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Twitter for Academia, academhack » Blog Archive - 0 views

  • students had the shared classroom experience when something came up outside of class that reminded them of material from class
  • Classroom Community: Once students started twittering I think they developed a sense of each other as people beyond the classroom space
  • you can “track” a word. This will subscribe you to any post which contains said word. So, for example a student could be interested in how a particular word is used. They can track the word, and see the varied phrases in which people use it. Or, you can track an event, a proper name (I track Derrida for example), a movie title, a store name see how many people a day tweet that they are at or on their way to a Starbucks. (To do this send the message “track Starbucks” to Twitter, rather than posting the update “track Starbucks” you will now receive all messages with the word “Starbucks.”)
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  • nstant Feedback: Because Twitter is always on, and gets pushed to your cell phone if you set it up this way, it is a good way to get instant feedback. I was prepping for a lecture and wanted to know if students shared a particular movie reference, I asked via Twitter and got instant responses. Students can also use this when doing their classwork, trying to understand the material. Tweet: “I don’t understand what this reading has to do with New Media? any ideas?” Other students then respond. (This actually happened recently in a class of mine.)
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  • sharing short inspirations, thoughts that just popped into your head. Not only are they recorded, because you can go back and look at them, but you can also get inspiration from others.
David Amdur

Fan of Twitter fiction? Check #VSS Anthology - 1 views

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    great news for Twitter fiction lovers. #VSS Anthology Volume 1 has just been published,
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Text Message (SMS) Polls and Voting, Audience Response System | Poll Everywhere - 0 views

  • it works internationally with texting, web, or Twitter
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