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Sunday, October 12, 2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Let the Journey Begin!
Welcome to my first blog post! I was so excited to get my feet wet with blogging during a summer graduate course. Blogging is something that I have wanted to do, but never really knew how to begin or what to say. This will be a terrific way to share information with others as well as create a type of personal portfolio.
During the course we were tasked with utilizing LemmeTweetThatForYou to create a 140 character introduction. This is a great tool for those that may be a little inhibited by social media or Twitter may be blocked in your district. Students and teachers can get the feel for tweeting while not necessarily publishing just yet. Not to mention the summarizing practice when you only have 140 characters. I went over in my example by 87 characters! Oops! And I was trying to be really creative with my text!
Twister and Fake Tweet Builder are two other options for creating fake tweets. Experiment and decide which one is best for you and your classroom.
EduChallenge: How could you utilize this tool with students?
In the classroom: Tweets from historical figures or literary characters, discuss authors, math steps, exit ticket, etc. What ideas do you have?
During the course we were tasked with utilizing LemmeTweetThatForYou to create a 140 character introduction. This is a great tool for those that may be a little inhibited by social media or Twitter may be blocked in your district. Students and teachers can get the feel for tweeting while not necessarily publishing just yet. Not to mention the summarizing practice when you only have 140 characters. I went over in my example by 87 characters! Oops! And I was trying to be really creative with my text!
Twister and Fake Tweet Builder are two other options for creating fake tweets. Experiment and decide which one is best for you and your classroom.
EduChallenge: How could you utilize this tool with students?
In the classroom: Tweets from historical figures or literary characters, discuss authors, math steps, exit ticket, etc. What ideas do you have?
Until next time... Follow your treasure map!
S~
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