Getting started with Twitter in schools
A useful guide for first timers. As with all these technologies, the most important step is the first one: asking yourself what you hope to achieve, and with whom?Tags: twitter, social networking, schools, blog
Tags: eportfolio, appraisal, blogging, twitter, pln, registered teacher criteria
Social Networking...do I need all these?
But I went ahead and did it anyway. I feel like my 15 year old collecting friends on Linked In. I even found my seventh cousin! Yes, he's the secretary to the Minister of transport. Great fun! So my next step? Install Tweetdeck so I can "socialise" all in one space....in my spar...Tags: social networking, twitter, linked in
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How to set up a Twitter account to receive texts to ordinary phones
I made this as a 'how to' for an ucoming parent night around social media. Mahana School wants parents to set up a Twitter account so that they can receive free text message updates via Twitter. A great idea for a small school. We tested it on a willing parent and it seemed to be a fairly...Tags: twitter, sms, home school partnership, mobile learning, mobile devices
Thinking about e-Learning Planning
Writing frame School type: Secondary Where you think you are as a school on the framework (best fit): Beyond Emerging - individual teachers are 'dong their own thing' - well. Needs a school plan! Links to resources selected with a brief description of how you would use each one: This is...Tags: VPLD, e-planning, twitter, improving learning, student goal setting, cloud
Tags: professional learning, twitter, PLD, online learning, e-learning, RTC, registered teacher criteria
Students using Twitter - that's outrageous!
Using Twitter in School: This blog post outlines 4 ways students and teachers can connect with the world for research, news events and flipping the classroom.Tags: twitter, social networking, flipping the classroom
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Extending our Conversations with Social Media
I always considered we were early adopters in educational technologies, but as an organisation we have only just set up our profile into Twitter and Facebook today! (Maybe it's a time thing, a bit more funding would be great so Rachel can get an assistant...) Anyway ...Tags: facebook, twitter, vlnprimary, social media, news