Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009
Time: 9:00am PST/10:00am MST
11:00am CST/12:00pm EST
Location: Elluminate
Recording (full): https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/installinfo/playback?psid=2009-03-07.0903.M.18F754BD58EF2D14E2BAF3047416CC.vcr
Recording (audio): http://audio.edtechlive.com/cr20/twitterforteachers.mp3
Recording (chat): http://wiki.classroom20.com/CR+20+LIVE+07+Mar+09
Newbie Question of the Week: What is Twitter and how can I use it to support my teaching?
Topic: Twitter for Teachers
Sharetabs link: http://www.sharetabs.com/?classroom20live03072009
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:
http://twitterforteachers.wetpaint.com/ (Rodd Lucier: Twitter for Teachers Wiki)
http://thecleversheep.blogspot.com/ (Rodd Lucier: The Clever Sheep Blog)
http://thecleversheep.blogspot.com/2009/02/unanticipated-uses-of-twitter.html (Rodd Lucier: Unanticipated Uses of Twitter-includes an excellent TED Talk video by Evan Williams on this topic)
http://thecleversheep.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=431442 (Rodd Lucier: Short but excellent audio podcast explaining getting started on Twitter)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o (Twitter in Plain English: CommonCraft video)
http://www.slideshare.net/maggiev/twitter-for-educational-purposes-a-tutorial-presentation?type=powerpoint (maggiev: Twitter for Educational Purposes-A Tutorial)
http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/Twitter (Suzie Vesper: Twitter resources-includes survey with responses for why educators use Twitter)
http://www.caroline-middlebrook.com/blog/twitter-guide/ (Caroline Middlebrook: The Big Juicy Twitter Guide)
http://mashable.com/2008/07/15/twhirl-tweetdeck-comparison/ (Chris Miller: Twitter Client Head-to-Head: Twhirl vs Tweetdeck)
http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2008/09/14/my-quick-start-tips-for-new-twitters / (Sue Waters: My Quick Start Tips for New Twitters)
http://suewaters.wikispaces.com/ (Sue Waters: Building your Own Personal PLN--includes using Twitter)
http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/03/29/twitter-a-teaching-and-learning-tool/ (Tom Barrett: Twitter-A Teaching and Learning Tool)
http://mashable.com/2009/01/20/friendfeed-tips-for-twitter-users/ (Jennifer Van Grove: Top FriendFeed Tips for Twitter Users)
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pfr2_hjQxlJaQWcUZ7xUNRw (Lucy Gray: Survey asking educators how they use Twitter)
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pM_ZE5BS0SgqDabnhl8Z2aA&hl=en (Educators on Twitter-contact information including grade levels/subjects/locations)
http://bitbybitseedlings.ning.com/forum/topics/806765:Topic:7121 (Seedlings-Bob Sprankle: To Twitter or not to Twitter-That is NOT the Question)
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/socialmedia/twitterrl.html (Jane Hart: Twitter Reading List)
http://twictionary.pbwiki.com/ (Twictionary: A Dictionary for Twitter)
http://www.140characters.com/2009/01/30/how-twitter-was-born/ (Dom Sagolla: How Twitter was Born--just 3 years ago!)
http://www.twitip.com/the-90-10-rule-for-successful-twitter-networking/ (Jack Humphrey: The 90-10 Rule for Successful Twitter Networking)
http://twitter4teachers.pbwiki.com/ (Gina Hartman: Twitter4Teachers Wiki)
http://twitter.pbwiki.com/ (Chris Messina: Twitter Fan Wiki-lots of resources to help you understand Twitter and its uses--not specifically designed for educators but very helpful)
http://www.edsupport.cc/mguhlin/share/index.php?n=Work.Pln (Miguel Guhlin: Build Your Own Personal Learning Network, includes tips for Twitter)
http://twitter.pbwiki.com/Hashtags (Chris Messina: Twitter Fan Wiki-What are hashtags and how to use them)
http://twitter100.com/ (Twitter100: an alternative for an easy way to view your last 100 twitter messages from all users-can set how frequently you want it to refresh)
http://twittermethis.wikispaces.com/ (Mark Wagner: Twitter Me This: An Introduction to Social Microblogging in Education)
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/18912902/index.html (video of 2nd graders discussing their Twitter experiences)
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