Twitter+Resources

Kali Alford (@mrkalford) I've tried Twitter in the past for both personal and professional uses. In both attempts I found myself puzzled at how someone is able to stop what they are doing and "tweet" something. That is not to say that I don't get the value in the dialog that Twitter can create. That being said one of the finds that I came across was from the National Endowment for the Humanities (@NEHgov). They sponsor great summer workshops that built around the premise of increasing content knowledge by allowing teachers access the wealth of resources of many collegiate institutions. This month they have several interesting primary source documents in relation to Black History Month. One document that struck me was describing how the Underground Railroad took slaves south into Mexico! Keisha King's (@mrsktking) twitter finds:

A great group to follow is @edutopia. I have been following this blog/group for almost a year now. It has so much information about education in general and technology ideas in the classroom. As math department chair, I try inspire my department to incorporate one of their ideas once a month.

There are several hot topics of STEM, Common Core, Flipped Classrooms. I learned that today, February 5th, is Digital Learning Day.

Something kinda funny. In one of the articles to read, the author said "twittering". I said this in class once. My students laughed at me and told me the correct word is "tweeting". Times are quickly changing. I would also recommend to educators that you have two separate twitter accounts, one professional and one personal. I created a twitter a couple years ago but never used it. I am familiar with other social networking sites, but I could not get into the twitter scene. I have to admit- I never thought of using twitter as a educational tool until now. As I was browsing through Richard Byrne's twitter, I found an article he posted about giving [|student video feedback]. This would be great for projects in my classes. It's frustrating to pass back graded papers/projects that I spend hours grading and then watching the students crumble the feedback up immediately. Using EduClipper would make it easier for myself to give feedback but students could also view the feedback on their own time. **Kaitlin Mason** (@kaitlin__mason) I have been using twitter as social media for over two years now. My college friends were really into twitter, so I started using it as well. I have not considered using it in my classroom because I am afraid of the risks. I do like the idea of getting new ideas and tools to use in my classroom. I frequently look for ideas on Pinterest, so it would not be too different to use Twitter to get educational ideas. On twitter, I found a [|post] from @edtechdigest that talked about a cool tool called [|Quick Key]. This is a program that allows you to scan student assessments and put them into the computer. It compiles data for you to use, and it only takes a few moments to do this. You download an app from the app store to use it with your phone. It looks like a program that could be super easy and helpful to use in the classroom. I am very interested in trying it out! (W02) Brenda Young (@msbyoung9) I am new to twitter and still contemplating ways in which I can educationally use the tool. I thought about using the resource to help our students write clearly. Our fifth graders are working to write and speak effectively and concisely. Twitter offers students a challenge by allowing them to express their thoughts within 140 characters. Using this tool will force students to choose their words carefully. It would be really cool to have the students use digital tools to respond to classroom discussions. However, I will admit that I am a little apprehensive about using twitter with students because of the social aspect of the site. I think it is great that it connects people from around the world, but like any social-media site, can be dangerous without proper training. Since I am still new to twitter I would have to take time to thoroughly explore the site before introducing and using with students. I do see the potential in using this resource in the classroom, but for me it will be no time soon.
 * Leigha Ellis (**@trigger1082)

Edit … = Twitter Resources #KSUITEC7430 = ====Next to your name (with your Twitter handle in parenthesis) please tell your peers about a Twitter resource you found interesting. Please list your resource under your section number (W03, W04, or W06) not cohort number. Your section number is listed in the name of your course in D2L, see example:==== Internet Tools in Classroom Section W03 Fall Semester 2013 CO Be careful not to post via the discussion boards at the bottom.

