SPSE 6960

Netiquette Crystalynn Cunningham SPSE 6960

2009-11-17T01:29:00Z

I would definitely use this when students create PowerPoints to add a voice over to their project and post it to our class wiki for all to review and add. It was a great project and I did several versions of this that I narrated the slides so my low level learners can participate. This would be a great tool in a special ed. setting as well. Crystalynn Please click here to view voice thread. Also did anyone else notice the assignment to said to embed the voice thread, but I found very little info on how to do that in a this particular blog. Several of the ones I have used before have a button to add the html for embedding, but this one does not.

Fairytales- Billie Jernigan- SPSE 6960

2009-11-16T21:09:00Z

I think this would be a great way for students to review lessons and post what they have learned. I recorded using a microphone, but I wonder if it might be easier to use the phone. My microphone seemed to have a good bit of static. I would use the thread to have students comment on stories they read and tell whether they were fairtales or fables. There is quite a bit of confusion in some stories. Please link to http://voicethread.com/share/743260/

Snakes-Dana Davis Voice Thread

2009-11-15T18:41:00Z

This was an interesting experience. I learned a lot, and these are very neat. I messed up on my last slide and couldn't figure out how to fix it, but overall I feel it turned out fairly well. http://voicethread.com/share/741127/

Math Mnemonics VoiceThread

2009-11-14T20:54:00Z

I enjoyed this one WAY more than I expected to! I mulled over different topics and settled on mnemonics because I thought it would invite more comments and ideas. I can easily see VoiceThread being used several different ways in the classroom and have already talked a fellow teacher into using it in her class. I am going to "spread the word" at my school about using VoiceThread! I browsed (And commented on... I'm a teacher, I can't help commenting!) many of the threads that are available and was impressed by the global participation. This is a great way to increase global awareness while using a fun tool to teach your subject. http://voicethread.com/share/740620/ Angeline Gaddy

Voicethread: Three Sets of Books Your Students May be Reading

2009-11-14T08:23:00Z

Hey guys, Check out my voicethread and leave a comment. I'll make sure I do the same for you. http://voicethread.com/share/740166/ Chara Webster

What are you eating? Sontha Strinko

2009-10-06T03:46:00Z

I would like to try to use twitter to get students to think about what they are eating. Even though this isn't a direct school subject, it does affect performance levels in school. I could ask students to just twitter what they had for breakfast. Since obesity is a problem now among kids, maybe teaching them to choose healthier foods will help. I could use this info to see if there is any connection between diet and grades!

How to Use Twitter in Teaching PowerPoint - Debbie Hirsch

2009-10-06T03:23:00Z

I would use Twitter to generate discussions on how to create a PowerPoint presentation. I would solicit input via Twitter blogs on topics for a presentation. Then have the students narrow the topic to one specific topic that the class likes best. Then students will be asked to give input on Twitter on how to present technical information in a presentation that will simplify the students understanding of the given subject. By exploring various presentation styles, the students will have to experiment with the various features of PowerPoint in order to give input. After a topic is selected, students will begin creating a blank presentation, then add a slide design and place text about the topic on each slide. After the presentation is completed. Students will place images, clipart, and sounds on the presentation. After placing images, they will learn to animate the images and the text to develop a professional-looking PowerPoint Presentation. This exploration will enhance students' knowledge of PowerPoint and its features.The students will be required to post comments via Twitter regarding the final PowerPoint presentation.

Story Time - Marissa King

2009-10-06T02:15:00Z

Brainstorming over the weekend on ways to use Twitter unearthed a loved pastime from high school: the group story. In my case, this was a treasured way to pass the time on field trips; many journeys by school bus had several of us passing pieces of paper around, writing story after story, and continually amazed by the results. If only we had been able to preserve those stories. Twitter would work very well for this activity; creative writing classes will never be the same. In class would be the explanation of how the activity works: the teacher would assign a theme to the story, or at least contribute a starting sentence, through Twitter. Students would then contribute by posting a sentence at a time as replies to the original post, through their accounts. The teacher would give a cutoff point, then compile the sentences together into a story; assessment would be done based on grammatical skill level and creativity. After compiling, the story would be printed out and brought in for a reading to the class, with any grammatical errors fixed. If the teacher has a class blog page, the story could also be posted to the class blog for friends and parents to see. The activity could be repeated several times throughout the year, and would work well as an alternative to class discussions for those students that are uncomfortable talking in front of others; participation would be easy to check for, based on account names, and students would get a chance to think before contributing.

