Twitter can be used for more than finding out what someone had for lunch. It is a powerful tool for taking the pulse of the activity for a given topic or discipline. As educators, we must teach our students about this lifelong learning tool.
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Are you using Twitter to support your classroom? If not, you should consider it. Twitter is a powerful tool that can help you increase engagement. In addition, it is a tool that will help fuel lifelong learning.
This is the first episode of a four-part series.
In this episode, I will discuss why you should use Twitter for your classroom, how to get started, and suggestions for getting started on the right foot.
Over the next three episodes, you will also learn how to use Twitter as a center point for your personal learning network. You will also learn how to use it as a backchannel to your classroom or event. Finally, you will pick up ideas for using Twitter to increase engagement in your classroom.
Additional Reading
- Twitter in Education
- Ten Steps to Using Twitter in the College Classroom
- 100+ Education Twitter Accounts to Follow
- Seven Ways to Find Teachers on Twitter
- Welcome to The Twitter4Teachers Wiki!
- Education Pack
- A Defense of Academic Twitter
- The Complete Guide To Twitter Hashtags For Education
- 28 Twitter Statistics All Marketers Need to Know in 2019
- 10 Reasons Twitter Works In Education
- The Ultimate Guide to Twitter
- The Complete Guide To Twitter Hashtags For Education
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