Using Twitter for Learning

Six PxHS staff members met at lunch today to explore using Twitter as a learning tool. Sascha, who has been using Twitter for about two years, walked new users through some of the basic features and demonstrated how to use a Twitter client like TweetDeck to organize various feeds on interesting topics using popular hashtags. Instructional Coach Susan Payne shared the following resources, which also include ideas for how to use Twitter in the classroom. We plan to do another session on September 11, so mark your calendars for 1:00 if you would like to jump on the Twitter bandwagon. If that time doesn't work for you, feel free to drop by and I would be happy to give you a personal tutorial.

See this link for an overview of nuts and bolts/how to use Twitter for your own professional learning. Click here for a list of useful hashtags.

A Sampling of Classroom Ideas:

7 Ideas for Using Twitter in the Classroom – Things you could try right away!

30 Innovative Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom

35 Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in The Classroom  (various content areas represented)