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I’m not sure how new this is, but it’s certainly new to me. I just went to my Twitter profile and saw a message saying Embed Your Timeline In Your Website. I clicked on it and it took me to … Continue reading → Read More...
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This is a minor issue, but Twitter has announced that by December 12th, all users will have the ability to upload a “header and background photos” on their profile page. They have a short and sweet video showing how to … Continue reading → Read More...
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Last month I posted The Eight Blogs & Four Email Newsletters I Read First. This is a companion list sharing the fifteen Twitter accounts I follow and which I make sure not to miss a tweet: @nytimes @alexanderrusso @BBC_Future @ezraklein … Continue reading Read More...
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Subscribing to one’s own Twitter feed is a great way to have them available in a searchable archive. And it’s also a way that people who are not on Twitter can still subscribe to your tweets. I know a number … Continue reading → Read More...
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As I’ve previously posted, our new book, “The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools, and Activities for Teaching English Language Learners of All Levels,” (co-authored by Katie Hull Sypnieski), was published last week. Beginning Read More...
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I’ve mentioned Storify on this blog in passing as an easy way to display “tweets.” In fact, I did just that in my post, Using Storify For “Poverty Matters When…”, when I displayed multiple tweets that began with that phrase. I had thought its use was Read More...
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This is an all-in-one post on Twitter: First, I’ll be a guest on #urbaned Chat on Twitter next Sunday at 6:00 PM Pacific/ 9:00 PM Eastern time, and will be discussing motivation. Second, if you want to know how to participate in a Chat on Twitter, Read Read More...
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“What’s Up” is a fascinating tool that lets you easily explore the most popular subjects on Twitter for any day or for any hour of that day. The Information Aesthetics blog has more information about the site. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Beginning Read More...
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Twijector displays tweets using a particular hashtag on an attractive screen that can be displayed at conferences. It can also be used by people who just want to view tweets using a hashtag, like in one of the many educational chats. I’m adding it to Read More...
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With Twtrland, all you have to do is type in a Twitter username and you get back a pretty neat profile of the person, their tweets, how many times they’ve been retweeted, and a bunch of other info attractively displayed. I’m adding it to The Best Third-Party Read More...
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Type in some words into Tweetolife and in return you’ll get a visualization comparing how men and women use them on Twitter.
I’m adding it to The Best Third-Party Twitter Apps That Don’t Require Your Password.
Thanks to Flowing Data for the tip. addthis_url Read More...
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Hastagify is a neat Twitter app that lets you visualize connections between hashtags, as well as seeing all the tweets connected to a particular hashtag.
I’m adding it to The Best Third-Party Twitter Apps That Don’t Require Your Password.
Thanks to Information Read More...
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As most teachers who have students writing blogs know, kids get very excited when people leave comments on their posts. Of course, we all appreciate it when people respond to our writing, and nothing beats having an authentic audience.
Today, I learned Read More...
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I periodically post “most popular” lists of websites (and books) that I think educators might find useful. Of course, there are a number of ways to gauge “popularity.” I just view these lists as opportunities to check-out some new sites, and find it interesting Read More...
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Type in a user name into Tweet Topic Explorer and you’ll get a multi-colored word cloud in “bubbles.”
I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About “Word Clouds” and to The Best Third-Party Twitter Apps That Don’t Require Your Password.
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