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For those who may be a bit unclear on how to use Twitter for a class, the article includes varied strategies. Some of the ideas have already been mentioned in our discussions and responses as we worked through the second module, but there are a few other points that may be noteworthy. Second, the article affirms some of the ideas already shared, especially for those of us who were initially unfamiliar with twitter's potential application.

I'm still not convinced I want to use Twitter in my classes, but this gives a lot of good information.

I must admit that when I first heard about Twitter I thought it represented the apex of what concerns me about internet technology: solipsism and sound-bite communication. While I obviously spend a great deal of time online and thinking about the potential of these new networked digital communication structures, I also worry about the way .....

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An article that shows how incorporating Twitter into the classroom can offer a new level of communication between students and their instructors, as well as their peers.

This is a cool blog that illustrates how to use an iPad to enhance your teaching modules and also aid student learning.

This article has quite a few quick and easy tip on how to incorporate technology into a classroom.

This link explores how facebook can be used in education. I found it very interesting.

A word or phrase preceded by a "#." How do hashtags work? Twitter can be a busy place with lots of tweets-and thus lots of "noise." A #hashtag is a way to aggregate tweets that are appended with a hashtag. Picture it like a magnet that attracts all messages categorized by that topical word or phrase.

Really useful! I'm still, however, not convinced that Twitter can be useful for much else than brainstorming.. Thanks though!

I love this blog because they have a pretty quick (but helpful!) introduction to all the trendy tech tools with examples and explanations about how to use them in classrooms and they update their posts fairly open!

We all hear about how bad wikipedia is but it is seriously awesome. Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_Wikipedia_is_so_great and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia.

List of education focused chats. Follow the foundation at http://www.twitter.com/edutopia

Article points out how students view copying in the Internet age. As educators, I believe we should be aware of attitudes towards plagiarism not to condone it but to help students learn.

Has anyone used this software? Wondering how we can use this to create focus of a specific action area in the animation. Any other similar tool?

I love snagit- my favorite tool when i want a fast screen capture!

7 out of 10 college students start their research with Wikipedia according to Project InfoLit's interviews. There's a disconnect between the handouts and faculty advice in my previous post and what students actually do. How can we use some of the tech tools discussed here to reconnect?

Social networking is discussed as an opportunity in K-12 to expand students' learning horizons, but this is not without controversy. Privacy issues are among concerns. How will this impact the next generation of post-secondary learners?

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A great article on how to promote critical thinking through discussion question design and collaboration.

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Millennials live and breathe on social media, so teachers are learning how to incorporate the medium into the classroom successfully. In doing so, teachers not only encourage students to engage actively in the material, but they also provide online communities for students that might not exist for them in real life.

Really interested in how to use twitter for education and keeping it's use in a professional manner :-)

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Website guide for using twitter in education-in collaboration with twitter.

Are you interested in using Twitter or other social media as a teaching tool? Our culture has transformed significantly where online distribution of ideas has become commonplace. Our students' needs have shifted and they require digital citizenship skills.

This articles discusses how to create a welcoming and inviting classroom environment and making expectation clear to students.