InnovativeEdu Eyes Interactive Reading/Writing in This Edition of Edtech Tweets of the Week

Here we are for Round Two of the Tweets of the Week, something that I hope becomes one of your favorite attractions.

We had a nice start last week, and thanks to a great suggestion, there are no retweets this time. Remember, I welcome your suggestions for this weekly feature. As always, my humble commentary is next to each Tweet in parentheses. 

educatoral
10:30am, Feb 22 from BuzzCanTweet

Blog on PLC’s and their use in teacher evaluation. Feel free to comment. http://www.educatoral.com/wordpress/ #edch… http://bit.ly/dmQ8p7 (Wanted to start with something educational, and this is a very solid contribution.)

 

 

Ms4shay
5:36pm, Feb 24 from HootSuite

Police escort student out of class after refusal to recite Pledge of Allegiance – http://ow.ly/1aYcJ (Some controversy never hurts; this piece could spark some nice debate on civil rights.)

 

 

xmath2007
2:43pm, Feb 22 from Web

Clueless Woman Calls Tech Show When Her Stolen Wi-Fi Disappears http://bit.ly/bkg6db (Three Tweets in, it’s time for some humor; this is one of the classic oops moves of all time.)

 

 

dancallahan
6:52pm, Feb 21 from bit.ly

Preview of my slides for a presentation on Twitter for teachers at my school http://bit.ly/bvr2aS (Very nice slide show on this important topic; worth your time.)

 

ELanghorst
11:09am, Feb 21 from TweetDeck

does anyone else have people laugh when you use the word “tweet” in a conference presentation for teachers? funny (I thought so, too.)

 

InnovativeEdu
12:06pm, Feb 21 from Web

More ways to make reading / writing interactive for kids http://tinyurl.com/socnetstu (One of the most insightful blog posts of the week.)

 

 

sidneyeve
7:05am, Feb 21 from Web

edTech: Quizzes in an Age of Course Management Software http://ow.ly/196Uw thx (In an age of online learning, it’s nice to have resources like this.)

 

JasonFlom
12:48pm, Feb 26 from TweetDeck

Absolutely hilarious! “Funniest Headline Fails of All Time” (another reason to teach critical questioning!) http://bit.ly/bZ6Gdd #Funny (Nothing to do with technology or teaching, but far too good to leave off the list.)

The Twitter Experiment Gets College Students Tweeting

A retweet on Twitter to a blog link about Twitter led me to another link to this video. 

The video was originally posted last summer, but it’s very well done and a powerful demonstration of how Twitter can be used in the classroom. 

more about “The Twitter Experiment – UT Dallas“, posted with vodpod

 

Roush, EdTechSandy Headline First edTech Tweets of the Week List

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m no Twitter expert, but as a language arts teacher and long-time edtech expert, I like to think I recognize both good technology and good writing.

Plus, although I know my students would disagree, I like to think I have a good sense of humor.

These things being said, here is the first installment of what I hope will be both a regular and popular list of edtech Tweets of the Week.  My humble commentary is in parentheses at the end of each Tweet. If you think I’ve missed something, please comment. In fact, feel free to comment anyway.

missbrownsword

Digital Media Theme http://bit.ly/b6Ea3h – focuses on persuasive writing and AFL – would love to hear what people think! (It’s informative; plus I teach language arts, so I’m a little biased)

UltimateTeacher

Using VoiceThread for Writing http://bit.ly/aSqKnS @tombarrett Awesome!! Great post for all writers!!! (one of my favorite Twitter pics)

mrspal

  

Check out this great post on the Committed Sardine Blog http://committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=778 (How can you not love something called, Committed Sardine Blog)

coryroush

Oh, come on, http://www.fora.tv. If you’re going to auto-play a commercial, at least give me the option to pause it or turn down the volume. (Cory is one of the smartest and wittiest young tweeters I’ve seen)

EdTechSandyK

  All educators need law coursses: RT @mashable School Accused of Secretly Spying on Students Through Laptop Webcams http://bit.ly/d8CZXZ (Certainly not Sandy’s best, but she’ll likely be a regular on this list — a true star in our business)

TeachaKidd

RT @DiscoveryComm: Cannot wait! RT @LifeonDiscovery: LIFE in Pictures – be ready to be blown away. http://bit.ly/ag32eW Premieres 3/21 (Lee is another brilliant teacher, presenter and insightful tweeter)

web20classroom

RT @ktenkely: Dear spammers of the world, be warned, if I ever meet you, I will kick you in the shin. <-And I will get the other one! (He’s nformative, insightuful and  funny — ‘nough said)

MarshaCollier

So true! RT @vanillabean45 I’ve decided I don’t want to be anyone’s friend or lover. I want to be a client. They get better treatment. (There’s a lot to be said for cynicism)

WillyB

Got some good work done after school, though now it’s 5:00 and I’m still at work on Friday. Need to get out! (Anyone working at 5:00 on a Friday deserves to be recognized. . . or institutionalized)

carldowse

  eModeration Station » Activities for online courses: The End http://ow.ly/19mwU about 1 hours ago from HootSuite (If you teach online, you won’t want to miss this article)

 

Tweet This!

EdTech Tweets of the Week

There’s an old saying in teaching that instead of re-creating the wheel, you should “beg, borrow and steal.” Now this is not to be construed as a negative declaration.

Rather it means that teachers have far too much on their plates to create new lessons for every objective they must meet. So, it’s often necessary to go to a colleague and use something they’ve already created.

With this notion in mind, I’m borrowing an idea from another blogger. Starting tomorrow, I’ll debut a weekly blog post called, EdTech Tweets of the Week, which may include sme non-tech tweets from teachers.

This will be a list of tweets that are inspiring, useful, educational or just doggone funny.

If you want to recommend something, e-mail it to me at mark@thepaperlessclassroom.com or DM me on Twitter at markbarnes19.