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Sarah Ebener

5 Authentic Roles For Twitter In Your School - 3 views

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shared by Sarah Ebener on 09 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • We’ve theorized before that learning through social networks is the future. 
  • Use twitter’s search bar–search for your what you’re interested in learning more about. This isn’t as staright-forward as a Google search, for example, but you’ll get a better sense of the kinds of information people are sharing.
  • Know your hashtags. They’re a valuable tool to use to follow and participate in conversations on certain topics and themed twitter chats.
  • Sarah Ebener on 09 Oct 15
     
    article discussing different ways in which twitter can be used in the classroom
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  • Anne Pudenz on 10 Oct 15
     
    I use Twitter for my own personal and professional use, but I need to do a better job of using it with my students. The article suggested having students tweet their thesis statement in writing class, which gave me some ideas to use in my classroom. I also liked the idea of having students participate in tweetchats with experts and professionals in the field.
  • Amanda Eller on 10 Oct 15
     
    Sarah, I've been trying to use Twitter more for professional use. I think it's a great way to share resources. My biggest concern is that my students may be too young to use Twitter, but I do have parents that follow me. I once did a field experience with the Technology Teacher of the Year in 2012, and he tweeted out multiple times a day! He would take pictures of students "in action" and tweet it out to let the parents know what was going on in class. He also tweets out many resources to parents so that they can get more involved in their child's education. The student's even took pictures on the iPad and tweeted them out (and have I mentioned that these are 3rd GRADERS?!) I have never seen Twitter used in such a wonderful way! These students had technology in their hands every single day and were completely engaged. It was fascinating and inspiring. Amanda
  • Emma Folland on 10 Oct 15
     
    Sarah, Thank you for sharing this article. Twitter exploded last year in my district, especially at the high school, as a form of communication for everyone. The middle school, where I am primilary at, is slowly catching on. However, I LOVE Twitter as a professional resource. I think it is like a social bookmarker. I can share the websites, and then go back when I have time to explore them more. I agree this can be used in my library to be an effective communication tool for both students and staff. I believe this resource can be used for both students and staff, but they have different purposes. As a professional, using hashtags can be very benefical to find information. It can also be a great way to network, using the Twitter Chats that go on all around the United States and the world. Students can use this to communicate. For example, the students wanted to have a blue out in honor of a student who has cancer at the football game last night. They asked the opposing team to join them in wearing blue to honor a young man who is fighting for his life. They did, and they donated an additional $425 because they found that information on Twitter! I am not aware of other resources that do that same thing. I believe Twitter is unique with their limit of 140 characters and the strong hashtag movement they begun all throughout the internet world.
  • Sarah Ebener on 10 Oct 15
     
    Emma, are you in Clinton? I heard about the "blue out"! I like to use Twitter for mainly professional use, but that varies from anywhere between retweeting professional articles to reminding the study body to buy their yearbooks. I try to throw in some personal stuff every now and again just to show that their teacher is an actual human, too. :)
Katie Upah

50 Useful Links For Learning & Teaching The English Language - 4 views

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shared by Katie Upah on 08 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • Katie Upah on 08 Oct 15
     
    This article provides 50 links to websites, articles, organizations, learning resources, teaching resources, references, and communities and blogs.
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  • Ping Gao on 09 Oct 15
     
    I like this website, because it provides resources for teachers. There are other similar resources I used the tag: EnglishLearning.
  • Zoey Salisbury on 11 Oct 15
     
    Katie, I agree that this resource can be used efficiently for other teachers future classrooms, just maybe not my own. The reason why it would not be efficient for my future classroom is because my specific area of teaching is more towards the sciences, and my the language arts. But I did love how there were multiple different websites that were available for further information and valuable resources for teachers. I also enjoyed how there were different topics to choose from such as websites, learning resources, articles and advice, teaching resources, reference, communities & blogs, and many other related posts. This website seems to be just for teachers, especially with other the different resources that are right at the fingertips for any language art or foreign language art teacher. Especially since the resource seems to be just for the english subject or even the foreign language arts course. There were also many different tools, printables, and as they say other great stuff for ELL educators are all available. I am not aware of any other similar resources to be considered, especially since I wasn't interested in looking for ELL websites. But overall, an excellent resource.
  • Erin Keiser on 11 Oct 15
     
