Agenda

media type="custom" key="11527436" align="right"Twitter in Education Agenda Dec. 2, 2010

=Introductions and Notes:= **Twitter feed on side of wiki** **Link to this wiki is found on CMTC Extension; open to public** **Objectives of Session:** Your needs:
 * =====What do you want to learn?=====
 * =====Have fun!=====

My thoughts
 * Explore the Twitter Webslides for ideas
 * =====Learn more about Twitter in 140 characters or less!! (Tweet it right now if you have an account!)=====
 * =====Have a conversation about using Twitter for yourself, with students, and as PD=====
 * =====Add Ideas to this wiki=====
 * =====Create Tweets and your own [|Twitter]account=====
 * Reference: First Steps and more: http://cooper-taylor.com/blog/2008/08/50-ideas-on-using-twitter-for-education/

Benefits of using this Web2.0 tool

 * 1) ======Research ======
 * 2) ======Collaborate ======
 * 3) ======Collect ======
 * 4) ======Organize ======
 * 5) ======Share ======
 * 6) ======Access from anywhere, anytime ======
 * 7) ======Google Doc for Education on Twitter ======
 * 8) ======Sheila Adams won trip to NASA launch because she follows NASA and she was one of 150 VIPS selected ======
 * 9) ======Awareness ======

media type="youtube" key="oSQJP40PcGI?fs=1" height="385" width="640" =Twitter Tools=
 * [|Tweetdeck]
 * [|Twitterfall]
 * [|Echofon] - add on Firefox
 * [|Growl] - Notification Add on
 * [|Twiducate] Twitter for Education
 * URL Shortners like [|Bitly], [|Tinyurl] - browser extensions

**Tweetups - Face to Face meetings of Twitter users**

= [|Educators] to follow and to add your name to when you want! = = Other suggested followers! =
 * Find people and start tweeting! **
 * @skipz
 * #edchat
 * #cmtc10
 * maria knee
 * wes fryer
 * alice barr
 * cheryl oakes
 * bhsprincipal
 * chris lehman
 * sheila adams
 * deb boisvert
 * bob sprankle
 * cathy brophy
 * NHSTE
 * ISTE
 * IWB