Enabling collaborative micro-discussion in and out of the classroom
This is an amazing new way to discuss and learn during class and after class using Social Media! I really can imagine this taking off across the globe.
The only problem I can see arrising is the ability of the Teaching Staff’s IT skills. I have experienced too [...]
For years Lorrie McNeill loved teaching “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the Harper Lee classic that many Americans regard as a literary rite of passage. But last fall, for the first time in 15 years, Ms. McNeill, 42, did not assign “Mockingbird” — or any novel. Instead she turned over all the decisions about which [...]
This digital-savvy generation of freshers is more likely to need a laptop at their lectures than a notepad, and they expect the tools they use in their personal life – such as blogs, social-networking sites and instant-messaging services – to be applied to the educational environment [...]
A fantastic Powerpoint on how to use Twitter in the Classroom. Very comprehensive with great examples.
Twenty-Five Interesting Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom
Cole W. Camplese, director of education-technology services at Pennsylvania State University at University Park, prefers to teach in classrooms with two screens — one to project his slides, and another to project a Twitter stream of notes from students. More…
Very good list of resources for Teachers who are wanting to start using Twitter in their classrooms.
Twitter is about to enter the “Trough of Disillusionment”, many educators are still trying to come to grips with it, and in particular its use in the classroom. More…
Below I will list various examples of Twitter being used in Classrooms/Lecture Theaters around the world.
TwitterforTeachers.com is a great website for Teachers who want to Tweet in their classes. With lots ideas for Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, Universities and Colleges as well as Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) on how to incorporate Twitter [...]
Some interesting ideas here…
Being an educator who enjoys thought exercises, I found myself pondering the potential of Twitter in educational settings. More…
Today President Obama gave a ”back-to-school speech”. For some Conservatives it has been seen to be quite controversial. But personally, I feel that his message is basically saying that children need to use their common sense and stay in school. It was streamed across the internet into classrooms all over America. Interestingly, it was not compulsary [...]
I have experienced this so many times at University and while at Secondary school. Or in the Business Sector when the presenters PowerPoint does not work. NB: Always have print outs – just in case. The situation usually goes as follows:
“As soon as the projector gets going, we’ll start…Hmm, I feel like that light should [...]
