Send me email updates for this article Would you like to receive email updates about this article? Yes, please No thanks Make a new comment on this article Close Read More in Government <
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If you were on Twitter | Dangerously Irrelevant | Big Think - 0 views

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    • angrichards
      angrichards on 29 Jun 11
       
      McLeod on using twitter in the classroom
  • angrichards on 29 Jun 11
     
    Scott McLeod on how educators can use Twitter in the classroom
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Iowa education Twitter hashtags | Iowa TransformED - 3 views

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  • Matt Townsley on 30 Aug 11
     
    follow the Iowa education conversation on Twitter
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Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom: Twitter In Schools-A Getting Started Guide - 0 views

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    • Mekca Wallace
      Mekca Wallace on 10 Jun 13
       
      This is me! What can I do differently next year? My answer is PLN.
  • A profile will go a long way in letting people know who you are. This is the place you can put in your full school name, location, description and link to your school website. You will also want to put in a picture, either of a mascot or school symbol. That helps other users identify, quickly, who you are.
  • Hashtags- A good idea is to also come up with a hashtag. This will allow you to track conversations even if your account is not mentioned in a tweet. So for example we use in our district, the initials as our hashtag, #wsfcs. The hashtag is good because classes and teachers can send tweets and still reference your school with out mentioning you in the tweet. You can then collect them and retweet them as you see fit. And you don't have to follow everyone either to see what folks are saying. If you have monitors set up near your entrance you can use a program like Twitterfall to display all the tweets coming in on your hashtag. That might also entice folks to check out your Twitter account and learn more about your presence there.
    • Mekca Wallace
      Mekca Wallace on 10 Jun 13
       
      I am still slightly confused about hashtags
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    • Dan Kuchera
      Dan Kuchera on 13 Jun 13
       
      Our system uses PowerSchool for academic notices (assignments and grades), and each of the teachers has a website for information specific to what the teacher teaches.  I feel we need to be conscious of what we push notice out and feel that it would be inappropriate for teachers to push assignments and scores out to students. For example, if a student takes a one semester class 1st semester and gets assignments tweeted to their cell phone, then what prevents those assignments from being pushed out to them 2nd semester when they are no longer in the class (do they unsubscribe)?   It seems to me though that Twitter would be a useful option if hosted by the administration to post game scores or school cancellation notices or meeting reminders (so long as that last list were kept down to one or two important reminders a week - at MOST). 
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11. Social Media : Imagination: Creating the Future of Education &amp; Work - 0 views

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  • For example, the educators community in Iowa uses #IowaCore for their discussions related to that subject. The group might have a real-time discussion, say, from 5-7 pm on a Tuesday afternoon, with participants hash-tagging their contributions so the thread appears in one column for people who follow that particular hashtag. Since a single brief tweet can contain a link to a richly textured site, essay, wiki or other content that lends far more depth to a subject, statement or inquiry, the limiting factor of 140 characters can become an asset, streamlining the dialogue in this format to essentials.
  • Matt Townsley on 31 Mar 11
     
    #iowacore twitter chat is mentioned in this post. 
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Education Update:Taking the Fear Out of the First Year:Professional Learning Communitie... - 13 views

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    • Laura Clausen
      Laura Clausen on 30 Jun 11
       
      Being a part of a collaborative culture helped to take my first year from being a complete, disorganized disaster to a year of successful learning for both the children and me.  I felt the mentoring process was a form of collaborative culture.
    • Allysen Lovstuen
      Allysen Lovstuen on 30 Jun 11
       
      The time for groups of teachers to work together is key. This can be difficult at the secondary level, districts and administrators are getting more creative about finding ways to make this happen.
    • Sheryl Dales
      Sheryl Dales on 01 Jul 11
       
      Specials teachers also like to be included in these communities. It seems like we get placed in the position of working with students while other collaborate in our building. Not sure how to solve this scheduling issue.
    • Jori Lizer
      Jori Lizer on 07 Jul 11
       
      Allysen is right! key is time for teachers to work together and learn the technology available
  • Because of teachers' busy schedules, it is important for administrators to allot specific time for teachers to meet as groups. "It's absolutely immoral to tell teachers they need to collaborate and not give them the time to collaborate," says Mike Mattos, principal at Pioneer Middle School in Tustin, Calif. His school implemented the Late Start Wednesday program, in which students come to school late on Wednesdays (the other days are longer to make up classroom time), allowing teachers time for collaboration.
    • Judy Boerm
      Judy Boerm on 05 Oct 11
       
      I think it's great that this article points out the importance to allot time for collaboration! We have implemented an early out once a month this year for basically this reason. We are using the time to work on AIW, Authentic Intellectual Work, with co-workers. This focuses on working together to improve tasks, student work and instruction.
    • Julie Taylor
      Julie Taylor on 06 Oct 11
       
