T-Ask Presentation - Twitter

Eric Sembrat | Georgia State University | Fall 2013

T-Ask: Twitter

Schedule• Introduction

• What is Twitter?

• What does Twitter do?

• How can we integrate into the classroom?

• Questions & Comments

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Introduction

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Presenter• Eric Sembrat

• Web Developer at GT

• Ph.D. Student at GSU

• ericsembrat@gmail.com

• http://ericsembrat.com/

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Who uses a social network?

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Who uses Twitter?

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What is Twitter?

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• A microblogging social network.

• Users compose 140 character messages called tweets.

• The key of Twitter is not only the tweets, but the interaction between users in tweets through user mentioning and hashtags.

Twitter

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What does Twitter Do?

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• Hashtags allow a word or phrase to be used as metadata in a tweet.

• Allow for the tweet to be included in a search of the hashtag.

• User Mentions allow a Twitter account to be included in a tweet.

• Users will be notified of their mention.

Tweet Features (1)

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• Your tweets can also include:

• Photos.

• Videos (through Vine).

• Physical location information.

Tweet Features (2)

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Classroom Integration

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• There are countless ways Twitter can be integrated to encourage the classroom experience.

• We will focus on three main areas:

• Communication

• Organization

• Resources

Integration

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• Using a hashtag for students to use as a classroom notepad for ideas, resources, tips, and information.

• Posting important class information.

• Holding office hours on Twitter.

• Student discussion, questions during class.

Communication

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• Recapping high level concepts after class on a Twitter account.

• Connecting students and instructors between two separate classes.

• Corralling comments after class for answering at the beginning of next class.

Organization

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• Fast-linking to resources on the web for viewing.

• Connecting with experts in the field or area.

• Posting sample questions.

• Posting supplemental materials.

• Live-tweeting a reading assignment.

Resources

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Questions? Comments?

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Follow me!@esembrat

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• http://fluency21.com/blog/2013/06/18/60-ways-to-use-twitter-in-the-classroom-by-category/

• http://www.teachhub.com/50-ways-use-twitter-classroom

More Resources

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