Twitter As a Curation Tool

In Ten Minutes of Connecting, by OSSEMOOC, a summary of of how you can use Twitter as a curation tool is provided below.

http://ossemooc.wordpress.com/2014/11/14/ten-minutes-of-connecting-day-14-twitter-as-a-curation-tool/

Twitter Hashtags in the Classroom

Use hashtags to share and connect with educators around the world.  Twitter Hashtags in the Classroom provides a list of educator hashtags and how to get the most out of them.

http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/2609

8 Tips to Create a Twitter - Driven School Culture

Edutopia share 8 Tips to Create a Twitter-Driven School Culture -support and collaborate with colleagues.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/create-twitter-driven-school-culture-elana-leoni?crlt_pid=camp.rnl0E25yhoMt

Why Your Whole Staff Should Be On Twitter

Great ideas as to "Why Your Whole Staff Should Be On Twitter" to see how Twitter can bring your school community closer and open up classroom doors to develop stronger relationships.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2014/10/why_your_whole_staff_should_be_on_twitter.html

Twitter As A Professional Development Tool

Twitter allows educators to connect by sharing tools, tips, tricks, offer insight and support one another (Edudemic, 2014).  

http://www.edudemic.com/teachers-are-using-twitter/

Connect, Collaborate and Create with Twitter in the Classroom

The article Connect,Collaborate and Create with Twitter in the Classroom, describes what Twitter looks like in a Grade 2 Classroom, discusses what students Tweet about, connecting Twitter with the curriculum and how to involve parents in the process.

http://etfovoice.ca/article/connect-collaborate-and-create-with-twitter-in-the-classroom/#.UzDLDuBfMGY.twitter

Resources and Ideas for Twitter in the Classroom

Thanks, Jen for sharing Resources and Ideas for Twitter in the Classroom. This provides examples of using Twitter in the Primary Grades.

http://mattbgomez.com/resources-and-ideas-for-tweeting-in-primary-grades/

5 Ways to get Better at Twitter

http://www.edudemic.com/get-better-at-twitter/

Edudemic suggests that we ditch the egg, manage twitter feed, 'protect' or 'private', it's okay to unfollow, and find some time. See 5 Ways to get Better at Twitter  for details.

A Handy Guide to Twitter Lingo

This guide was helpful to me!! Jeff Dunn via Edudemic posts A Handy Visual Guide to Twitter Lingo.

A Quick guide to Twitter Hashtags for Professional Development

Katie Lepi via Edudemic shares about the benefits of using hashtags.

http://www.edudemic.com/twitter-hashtags-for-professional-developement/

Are you doing your job? Preparing students to use Social Media.

Lisa Nielson of the Innovative Educator indicates that "If you are not preparing your students to use social Media well , you're not doing your job". "Students can use social media to shine".

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.ca/2013/10/if-youre-not-preparing-your-students-to.html

Twitter For Teachers

http://www.edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/twitter-for-teachers.jpg

Twitter for Educators

...How to build your Personal Learning Network

See the A-Z Dictionary of Educational Hashtags

Personal Learning Networks

...Opportunities to connect with people who are passionate about similar areas of interest and develop collaborative relationships. 

Our YorkUICT has become another Personal Learning Network -a platform for connection and collaboration.  We have been able to connect face to face, through Twitter, Google+, Twitter and sharing of Blogs.   Through these vehicles we have been able to share ideas and resources with one another as well as educators around the globe. With Personal Learning Networks, everyone's knowledge grows.

For our students, many of them are participating in Personal Learning Networks already.  Social Media brings information to students and at the same time allows students to access information.  It is important for us as teachers to help student's properly navigate this process.  

Will Richardson speaks about this in his video.

You Tube

Teacher Use:  to keep up with the latest trends; inform & enhance classroom teaching; professional growth

Learning Lots!

Today we looked at Twitter, Gooru, Learn 360 and Flickr.  Wow! This is a lot to take in, but all worthwhile websites to explore further!!

Twitter

What is Twitter?

YouTube Video

Please see Tweets from #edresources on the top right hand side of the blog. I enjoy using Twitter as it is a great tool for Personal Networking!

Classroom Use:  back channeling; tweet about upcoming assignments or due dates; tracking hashtags; connect with the community; following issues; Live tweet field trips; ask questions; take and share notes; sync with a blog; chat with industry professionals; make recommendations; post videos; direct message students or parents

Gooru

Gooru is a search engine for learning and therefore a teacher's search paradise! Not only does it have search capabilities, but also the ability to study and create! Please allow me to practice linking a webpage to my blog.  To learn more about Gooru click  here.

Classroom Use:  find resources for students & classrooms; study skills

Flickr

Check out Flickr for interesting photos made by everyday people.  Store, Search, Sort and Share your photos here.

Classroom Use: visual literacy skills; writing prompts; story telling projects; create virtual field trips; create digital portfolios;

D2L/e-Learning Community

D2L/e-Learning Community will eventually be used by each student in the board for at least one course per year.The first screen you encounter is "like walking into the school building and is controlled by an administrator".  The second screen is "like walking into a classroom and is controlled by a teacher".  The information here is like a bulletin board in the classroom.  This site allows teachers to communicate and collaborate with other teachers in the province. According to the Ontario Ministry of Education, Ontarion students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 will benefit from blended learning within the next 3 years (http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/elearning/).