What the heck was I thinking??????

2009-10-05T23:23:00Z

When I first looked at this assignment I was like there is no way I could use this, but after searching the web and brainstorming, I have come up with several great ideas to use Twitter in my classroom. I teach World Geography to 9th graders. There are a perfect age groups to use this technology. Almost all of my students have cell phones but not all of my students have access to the Internet. Since you can send your tweets to and from your cell, my students could get reminders of homework or projects. They could also send tweets out to get them thinking about a new topic much like our discussion boards work in our online classes. Twitter is a good way to get students to activate their prior knowledge. I could also use Twitter as a formative assessment of a previously learned lesson. Wow, I'm excited. This something I know my students will love. Maybe I will give this a try this week. Thanks Dr. Patten.[:D]

Jenny Litwin - Twitter in a 1st Grade Classroom

2009-10-05T21:16:00Z

My first thoughts were that Twitter would be a great communication device to use with parents about classroom/school events. Our county currently blocks the use of Twitter, so if a similar “educational” version of Twitter is made available, like Teacher Tube, I think it would be a good tool. I teach first grade and my students are six to seven years old. I had to think of an activity/lesson that would work with the 140 character limitation of Twitter. Each night my students write in their agendas a name of a story/book they have read and a sentence using either a current word family word or high frequency word and I think this activity would be a good introduction to the use of Twitter. Prior to beginning this activity I would request a signed agreement between the student and their parents on the guidelines for this assignment. Objective: To provide students a communication tool to share stories they are reading and to show an understanding of a weekly vocabulary word with a written example. Each student will post daily the name of a story/ book they have read along with opinion on the story (i.e. liked, didn't like, good fit). Each student will post daily a sentence using one of their weekly vocabulary words. Students will be able to post comments to each other regarding book choices. Evaluation/Assessment: I would assess this activity by monitoring the postings and providing the students with feedback on both their book choices and sentences. Submitted by Jenny Litwin LIBS 6960

Crystal Cunningham Using Twitter in a Technology class

2009-10-05T20:54:00Z

Oh, how I pray for the day that administration will allow teachers to have the tools to teach this generation! Since we cannot get twitter at school, I have to wish this lesson into being. Twitter would be an excellent resource for researching many topics. I teach the computer applications class and just being able to use twitter would create so many new opportunities for learning. I think I would use it to do trivia and current events. Both of these would have students utilizing research. The objectives would be current with any section of the standards. The activity would be to wend the students a tweet with a trivia or research question about the subject we are on and have the students send their answers in. For example, using twitter a question could be: List the types of internet fraud. Of course based on answers you will have follow up questions such as: Who should you contact if you are the victim of internet fraud? Who does internet fraud affect? Then you could go on into classroom discussions about ethics. Students also must reference their work and send links to the site they found their answers. Assessment would be based on correct answers and follow-up, as well as comments to their peers’ thoughts. This would mainly be a participation grade, but it would be fun for our students. Overall twitter could be used for every subject covered in my course

Rebecca West-Ditto Using Twitter in the Classroom

2009-10-05T19:50:00Z

The best way I can think of to use Twitter in the classroom is for group projects and brainstorming. I think students would love to use Twitter and thus become more involved in the assignment. You could also use Twitter during the first weeks of school as a "get to know me" activity. Each student could post content about themselves using a Twitter account and then after a couple of weeks, the teacher could make trivia questions based on the Tweets. One major concern I have about using Twitter in the classroom is that it's blocked at my school by ENA (Educational Networks of America). I can unblock a site because I am the on-site administrator and have the password, but the regular classroom teachers cannot.

