Overview
Twitter is an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140-charactermessages called "tweets". Registered users can read and post tweets, but those who are unregistered can only read them. Users access Twitter through the website interface, SMS or mobile device app.
Tutorials
Resources
Kathy Shrock's Guide to Everything - Twitter for Teachers
The Teacher's Guide to Twitter
50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom
Twitter Guide by David Truss
The Teacher's Guide to Twitter
50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom
Twitter Guide by David Truss
Subject Specific
#HASHTAGS
Hashtags are keywords that categorize what you’re tweeting about. You can also search Twitter for a hashtag that you’re interested in. This will bring up tweets from other users who have tweeted about that topic. Some popular educational hashtags include:
General education: #teaching, #teachers, #learning, #k12, #PLN, #edreform, #commoncore, #ccss, #teacherproblems, #edcamp, #globaled
Educational technology: #edtech, #elearning, #edapp (or #edapps), #byod, #blendinglearning, #ipaded, #1to1
Content or grade-level specific:
Literacy: #kidlit, #literacy, #readaloud
Math: #math, #mathed
Science: #scied, #STEM, #NGSS, #scienceteacher
Social studies: #socialstudies, #historyteacher
Arts: #artsed, #musiced
Early childhood: #earlyed, #preschool, #ece
ESL: #esl, #ell (or #ells)
Special education: #sped, #specialneeds, #autism, #dyslexia
Physical education: #PEgeeks
Speech and language: #SLpeeps, #speech
Other hashtags to note:
#tlap: Inspired by Dave Burgess’s (@burgessdave) Teach Like a Pirate
#comments4kids: Denotes when teachers want others to comment on students’ blog posts.
#flipclass: The latest and greatest ideas about flipped learning
(Source: Scholastic - http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/twitter-teachers)
CHATS
Educators join up for Twitter chats every day of the week. Moderators pose questions to keep the discussion on topic. Everyone uses the same #hashtag in his or her tweets so it’s easy to follow the conversation. You can search for the hashtag manually on the Twitter page or try programs like Hootsuite and TweetDeck to follow along. Below are some popular chats:
Hashtags are keywords that categorize what you’re tweeting about. You can also search Twitter for a hashtag that you’re interested in. This will bring up tweets from other users who have tweeted about that topic. Some popular educational hashtags include:
General education: #teaching, #teachers, #learning, #k12, #PLN, #edreform, #commoncore, #ccss, #teacherproblems, #edcamp, #globaled
Educational technology: #edtech, #elearning, #edapp (or #edapps), #byod, #blendinglearning, #ipaded, #1to1
Content or grade-level specific:
Literacy: #kidlit, #literacy, #readaloud
Math: #math, #mathed
Science: #scied, #STEM, #NGSS, #scienceteacher
Social studies: #socialstudies, #historyteacher
Arts: #artsed, #musiced
Early childhood: #earlyed, #preschool, #ece
ESL: #esl, #ell (or #ells)
Special education: #sped, #specialneeds, #autism, #dyslexia
Physical education: #PEgeeks
Speech and language: #SLpeeps, #speech
Other hashtags to note:
#tlap: Inspired by Dave Burgess’s (@burgessdave) Teach Like a Pirate
#comments4kids: Denotes when teachers want others to comment on students’ blog posts.
#flipclass: The latest and greatest ideas about flipped learning
(Source: Scholastic - http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/twitter-teachers)
CHATS
Educators join up for Twitter chats every day of the week. Moderators pose questions to keep the discussion on topic. Everyone uses the same #hashtag in his or her tweets so it’s easy to follow the conversation. You can search for the hashtag manually on the Twitter page or try programs like Hootsuite and TweetDeck to follow along. Below are some popular chats:
Check out This Extensive List of Education Chats to join!
And don't miss out on great Education Chats in Michigan with the #miched hashtag