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Ruben Barkley – (@barkleyRL) yesterday on my Twitter Feed, I found an interesting article on Edutopia (www.edutopia.org) entitled “Ten Takeaway Tips for Teaching Critical Thinking”. I thought this was a very relevant tweet, in the wake of the recent curriculum changes which require students to develop and apply critical thinking skills across multiple content areas. The article touched on several key steps to developing critical thinking skills. In supporting my schools, several of my teachers have expressed the difficulty in determining the level of understanding and how far their students are in regards to critical thinking skills. Fortunately, emerging technologies provide us with new methods of measuring and developing our students’ critical thinking skills and integrate many of the tips discussed in the posted article. For example, “Technology: Lock It Up” ([]) is a project in a STEM classroom in Minnetonka Middle School East, where students are designing the (wall) locker of the future. What will a locker look like in ten years? How will students re-purpose lockers to fit their needs in ten years? The answers are part of a project designed to challenge students’ critical thinking skills. I was really impressed by how the students had a stronger connection at a more critical level with STEM content by requiring them to respond through a technology application. As always, any tips to increase critical thinking benefits our students and colleagues.

Also, as most of us know, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), is a curriculum designed to essentially encourage students to learn to think like engineers. They are graded on their use of discovery, problem solving and creative thinking. As seen in the YouTube video, creative thinking and problem solving are the primary objectives with the” Locker Project”.

I hope you guys found this posting to be both timely and relevant to our concerns in schools today!

Susan Brandon- (@ga_techiegal). I typically use Twitter to gain more information than I share, and that works for me right now as I make my way through grad school. Several of my favorite people and sites to follow, such as [|Cool Cat Teacher], [|Richard Byrne], and [|Tony Vincent] have been named in previous posts. Another great resource for teachers and educational technology folks is [|Cybraryman's Technology Pages]. For everyone considering using Twitter as a Professional Learning Network, I also found his page, [|Cybraryman's Twitter PLN List] a great list of people to follow and learn from. One last thing is another social bookmarking site I happened upon, [|Scoop It], which I’ve actually used more as a learning tool, than curating my own page. While I can only curate 5 topics, I’ve found that is plenty, as most fall under the title “Technology Tools” for me.

Karen Leonard- (kleonard_22) Reading through my Twitter feeds, I have found several tweets by Kathy Schrock (@kathyschrock) to be awesome resources. Last night, I found one she posted on the new iOS7 and some of its new features. [|The Coolest 18 Features in iOS7 That you Probably Didn't Know About]. It was exciting to learn about the new features, such as the burst mode for taking pictures and adding calendar dates through text messages. While these may not seem pertinent for educational uses, I see it more useful in building up technology skills in teachers. Since this is the first major update to the iPhone and iPad, many teachers have installed it and found they do not know how to navigate the system. This can cause the user to become frustrated and not want to experience new tools and programs. By easing technology anxieties related to tools teachers are already using, hopefully they will learn to transfer some of the troubleshooting or problem-solving skills to other technologies, such as those used in the classroom.

Jordan Taylor - (@JordanBrookeTay) Tonight on Twitter, I chose to view the newsfeed of Richard Byrne. He was tweeting about many amazing sites! The one that caught my eye was the tweet about the Todo Math app. This app offers timed mathematics practice problems for students in kindergarten through 2nd grade. This is currently a free app that can allow children to work on their fluency. The students can either drag their answers into the correct space or practice writing their numbers beside the problems. Fluency apps seem to be more and more popular. I wonder if flashcards will soon fade away? I also took a peek at the newsfeed of Will Richardson, the author of our textbook. I really like his style of writing and his textbook is easy and fun to read. In one of his tweets he even offered to Skype with some students!

Sterling Hope (@SHope04) I searched education on Twitter and found an article on // [|12 Effective Ways To Use Google Drive In Education] // It was tweeted from [|@**edutopia**]. I find that most articles I read are from Edutopia and EdWeek. The 12 ways has a great visual tool with tons of ideas for how to utilize Google Docs effectively. I can't wait to try a few down the road. There are so many options out there it can be overwhelming to make choices.

