Catherine WerstOctober 28, 2009

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HousekeepingHousekeeping

Adjusting your computer audioAdjusting your computer audio

1) To listen on your computer, adjust your speaker volume 2) If you’re using a phone, click on phone headset.3) To speak you’ll need a microphone or USB headset.

a) First, run the audio wizard Tools/Audio/Audio Setup Wizard.b) Second, press on the mic icon when it’s available (release when finished speaking)

Saving Files & Open/close CaptionsSaving Files & Open/close Captions

1. Save chat window with floppy disc icon

2. Open/close captioning window with CC icon

Emoticons and PollingEmoticons and Polling

1. Raise hand and Emoticons

2. Polling options

Image courtesy of despair.com

When I hear “Twitter”, I think:

a) Yeah baby! I’ve been tweeting since ’06

b) Oh cool! Another new technology!

c) Is this new fad worth the time & effort?

d) Oh no! Another new technology…

e) That’s it, I’m faxing in my intent to retire.

Statistics courtesy of Wolframalpha.com

Free, real-time stream of 140-character posts from people you “follow”

Platform for you to share ideas, resources in public or private

Access to global, unfiltered stream of posts Synchronous & asynchronous

communication tool Functions not limited to members only Portable – mobile, desktop

Any user profile that is made

public can be viewed if you

know the user name.

Tweets from that user are displayed in

chronological order with some

hyperlinking.

Important, popular, provoking “tweets” are retweeted to wider audiences

Ability to contact users outside your network with @name salutation

“Trending” topics displayed on site Filtering, searches and tagging

for tweets (#hashtags) search.twitter.com is the search engine

Twitter.com

When you log in to Twitter, you can

post your Tweets directly into the

interface, and review the Tweets

of the users you are following.

Other features are found on the right navigation.

1. Find someone interesting to follow

2. Click the “Follow” button

3. Their posts will now show up in your timeline! Easy!

…If someone is too “noisy” for your taste, simply click “Unfollow”

Web sites shared via URL shortening http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url

=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=world+according+to+twitter&x=0&y=0

http://tinyurl.com/yg97r8w

Metrics & Visualizations of word use Not only humans using Twitter Get ready for Google’s Social Search

launch with Twitter in a few weeks!

Search is open and public, and

you may search across all

posts by words or hashtags.

Professional (or Personal) Learning Network

Follow professionals who inspire you & share your interests

Find people, organizations that give you resources and breaking news

Ask your PLN for feedback Feed your PLN with resources, ideas

Jump into Twitter for YOU first Research the things that interest you Be aware of Twittiquette Think locally AND globally

“The animating genius behind Twitter will live on... that tactile sense of your community is simply too

much fun, too useful — and it makes the group more than

the sum of its parts.”

– Clive Thompson, WIRED Magazine

Talking about life Talking about their instructors Sharing assignment information Selling & buying textbooks Sharing work, cheating, encouraging Confessing, complaining, extolling

…on Twitter.

…Sometimes under their desks while you’re talking.

Use a different account for teaching Show your tweets on your web site

(RSS, widgets) Pre-course information Talk up your textbook Promote library &

counseling services Demonstrate netiquette

Virtual Office Hours Post assignments (use #hashtags!) Announcements (cancellation, grades) Supplemental web resources Highlight career opportunities Ruminate, link to your blog Ask key concept questions

All without having to share a phone number!

Research, post links to news, articles Tweet the lecture for extra credit Progressive stories (#hashtags!) Chapter summaries Tweet a field trip Lecture Hall discussion tweets (project

on a smart screen)

Link to exemplary student work Respond to poll or survey (twickers?) Post images/music/video via Twitter Interview a classmate Haiku or iambic pentameter

Powerpoint plug-in for Office 2007 (Windows)

Read events in other languages Learn about other countries, cultures News about specific disciplines Follow political events or politicians Find opposing views Multicultural music & videos (blip.fm) Learn from & speak with experts Develop professional manners

Follow tweeted medical procedures Experience NASA events Get geological info (volcano, quakes) Find internships or jobs Discover local Tweetups Conference information in real time

Wordle.net

Twyric.com

Timetweets.com

1. Build your Professional Learning Network

2. Follow a small group at first, include friends & fellow hobbyists

Join interesting chats (#edchat, #techtrust) and meet like-minded people

1. “Weed out” your follow list on occasion to fine-tune the tweet stream

2. Play with access beyond twitter.com

Tr.im/twip:

Resource links Videos Handy applications PLUS annotated list of all

classroom ideas!

Please remember to share your

Twitter user names in the chat

window if you want new Tweeps!

Tr.im/twip

Catherine Werst

cwerst@cuesta.edu

Twitter.com/cat8canary

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