Twitter For Education: Considerations & Possibliites

HollyRae Bemis-Schurtz and Laura Grant 
 New Mexico State University / Thursday / October 22 2009  
3:00-3:45

New Mexico Technology in Education (NM TIE) 2009 Conference   October 21-23 2009 / Wednesday > Friday / Ruidoso Convention Center / Ruidoso, NM.

Abstract
 
Educators around the world are utilizing Twitter as a personal learning environment, but how else can microblogging be used in education? From K12 to Higher Education, we will present the possibilities of Twitter and alternative tools in both instructional and student support contexts. We’ll share examples of how elementary, secondary and higher education faculty and institutions are using microblogging to augment communication in thoughtful ways, but we won’t stop there. Social media tools like this require important safety and security considerations as well as outcomes based planning. Join us and identify issues and strategies you’ll need to know about Twitter for educational purposes.

Outline

>Presentation Overview
> Higher Education
> Secondary
> Elementary
> Charting Clear Outcomes
> Safety & Security Considerations
> Alternative Tools

Also

Resources on Getting Started with Twitter

> NMSU Twitter Camp Wiki
> Mashable's Twitter Guide Book
> Twitter for Business (Twitter 101)
> We Follow (A directory of Twitter users)
> Twitter Tools

Examples of Higher Education Twitter Presences

> [http://twitter.ncsu.edu/]
> [http://success.nmsu.edu/twitter]
> [http://www.facultyfocus.com/free-report/twitter-in-higher-education-usage-habits-and-trends-of-todays-college-faculty/]

Twitter & Microblogging in Education Resources

>Microblogging Education
> Educational Presence Twitter

Source
[http://nmtiepresentation.pbworks.com/Twitter-for-Education%3A--Considerations--Possibliites]

Slideshare

[http://ow.ly/FJdE]
 

!!! Thanks To Javed Alam / Professor / Civil , Environmental, Chemical Engineering Department /  Youngstown State University / Youngstown, Ohio / For The HeadsUp !!!