LINCS Summer 2012 Webinar Series: Serving Youth in Adult Education. Twitter 101: Finding Purpose in a Tweet
Twitter is a social networking service that uses microblogging. Users can type, or "tweet" 140 characters. There was actually a two day conference in NYC this summer, The State of Now #140: Finding & Sharing Meaning, about using twitter. It is a great tool for collaborating, expanding your personal learning network, and keeping current with new information. Twitter crosses geographical boundaries, so you can access information from around the world.The presenter, Deb Hargrove, shared how she uses Twitter to follow professional journals like eSchool News, Tech & Learning, and many others. Her Twitter handle is @flatechgirl, and you can see she follows many educational leaders and associations. I added many of her followings to mine.
Common uses for Twitter in the class include using like a bulletin board to send assignments and reminders for students if they miss class or for distance education students. Twitter makes it easier to share links with students and to assist with vocabulary and grammar development. Our adult education students come and go frequently, and Twitter is a great way to keep them in the loop.
Deb Hargrove's suggested accounts to follow:
Debra_Hargrove@flatechgirl AEChat@AEChat
Kathy_Schrock@kathyschrock TweetSmarter@TweetSmarter
USAToday_Education@USATeducation eclassroom_news@eclassroomnews
ProLiteracy@ProLitWorld Jerry_Blumengarten@cybraryman1
60-Second_Civics_@60SecondCivics GCFLearnFree@GCFLearnFree
otan@otan NCL@NCLAdvocacy
Nell_Eckersley@LACNYCnell edutopia@edutopia
I attended the 2012 COABE Conference, and Nell Eckersley (see account above) presented on using twitter and other social media in the class. Excellent sessions!
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