Ross (@ErossEmily) I was looking through my newsfeeds and found a very interesting #|site that discusses great Apps for the Ipad. When I first found it (Tweeted by Richard Byrne @rmbyrne) it was discussing young students learning the alphabet and alphabetical order ; however, there is a page for each grade level full of interesting Apps. One of my favorites was a writing prompt App where you shake the Ipad and it will give you a different prompt each time you shake it. I think my kids would LOVE that! Here's the link: http:// wp.me/p2XL8j-mm

Paulette Allard (@ima_posed) I did a quick Twitter search for for __#|educational technology__ and found Anjanette Urdanivia (@anjanetteu) who is and educator and instructional coach. I found a link in one of her tweets to an interesting and useful website with a great link to a chart that can be used __#|to apply__ SAMR to iPad apps (http://t.co/3ZjDa3wQ6t). The chart is a quick easy way to elevate your use of technology when designing your lessons.

Connie Brantley (@7ladtrojan) I found an interesting article from the teaching channel. [] By the way, if you haven't __#|signed up__ for The Teaching Channel, you really should, they have great tips for the classroom and clips that go along with lots of lessons. Anyway, on this page there are several tips for getting started with Twitter in the Classroom and my favorite one was "Twitter Tuesday" where the students and teachers tweet to the entire #|school community. This would be one way to start with twitter slowly to see how it works for you and your students.

Neil Burnfin (@nburnfin) I found an interesting article about the flipped classroom on the site edtechdigest.com ([]). The article is by a professor at __#|Clemson University__ who describes her experience in flipping her classroom. She tells how nervous she was, why she thought about flipping in the first place, and how she actually went about accomplishing this. Finally, she describes the impact of flipping her classroom and what she learned from the experience.

Christa Heath (Heathworld1) I have two twitter accounts. On personal and one for my class room and to follow educational source. One of the best besides Richard Byrne is Tony Vincent. Tony shares numerous iDevices apps, a new one each day and has a wiki with various other __#|technology information__. Today he shared There are 877,164 apps in Apple's App #|Store and 59% of them are free. I found that to be amazing how many __#|free apps__ there are. Here is his web site: [|http://] [|tonyv.me] [|**Twitter handle**] [|‏] [|@**tonyvincent**]

Christen Brown (@gabelle) Richard Byrne tweeted the idea of having students create a Pic Collage in order to summarize their summer vacations or weekends. I am familiar with the Pic Collage app however, I never thought about using the app to have students summarize an event. I can see using the app with ELL or ESS students in order to help them organize their thoughts. The app could even be used for writing where students can write a paragraph or story about what their Pic Collage shows. Here is the article if interested! :) []

Jennifer Santi (@Jenniferasanti) Adam Bellow shared a resource called eduClipper that allows students to create electronic portfolios of their work for free. They can add prezis, documents, and other media, as well as add information that they have stored in Drive. Teachers can create class boards that students can join and students can collaborate and share there. What I found interesting is that Bellow was sharing a resource from another site that we have added to our Twitter feeds: Freetech4teachers.com

Alan Coleman (@Libratorian) I am quickly becoming a fan of Twitter and the connectedness that it provides for us to learn from. It didn’t take long at all this afternoon, to discover a very useful study about the application of wikis at the elementary level. All of my teaching experience is in middle school and high school, so I am having to discover effective pedagogies at the elementary level where I now work. I was actually building my PLN, perusing the list of people that Jennifer Burke ([|@jdkburke]) follows, and I saw a tweet from Bernard Bull ([|@bdean1000]) referencing [|this study] which discusses the benefits of using wikis, strategies to use wikis across subject areas, and lessons from teachers who actually use them, not just tout them. Big help since I will be co-teaching SS and Sci in a 4 th grade classroom starting next week.