    Katie, this is an awesome list of resources! I think so often that teachers neglect ELL learners, especially if they aren't ELL teachers. I was just talking with one of my TESOL friends this last weekend and we both agreed that classroom teachers need to be more accommodating to their ELL students.
  • Ellie Bullock on 12 Oct 15
     
    YAY TESOL. I love seeing other teachers post about TESOL because every teacher is going to encounter ELL students in their teaching career. This is a great list of resources! I have used many of them and know that having them all in one place is extremely helpful. Since this is my future, I would definitely use this website to keep track of resources. It is for teacher use. Most ELL students would have difficulties navigating through these resources and understanding why they would be useful until a teacher helped them understand why. There are many lists on the internet for ESL help, but most have a lot of dead links. From what I looked at, this list looked very helpful!
Alexis Johns

Social Media Cheat Sheet For Teachers (And Other Bipeds) - 3 views

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  • Alexis Johns on 10 Oct 15
     
    Great breakdown of what social media sites can be used for, along with how to set them up.
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  • Katrina Lint on 11 Oct 15
     
    I like this! I especially like how it gives uses and then the pros and cons for the social media. I can see this being valuable in the paper I am writing for this class. I can see this also being a handy resource for others teachers who want to get started on using social media in their classrooms.
  • Jared Kannenberg on 12 Oct 15
     
    I actually just sent this to a friend of mine who still lives under the belief that computers are just a fad that will go away in time. So thank you.
  • Lorena Harger on 12 Oct 15
     
    I think this is a great tool for teachers; the site teachthought.com has helpful information about teaching, technology and other resources for teachers. I think that the Social Media cheat sheet is very helpful for teachers that are trying to get more technology in their classroom and don't know where to begin. This resource could be used by students as well. It will give an opportunity to talk with students about effective ways to use technology in their learning.
jared sunds

10 Specific Ideas To Gamify Your Classroom - - 2 views

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shared by jared sunds on 20 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • jared sunds on 20 Oct 14
     
    10 Specific Ideas To Gamify Your Classroom by Mike Acedo In today's classroom, educators are constantly required to mold their teaching methods to give students the best opportunity to succeed. It is not only imperative...
  • jared sunds on 20 Oct 14
     
    10 Specific Ideas To Gamify Your Classroom by Mike Acedo In today's classroom, educators are constantly required to mold their teaching methods to give students the best opportunity to succeed. It is not only imperative...
  • James Reinhard on 23 Oct 14
     
    Really enjoyed the article, from what else I've read on game design a lot of the same elements are present in this article. I find it intriguing how universal design is.
kstull

28 Student-Centered Instructional Strategies - - 1 views

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  • Cassidy Winslow on 14 Nov 17
     
    The visual at the beginning of this article is something I would use in my classroom. It is simple and easy to follow. I like things like that! I like that this article defines student-centered learning first and then give researched-based strategies. We are so research and data driven that I think it brings comfort to educators to see that these strategies have been tried, tested, and approved!
hannahnolton

4 Essential Rules Of 21st Century Learning - 0 views

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  • hannahnolton on 15 Nov 17
     
    This article does a good job at explaining how our society is changing and the teaching type has to change with it. It also gives you four essential rules to incorporate 21st-century learning in your classroom
prierj

4 Essential Rules Of 21st Century Learning - 1 views

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  • prierj on 15 Nov 17
     
    This website is what I strive to base my teaching off of in the future! It offers great tips on what a classroom should look like for teachers soon to be out in the field!
  • Taylor Niewohner on 16 Nov 17
     
    I like that this website broke it down in the the 4 essentials!
Ryan

Using Pinterest in the Classroom - 0 views

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shared by Ryan on 15 Nov 17 - No Cached
  • Ryan on 15 Nov 17
     
    Seems like today everyone is using twitter in the classroom. Now besides twitter, you can use Pinterest and save everything in one spot as well as having visuals.
hannahnolton

22 Simple Examples Of Social Media In The Classroom - 1 views

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  • hannahnolton on 15 Nov 17
     
    I really liked this article because it gives you 22 examples of social media to use in the classroom.
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