Twitter

Earlier this year I made a commitment to Twitter and I have stayed on top of it. I have found many great articles and resources and followed my share of random trivia.  Lately I have been following the Olympics. I had read in several locations that this was the first Olympics using social media.  I didn’t believe it – social media has been in place for several Olympics, why are they calling this year the first one.  The past few days it has all come together. Read more...

It has been said that as you get older time moves faster, and this has started out as one of those ‘fast’ years.  I can’t believe it is February, so is time flying?Read more...

I like to think of myself as an early adapter, one of those people that as they learn about a new technology they figure it out and try it.  Well for me I just didn’t get the hang of Twitter, or rather what one could do with Twitter.  In 2008 I jumped in and shared my first tweet and that was it.  I was excited about learning a new technology but I didn’t really do anything with it.  In 2009 I said that I was going to give Twitter another shot.  I did and in 2009 there were a few more tweets, especially after meeting up with fellow educators that used Twitter all the time but still it wasn’t something that I fully embraced.  In 2010 I thought lets give Twitter another try – but still did not get into it.  In 2011 I didn’t even try to fool around and tweet anything – sure I logged in and looked around but that was it. To be honest- I never gave Twitter a chance. Read more...

Last week I attended a webinar - Getting Social with Students: Using Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter, and other social tools with kids presented by Jeff Utecht. I walked away from that webinar rethinking social networking and students. One of my biggest takeaways was a suggestion for teachers on how to use facebook. Create a Fan Page. When friend requests come in from students – direct them to the fan page- there they can still engage with you – say hello, see the latest classroom news, resources or what you choose to share. This allows students to engage with you, while still maintaining your privacy on your facebook account that you share and engage with friends and family. I love this idea –this simple suggestion allowed me to see facebook and the classroom in a new light.Read more...

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