1. Twitter in the Classroom
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2. Thank you
Joan Fargis & Kim Fallon
St. Anne’s-Belfield School
EdSocialMedia
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3. Hans Mundahl
HansMundahl.com
newhampton.org
@hmundahl
hmundahl@newhampton.org
603.677.3546
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5. New Hampton School
1821
New Hampshire
320 Students
65 Faculty
9-12 & PG
Boarding & Day
International Baccalaureate
1:1 iPad
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6. What would you talk about if you could
connect w ith anyone in the wor ld?
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7. 2009 @jkrums
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8. 2011 @abo_mazen
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9. 2011 @triciamckinney
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11. Is there too much information? Or are
w e relying on the wrong filter?
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12. Overview
• Twitter stats
• Conventions & basic use
• Power user apps
• Classroom management
• Projects
• Live tweeting
• Safety tips
• (institutional social media strategy / policy)
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15. 845 million / 400 million (2004)
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16. 845 million / 400 million (2004)
350 million / 200 million (2006)
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17. 845 million / 400 million (2004)
350 million / 200 million (2006)
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18. Tweets (140 characters)
SMS / Web / App
Followers
@mentions
#hashtags
Direct message
Search
Lists
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19. Tweets (140 characters)
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25. Let’s try it!
• Share one thing you have learned so far
• Use the #VAIStech2012 tag
• Bonus: share a link or image
• Double bonus: @reply to someone else to
respond to their thought
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26. Classroom Management
• Ask a question
• Restate main points
• SMS without sharing phone numbers
• Check for understanding
• ‘Back channel’
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27. Projects
• Tweet reactions to Thomas Paine ‘Common
Sense’
• Class ‘pen pals’
• Field trip
• Current events #NHSObama
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28. Live Tweeting
• Hashtag
• Host (@schierholz)
• Tweeps
• Embed
• Arts / athletics / field trips / special events
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29. Safety
• First name + last initial
• G Rated alias
• Birth / grad year
• Jersey number
• Written social media policy
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30. What Next?
• EdSocialMedia
• #edchat
• #isedchat
• 101 people to follow
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32. Hans Mundahl
HansMundahl.com
newhampton.org
@hmundahl
hmundahl@newhampton.org
603.677.3546
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