      It is important to provide time to collaborate. In some schools the teachers only see each other at lunch, in the hallway, or at an already structured meeting. There should be an opportunity for teachers of all subjects to get together to talk about what they have been doing, what has worked, and what has not worked.
  • Matt Townsley on 23 Jun 11
     
    an easy-to-read article describing the professional learning community philosophy
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  • Todd ZInkula on 29 Jun 11
     
    Here is a great article I found during a PLN class I am taking and it talks on how to use twitter. Our class on Personal Learning Networks fits right with PLC's. Our school in Grundy Center, Iowa just finished it's second year. Here is the sight for the twitter info. http://cooper-taylor.com/2008/08/50-ideas-on-using-twitter-for-education/
  • Todd ZInkula on 29 Jun 11
     
    http://www.allthingsplc.info/wordpress/?p=2105 Here is an article to see if your school is doing a good job with PLC's. Our school thought it had a great first year and the second year we didn't. We followed the steps the second year and didn't personalize it as much and we regretted it later. While assessing PLC's don't ever forget to make it your own.
  • Brent Thoren on 29 Jun 11
     
    I am taking a class bout this concept of PLN's and we have been investigating multiple social media outlets in order to help contribute to the students' learning environment. Below is a link to the 2006 Time magazine "person of the Year" article. It's a good read and offers great perspective and it would be a great resource to explain to kids and other teachers (PD) as to what direction "learning" is heading and why is it important to continue to evolve our methods. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html
  • Julie Collison on 29 Aug 11
     
    Good article
  • Tara Liston on 29 Aug 11
     
    The PLC team I was on this year really felt like we were successful at helping our first graders. We were able to focus on what we wanted to do to help our students and have the time to discuss if it was working. We were also able to have the time to discuss what we can all do to make things better.
  • Julie Sorensen-Skaar on 04 Sep 11
     
    There is no question that a collaborative culture encourages improved student achievement. When we all work together, it's always better for the students and for us.
  • Angie Norton on 13 Oct 11
     
    I look forward to creating that collaborative culture in our district. I feel we have it, but turning the focus on to the student's actual learning will be very powerful and beneficial to all of our students. Providing the time for our teachers will be critical, and getting everyone to buy into the change in thinking.
  • boothl b on 05 Jun 12
     
    Perhaps because I am taking a class on and learning the power of PLNs, I am really impressed by the potential of this. And beneficial to teachers AND students.
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Paperless Classroom - 0 views

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  • Today our kids get their information from the internet, downloaded onto their iPods, and in Twitter feeds to their cell phones ... So why are California's public school students still forced to lug around antiquated, heavy, expensive textbooks?"
  • Today our kids get their information from the internet, downloaded onto their iPods, and in Twitter feeds to their cell phones ... So why are California's public school students still forced to lug around antiquated, heavy, expensive textbooks?"
  • "That has probably been achieved mostly in the past 10 years. Ever since Tony Blair came in and talked about 'education, education, education,' at least £2bn has been invested in learning technology, and if things carry on in the same vein, perhaps 40% of educational resources will be digital in 10 years time."
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  • Publishers such as Hodder Education already offer a range of online resources alongside conventional textbooks, and Pearson sells electronic versions of most of its textbooks, either in interactive form, or as a straight portable document format (pdf). Last year, Pearson earned £960m revenue from its digital products and services – around a fifth of its total revenue.
  • replicate. "You can flick back and forth in them quickly, you can scribble in them, it's easy to share one between a number of students," she said. "Though theoretically electronic textbooks can be much more interactive, the current reality is that a lot of them are little more than pdf versions of the paper book," she added. "A colleague of mine the other day got it right when he said that if you could invent anything that's as powerful as the book in the next hundred years we'll have done well."
  • "You can flick back and forth in them quickly, you can scribble in them, it's easy to share one between a number of students," she said. "Though theoretically electronic textbooks can be much more interactive, the current reality is that a lot of them are little more than pdf versions of the paper book," she added. "A colleague of mine the other day got it right when he said that if you could invent anything that's as powerful as the book in the next hundred years we'll have done well."
  • Deena Logsdon on 15 Jun 09
     
    This is an interesting concept. I think it would save a lot of time not to have to copy from textbooks, but I wonder how long it will actually take before it becomes a reality. Unfortunately, as the article states, there are still quite a few people (students) who do not have access to the internet. That alone will cause some problems with the paperless classroom concept.
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Iowa Core - resources supporting the Iowa Core - 1 views

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  • Matt Townsley on 21 Mar 11
     
    resources shared via tonight's #iowacore twitter chat available here. 

Kentucky Core Group - 6 views

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The Seven Steps to Becoming a 21st Century School or District | Edutopia - 1 views

www.edutopia.org/...ry-leadership-overview-ken-kay 21st centruy #aeapln
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  • rick gabel on 04 Sep 11
     
    Ken Kay (@kenkay21 on Twitter) is CEO of EdLeader21, a professional learning community for district and school leaders committed to 21st century education. He resides in Tucson, Arizona.
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