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Amy Keller

28 Creative Ways Teachers Are Using Twitter | Best Colleges Online - 7 views

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  • Amy Keller on 25 Jul 11
     
    Between the cat images and celebrity porn, the Internet actually manages to boast educational potential. Considerable educational potential, in fact. Even that Twitter thing the kids are into these days, with its 140-characters and its perpetual haze of pound signs, has its uses. More than 28, of course, but here's a nice little starting point
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The Next 26 | The Next 26: Twitter Tips for High School Students - 1 views

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  • Bullying is bullying whether it’s in person or online, whether it’s direct or a subtweet (the subtweet tip will be coming later).  Tone can’t always be read in 140 ch
  • Bullying is bullying whether it’s in person or online, whether it’s direct or a subtweet (the subtweet tip will be coming later).  Tone can’t always be read in 140 characters words.
  • anonymous on 04 Aug 14
     
    Interesting tips for kids to think about before they use twitter.
Kristina Dvorak

Met Any Good Authors Lately? Classroom author visits can happen via Skype (here's a lis... - 3 views

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  • She introduces the students, who start off quietly, a little wary of this newfangled sort of author visit. But soon they’re taking turns sharing their favorite characters and we forget the computers that connect us. It feels like we’re all in the same room, and the questions fly across the miles.
  • The video connection allows for some show and tell. I hold up the leaf collection from my school that sparked the idea for the book. The students also get a sneak peak at the outline I’m working on for my new project, a middle-grade mystery. I love the way they talk not just to me but to one another, building on ideas like readers do in any book club discussion.
  • Almost all authors have an online presence with Web sites and email links, so it’s often possible to send a quick note to inquire.
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  • Once students are used to the technology (and they adapt more quickly than we do, most often) they’re happy to carry on a conversation as if the author is sitting in the room with them.
  • Met Any Good Authors Lately? Classroom author visits can happen via Skype (here's a list of those who do it for free)
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