Cutia Blunt (@AppsForClass) Last Saturday I had the opportunity to once again attend EdCamp Atlanta. It's a one-day 'unconference' where the schedule is built organically as attendees arrive. In other words, educators that attend step up to lead sessions upon arrival. EdCamp tends to have an instructional technology focus, but all educational topics are appropriate for the sessions. One of the most resourceful parts of EdCamp is the 'Smackdown' where attendees each have 3 minutes to share a resource that we may or may not already know about. Recently the administrators of EdCamp ATL Tweeted out a Google Doc of all resources that were shared during the 2013 Smackdown. I think it is a resource that would be of interest to all of you too. I also encourage you to follow the amazing and innovative EdCamp administrators - @WandaMcClure, @JaimeVanderG, @NikkiDRobertson, and @CatFlippen. You can also follow @EdCampATL.

Jennifer Burke (@jdkburke) I only started using Twitter for the Research class #KSUEDRS8000 but have to admit I'm a little overwhelmed by all kinds of things I can use in the library. Like Emily (@ErossEmily) I love all the little apps that Richard Byrne @rmbyrne posts, and I immediately downloaded Things to Think About ow.ly/oY4mr. There are writing prompts created, drawn and narrated by children in 2nd-5th grade about Big Ideas, like what it's like to stay home alone. Although it's a free iPad app, the ideas could also be used as blog post starters. It's also an example of the kind of amazing product kids can create (with some adult help in programming). Since my teachers are often asking me for apps that help with grammar, math, and map skills I can use a lot of Richard Byrne's suggestions. One site I follow that wasn't on the class list is [|Edudemic]which also includes policy issue research.

T. Michael Rewis (@mikerewis) I discovered some great tools for creating screen capture videos by reading a retweet from Howie Diblasi After doing some research, I recommend Screencast-O-Matic because of its simplicity. For more information and other tools, please visit, http://t.co/POq5CGCnmV.

Mark Bullard (@MarkBullard73) As a writing teacher, I really enjoyed the tweet by Richard Byrne about the free I Pad App [|Things to Think About]. This App provides over 100 writing prompts for grades 2nd through 5th. These prompts were created by teachers and students and the promts cover a wide range of categories/scenarios.

Sarah Barnett (@sarbarnett) Richard Byrne's tweets seemed to fill my newsfeed this week, and I really like some of the Web 2.0 classroom tools he shared. For example, I've used [|Socrative] before as a means for formative assessment, but Byrnes suggested a new tool, [|Infuse Learning]. The link actually takes you to one of his blog posts at iPad Apps for School, rather than the Infuse Learning site. I look forward to exploring this resource soon, since it looks like Infuse Learning offers a few more options than Socrative. Also, Byrnes linked to another of his blogs with a post about [|using technology for alternative book reports]. I have my students read one novel outside of class each grading period, so I am considering adding a few of the options from his blog post to my list of possible presentation formats for this independent reading assignment.

Amy Bross (@Amylb71) I love the idea of twitter, but I do not use it often. It is a great resource, but it has become one more thing to check. I am definitley overwhelmed by all the information out there. I know that I do not have to look at everything, but I am the type of person who is afraid to miss something I might be able to use or share with someone else. One of the posts by Richard Byrne (@rmbyrne) on [|13 Good Chrome Extensions and Apps for Students and Teachers] caught my eye as our district has just started allowing us to use Google Chrome on our computers. As a media specialist I appreciated the Easybib Chrome extension that has two features I am constantly trying to reinforce with students. It can give students a credibility rating on the site they are viewing. It is not infallible or available for every webpage, but gives students something to think about. It also will help them create a citation for the webpage using Easybib. Students may more likely to cite sources if they can create it right on the spot.

Julie Atkinson (@jatkinson_julie) I'm still relatively new to twitter, and I've been so busy, I haven't had time to explore it in depth. However, I have been looking for a good lesson on persuasive writing. For this assignment, I went to twitter to see what I could find. I found a really good website called [|readwritethink]. It has a myriad of lessons for grades K-12. I have also enjoyed looking at everyone else's posts. I've found several things I'd like to try or explore.

I went back on twitter today when I got home from school. I can't believe all of the information and resources that are available. I was surprised to even find a link to a webinar from [|techlearning] on ebooks and literacy. I think I would enjoy that.

