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Mark Barnes

The Smart People Are on Twitter and Other Online Strategies - 0 views

www.businessinsider.com/other-online-strategies-2011-6

Twitter social media backchannel

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  • . The Smart People Are on Twitter I am not trying to be funny (well, a little).  Hubspot referenced a report from Edison Research that highlighted the education level of Twitter users. It seems that in comparison to the general population, they are more educated and early adopters who are ready to test and respond to the latest products and services. The Twitter community (21 million) is not the large volume that the Facebook community (152 million) is, but they are e
Mark Barnes

Students Speak Up in Class, Silently, via Social Media - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...13social.html

Twitter

shared by Mark Barnes on 09 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • With Twitter and other microblogging platforms, teachers from elementary schools to universities are setting up what is known as a “backchannel” in their classes. The real-time digital streams allow students to comment, pose questions (answered either by one another or the teacher) and shed inhibitions about voicing opinions. Perhaps most importantly, if they are texting on-task, they are less likely to be texting about something else.
    • Mark Barnes
      Mark Barnes on 09 Jun 11
       
      Consider the power of a backchannel in your class, in terms of participation
  • Mark Barnes on 09 Jun 11
     
    With Twitter and other microblogging platforms, teachers from elementary schools to universities are setting up what is known as a "backchannel" in their classes. The real-time digital streams allow students to comment, pose questions (answered either by one another or the teacher) and shed inhibitions about voicing opinions. Perhaps most importantly, if they are texting on-task, they are less likely to be texting about something else.
Mark Barnes

Why Twitter Is Massively Undervalued Compared To Facebook - 1 views

techcrunch.com/...dervalued-compared-to-facebook

twitter facebook socialmedia

shared by Mark Barnes on 10 Jul 11 - No Cached
    • Mark Barnes
      Mark Barnes on 10 Jul 11
       
      Important differences between Twitter and Facebook
  • Built on one-way following rather than two-way friending Organized around shared interests, not personal relationships Public by default, not private by default Aspirational: not who you were in the past or even who you are, but who you want to be
    • Mark Barnes
      Mark Barnes on 10 Jul 11
       
      Interesting comparison and distinction of two social media powers. Don't miss the intriguing discussion at the bottom of the article.
Mark Barnes

Twitter an Audio Story with Neil Gaiman! > AudioGO - Trade > Blog - 1 views

www.bbcaudiobooksamerica.com/...io-Story-with-Neil-Gaiman.aspx

twitter books storytelling

shared by Mark Barnes on 11 Jul 11 - Cached
    • Mark Barnes
      Mark Barnes on 11 Jul 11
       
      K-12 project idea, using Twitter
  • Read the opening line of the story tweeted
    • Mark Barnes
      Mark Barnes on 11 Jul 11
       
      You don't need an author to do this. The teacher or a student can start the story.
  • post the next sentence of the story (tweets must be 140 characters or less) like this:
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      Mark Barnes on 11 Jul 11
       
      Have students post next line(s) of story. Add a classroom hashtag, so students can follow the story.
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