This document discusses how teachers can use Twitter and other social media platforms to engage students, parents, and administrators in classroom learning. It provides examples of teachers tweeting photographs of student work, recording podcasts of classroom discussions, and using Storify to compile social media posts with context and explanations of the learning. The goal is to showcase learning in various subject areas and encourage participation from those inside and outside the classroom. Advice is given on getting started with classroom social media by bringing a device, photographing student work, and having students help write tweets and captions.

1. Blogging In 140 Characters Or Less
By Aviva Dunsiger
@avivaloca
http://adunsiger.com/
dunsiger@yahoo.com

2. Meeting Curriculum Expectations
Grades 1 and 2 Example - #Butterflies2012
http://avivadunsiger.commons.hwdsb.on.ca/2012/04/17/live-
learning/

3. Meeting Curriculum Expectations
Grades 3 and 4 – Health Learning
http://missdunsiger.commons.hwdsb.on.ca/category/k-4-student-
work/

4. Meeting Curriculum Expectations
Grade 5 Example - #SBHeart
After hearing about the Sunnybrook Hospital Surgery live tweeting
event, I had this conversation with my principal and vice principal …

5. http://storify.com/avivaloca/our-totally-terrific-thursday-5

6. #SBHeart Example Continues …
Even followed up with a Skype call from the surgeon …
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=298623&playlistId=1.17
07560&binId=1.815892&playlistPageNum=1

7. Engaging Reluctant Writers
Can be shared with parents …

8. More On Engagement
Giving A Reason To Respond …

9. Different Sharing Options …
Photographs Of Written Work

10. Different Sharing Options …
Take a Photograph. Write What Students Say.

11. Different Sharing Options …
Sharing From An App

12. Different Sharing Options …
Sharing A Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuS0L18AH2U&feature=youtu.be

13. Different Sharing Options …
Sharing A Podcast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzNGl3qH-pM&feature=youtu.be

14. Students Choosing What To Share
Tweeting from a student account to share with others.

15. Can Easily Share Learning In All
Subject Areas

16. Engaging Parents In Full Class
Learning

17. Engaging Parents In Discussions With
Their Own Child

18. Engaging Administrators:
Showing Inside The Classroom
Reading the tweets. Then coming up to see the learning in action.

19. Engaging Administrators:
Communicating With Students
http://kidblog.org/
LookingClosely/952
e2726-9540-415f-
83a4-
4682e08958b8/loo
king-closely-from-
afar-3/

20. Storify: Putting It Altogether
Providing the Context …

21. Storify: Putting It Altogether
Adding The Learning For Home …

22. Storify: Putting It Altogether
Adding It To The Class Blog For Those That Don’t Use Twitter …
http://missdunsiger.commons.hwdsb.on.ca/category/daily-shoot/

23. Getting Started
• Get a device. Keep it with you!
• Take photographs of student work. Talk to
students about the work. Let them write the
tweets.
• Record podcasts of discussions with students.
• Take a photograph of students working. Ask
them about what they’re doing. Write down
what they say.
• Storify the tweets each day to hold onto them
for assessment and documentation of
learning.