Twitter for Teachers

Classroom Twitter and TPACK

Agenda What is Tpack?

What is Twitter?

How are Teachers Using it?

View Examples of Implementation

Look at Tools Used

View New Forms of Assessment

Just Do It

Resources http://bit.ly/carrolltech

TpackTechnology

Pedagogy

Curriculum

4 C’s Pencil holds a symbolism that

is ‘playful, and creative’ for this artist Hugh McLeod

What tools do you associate with creativity today?

For yourselves?

For your students?

What is Twitter? Microblogging

Professional Use of Social Media (Twitter, FB, Blogs, Wikis, Google+)

Social Media

Hashtags Follow Hashtags for Conferences

Events

Discussions

Chats

4 C’s of 21st Century Skills

Advice from educators globally

That’s what it’s all about

Teachers Say

www.twitter.com

Getting Started

Profiles

Complete Info

Location

Goals

Position

Interests

Advice from Teachers

Secret Formula

Microblogging Tool -Twitter

“I not only use all of the brains I have, but all that I can borrow”

Woodrow Wilson

Twitter Chats

Twitter Tools - Tweetdeck

Twitter chat re: cpchat

THE Journal

Use technology for changing the way we communicate

Quote

‘We are trying to change that conversation by educating the community about the programs in our schools and the success they are having academically and in character development’

http://thejournal.com/Articles/2012/06/19/how-social-media-creates-connections-for-school-districts.aspx?m=2&Page=3

Buffer – Tweet Multiple

Channels

Credits Pew Resesarch – Reaching Audiences in the Digital Age

http://www.pewinternet.org/Presentations/2012/Sep/Reaching-Your-Audience-in-the-Digital-Age.aspx

Tpack www.tpack.org

4 C’s Image – www.p21.org

Janice Krum – via Twitter Images @willrich45

Pencil Image – Hugh McLeod

http://www.gapingvoidart.com/pencil-p-2192.html%

Twitter Icon1 Image Credit: ConserStations

Twitter icon2 Image Credit http://www.creativeguerrillamarketing.com /

Twitter Icon3 http://www.mediabistro.com/

Thank You! Nancy Caramanico

Instructional Technology Specialist

http://ncara.edublogs.org

www.caratechnology.net

Twitter: www.twitter.com/ncara

Email: nancycaramanico@gmail.com