Tweetment of Twitter in the Classroom

This page is created as a resource for educators interested in using Twitter in their classrooms.

Tweetment of Twitter in the Classroom Presentation

The YouTube video of the presentation given at the 2011 AAPT Summer Meeting in Omaha, NE
The pdf of the presentation given at the 2011 MSTA Spring Conference in Grand Rapids, MI.
The recording of the presentation given during the April 6th, 2011 Global Physics Department meeting.
The pdf of the presentation given at the 2011 MIAAPT Spring Conference at Grand Valley State University, MI.

Social Media Revolution YouTube Video

Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? This video details out social media facts and figures that are hard to ignore. This video is produced by the author of Socialnomics.

Tweet of the Week YouTube Video

This a short video explaining my Tweet of the Week assignment my students do in their physics class. It includes student examples of their tweets.

Hootsuite

HootSuite allows you to connect to multiple social networks from one website. I use it to schedule all of my Tweets, keep track of all the people I follow, and create search panels of my classes' hashtags.

tinyurl

A url shortener used to help fit your hyperlinks into the 140 character limits of Twitter.

bit.ly

Another url shortener used to help fit your hyperlinks into the 140 character limits of Twitter.