Peach-Blogging about Microblogging, or Tweeting in the Library

2009-10-05T07:43:00Z

Students will have a twitter account for school, set up to follow the library media center. The library media center’s Twitter account will have library updates, links to authors who tweet (there are a lot of Young Adult authors who do), and fun activities such as and guess the c haracter. For a class activity , I chose the development of a summary and analysis of a book by a class using Technology standards and Literature standards for 10 th grade. Technology Standard 4.1: Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences. Technology Standard 4.2: Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences. CLE 3002.8.1 Demonstrate knowledge of significant works of world literature. (Analyze the setting, plot, theme, characterization, and narration of classic and contemporary short stories and novels.) CLE 3002.8.3 Recognize the conventions of various literary genres and understand how these conventions articulate the writer’s vision. [Analyze how plot elements (e.g., exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/denouement) function and advance action.] CLE 3002.8.4 Analyze works of literature for what is suggested about the historical period in which they were written. [Analyze the role and function of characters (major/minor, protagonists/antagonists) and determine ways in which the author reveals those characters.] CLE 3002.8.5 Know and use appropriate literary terms to derive meaning from various literary genres. (Analyze the moral dilemmas in works of literature, as revealed by character motivation and behavior.) CLE 3002.8.6 Identify ways that the plot shapes the character and presentation of moral dilemmas in texts. CLE 3002.8.7 Identify how setting and changes in setting can affect the literary elements in texts. After the class has read and discussed the same book, a chronological summary, infused with story analysis can be developed within the group. Students will be numbered and take turns to create a comprehendible-and printable- thread. The facilitator can interject questions to spur on discussion or help keep students on task. After the activity, an open, unnumbered thread can include points they feel were missing from the original thread. This will allow students to fill in holes made in the group activity and self-access their own contributions. The tweeting can be informal, but the content will show the level of comprehension by the students. The facilitator can make final assessments on performance and comprehension or pass results onto the English teacher. Excerpt from sample thread (read bottom to top) : @uberlibrarian: Do u think this qualifies as foreshadowing? @student#2: Even tells her about his ‘sordid’ past! OMG-not acceptable back then! @student#1: Rochester, known 4 being surly, now opens up b/c of Jane. Like equals. @student#17: Thornfield is no longer quiet. He changes routine. Rochester & Jane talk openly. @student#16: Rochester is the superior—even on his high horse, but still needs Jane’s help. @student#15: Then Jane meets Rochester after he has been injured on his horse. @student#14: Yeah, life’s hunky-dorey for plain Jane! Boring!

Shanna Constant--Using Twitter in the Library

2009-10-05T03:19:00Z

Blog Outline1 One of the activities I want to begin in my library is assigning more research projects for my 4 th and 5 th graders. As the librarian, I want my students to begin using Twitter for Author Studies. Students will be working in small groups; each group will be assigned an author. My idea is to have 4 to 5 groups, so each week will Tweet information on 4 to 5 different authors. Each student will be posting biographical information, on their group’s assigned author, for all of their classmates to see. Objectives: Students will learn how to use Twitter. Students can learn how to use various tools for research. Students will be introduced to various authors and different types of literature. Activities: Each student will create their own Twitter account. Students would be assigned to small groups (4-5 students in each) to research, answer, and post their findings on Twitter. Each group would be given 4 to 5 questions, one question for each student, per library visit. Students will be given time to use the internet, look at biographies, etc...during library. Due to a limited number of computers, research centers will be set up for students to rotate through in order to have access to various types of information. Students will Tweet the answer to their questions. All students will read follow each other. They will have an Author Study folder to document information about each author. Assessment: The teacher/librarian will follow students to determine if each question was answered. Author Study folders will be evaluated once every 3 weeks. All assigned questions will be listed in the folders and posted answers should be documented by the student prior to being evaluated. Constant LIBS 6960 Page 1 of 1 (Blog Outline)

Billie Jernigan- Using Twitter in the Classroom

2009-10-04T22:49:00Z

Since I teach special ed K-3, I thought there is no way twitter would work for me. I reconsidered and thought maybe I could set up a classroom site and let the kids twitter about the easy books they are reading. They could use emoticons or simple sentences to show what they felt about the books. I do a lesson where they pretend to be book characters and write letters to each other. Maybe they could twitter these instead. This is assumng we could get twitter past the server.