social media and twitter for educators ascd2015
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Social Media & Twitter for Educators
ASCD2015
Samantha Morra, Presenter3:00pm
March 21, 2015Level 3 Room 332B
Twitter: @sammorra
About Me
Samantha Morra, Presenter
@sammorra
http://samanthamorra.com/
About.Me
Samantha Morra is a NJ educator with 20 years experience in
public education. She is also a Google Certified Teacher and
has presented at the state and national level. She is an
instructor and consultant and is passionate about technology
and its potential to transform education.
Web 2.0/Social Media
“A whole new Web is emerging from the wilds of cyberspace.
It's no longer all about idly surfing and passively reading, listening, or watching.
It's about doing: sharing, socializing, collaborating, and, most of all creating.”
Digital tools have changed our social and information landscape.
Digital tools have changed our social and information landscape.
Technology is Ubiquitous
Question?
How do the changes in our
information & social landscape
change how we interact in the digital age?
Fear of Mistakes
Attitude
3 A’s to Remember
Information can be:
AccessedAdapted
& Archived
Social Media - Positive Uses
Instruction
School Pride
Professional Development
Community Outreach
Global Awareness
Twitter is a free Web 2.0 social networking service that allows users to send and receive
messages known as tweets.
Why Use Twitter
If you don’t want to sign up for Twitter, you can always search it.
twitter.com/search-home
Signing up for TwitterTip #1
Try to pick a username that is not too long. See if you can limit it to around 6 characters.
This way it is easier for people to retweet your tweets by not using up too much of the
140 character limit.
Signing up for Twitter Tip #2Change your avatar
Don’t Be an Egghead
Signing up for Twitter Tip #3Change your bio and identify yourself as a
teacher or educator
It helps build community
I sent a tweet at 2pm asking people to say where they are from and how they use twitter.
Let’s look at the responses.
USERNAME FULL NAME
PROFILE
FOLLOWERS
FOLLOWING
AVATAR
TWEET
MENTION HASHTAG
The Language of Twitter
@Reply sent to a specific person but visible to all.
RTRe-Tweet or resending another persons tweet.
Retweets are an extremely important part of twitter because it allows interesting ideas and news items to spread quickly.
DDirect message in private to a specific person.
You can only DM a person who is following you.
#Hashtag designating a topic as in #ASCD15
Twitter for communication
Twitter for Professional Growth
Who should you follow?
Conferences you attend:https://twitter.com/ASCD
Check at conferences for a hashtag.#ASCD15#ASCD
Who should you follow?
Speakers/authors you heard:https://twitter.com/sammorra
@web20classroom
@e_sheninger
@coolcatteacher
@ShellTerrell
Twitter Chats
Cybraryman - List of Twitter Chatshttp://cybraryman.com/chats.html
Educational Chat Schedulehttps://sites.google.com/site/twittereducationchats/education-chat-calendar
TweetDeck
https://about.twitter.com/products/tweetdeck
Why I Value Twitter
My PLN - Personal Learning NetworkSearch for InformationReflective PracticeGlobal and Local PerspectivesInstant FeedbackNewsroomShowcaseProfessional DevelopmentTogether We Are Better
Remember:
Technology is a tool.A good tool in the hands
of a caring educator can work magic.