Twitter and Video Chat - Teachers Connecting Technology to Connect
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2. 8 th Grade American History Liberty, Missouri Faculty Park University “ Technology for the Classroom” Eric Langhorst
3. This presentation with links and handouts are available online at: www.speakingofhistory.com/connectingteachers
4. What is Twitter? a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets – each of which is limited to 140 characters
7. Replies When you reply to someone, thus sending a message to them @elanghorst – Are you attending the MSTA convention?
8. Mentions When someone using your Twitter name in a message, you will also see it Have you seen the Career Ladder update from MSTA? I got it today from @elanghorst
9. ReTweet Sending along a message that you saw and thought others in your network might find interesting RT @elanghorst Join us at the MSTA social network meetup in St. Louis at MSTA ‘09 Conference
10. Direct Message A message you send to one of your followers, only sent to them RT @elanghorst Join us at the MSTA social network meetup in St. Louis at MSTA ‘09 Conference
11. Lists You can create a list with a common theme – such as “education” or “Civil War” and then share those lists with others
12. Hashtags Adding a tag that others will associate with an event Coming up next week - MSTA state convention in St. Louis #MSTA09
13. What do I “Tweet”? Status updates – what you happen to be doing Today in Class – discussing the Constitutional Convention and how Congress was created
14. What do I “Tweet”? Sharing online links Which Founding Father are you most like? (I matched up with James Madison) - take this online quiz to find out : http://bit.ly/35uEv8
15. What do I “Tweet”? Ask Questions any history teachers blogging or livestreaming from the NCCS conference currently taking place in Atlanta? Would love to attend "virtually"
16. What do I “Tweet”? Ideas I think I will try having my students create trading cards of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention
17. What do I “Tweet”? Humor Thankful for health care on Sundays but after 4 hours the term "Urgent Care" just seems ironic
18. What do I “Tweet”? Pictures picture from today's WWII Veteran presentation - Ira Hunter, landed at Normandy on day two and at Battle of the Bulge http://pic.gd/e22983
44. Ideas for Streaming Video Share a classroom event Broadcast a Veterans Day program to other classrooms around the country
45. Ideas for Streaming Video Connect to absent students Broadcast your classroom live to multiple students who are absent and at home
46. Other ideas for Streaming Video School sporting events Speakers and school presentations
47. Eric Langhorst 8 th Grade American History South Valley Jr. High School Liberty, Missouri [email_address] www.speakingofhistory.com Twitter : elanghorst Skype : elanghorst