Social Media and Twitter for Educators ASCD2015

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.

http://pennystocks.la/internet-in-real-time/

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

http://pennystocks.la/internet-in-real-time/

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

http://pennystocks.la/internet-in-real-time/

TweetDeck

https://about.twitter.com/products/tweetdeck

Tagboard

https://tagboard.com/ASCD15/search

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.