Randi Brown (@randibrown32) I just recently began using Twitter as well, and I am still adjusting to it. I have managed to find some really great classroom ideas, but most of what I have found useful has been the links to other resources. Through Dr. Frazier's suggestion, I started following Kathy Schrock. She tweeted a link to [|Android Apps to Support Bloom's Analyzing Level]. Since I am already an ITS, I constantly get asked about apps for both Apple and Android tablets. I thought this would be very helpful to several teachers. She also tweeted a link to [|90 iOS 7 Tips and Tricks]. This is a very important topic to me since all of our teachers from Pre-K to 9th grade have iPads in their classrooms. Most of our teachers have not updated to iOS 7 yet because there is a conflict with using Infinite Campus on the iPad. I am sure that they will update soon, and this will be a great resource for them when they do update their iPads.

Heather Brown (@hrbrown83) Like Randi, I also started following Kathy Schrock. I also liked her tweet on 90 IOS 7 Tips and Tricks. Randi and I teach in the same school system so I have an IPad in my classroom. I have update my personal IPad so I am looking at new ways to use the new operating system in my classroom. W04

Kimberly Ray (@Kimberyrray) I am amazed with the use of twitter for professional purposes. However, there is such an abundance of information about everything on Twitter that I have a hard time finding exactly what I am looking for. For example, I entered "Common Core" and came across tons of tweets discussing the political side of Common Core. Nonetheless, I was looking for lessons or resources for that reflect Common Core State Standards. I entered "Teaching Ideas" and I came across this very interesting article that gives 9 ideas for teaching language to ELL students. The title of the article begins with "Not Your Ordinary English". It provides 9 ways to creatively teach English to English language learners. I found the article insightful and a fun way to build language skills with my students. I am happy to have found this article and will uses some of the suggestions in my classroom. They sound as though they will be a lot of fun for me and the students.

Joe Hilliard (@JoeHilliard4) I am s-l-o-w-l-y becoming more familiar with Twitter. I visited a couple of websites that were posted by Richard Byrne. One would be a really cool website for my students to peruse called the "Worst Jobs in History." It asks students to pick an era and then look at three different jobs from that era under "dangerous," "tiring," or "dirty" categories. The students are then supposed to rank the jobs according to their own particular tastes. What a great way to look at history that is from the the point of view of a common man. The best part is that it requires them to think critically as they evaluate each job. Another site, posted by Byrne, included blogs that asked questions about educational topics. The one question that I saw asked was why homework is still given out by teachers even though research shows that it really doesn't have a positive effect.

Ashley Horne (@AshleyAHorne) I must admit that for some reason (blame it on pregnancy brain) Twitter has been hard for me to "get"! I must admit after looking through the suggested followings, I have caught myself reading ideas for a significant amount of time!!! I am slowly being sucked in and I kinda like it! I really enjoy following Richard Byrne and I find his information useful. The [|blog] that he posted about Google Maps and Common Core helped me realize how I could use Google Maps (which I already think is great) and the standards that I am teaching. He discusses how to add a destination to the map. One way I have already decided to use this is to show the landscape that the creature in __Frankinstein__ had to endure on his travels to find his creator. I am really excited about using this in my classroom.

Melanie Turner (@deepsouthedtech) One timely resource that I ran across today is called It's All About the Hashtag tweeted by Steven Anderson (@web20classroom). Anderson breaks down the way hashtags work and suggests a collection of existing educational ones curated by Cybrary Man. Anderson also mentions that he no longer signs up participants and prods them to tweet the first day. He proves the value of Twitter to them without signing in first.

David R. Culbreth( [|@Culbrethdave] ) I found a source today that should be a primer for anybody that wants to flip a classroom called Flipping your classroom to meet the common core and other standards. I wish that I had read it before I implemented the same in my math classes this year. It really focuses on how to implement Common Core and higher level delivery in a more efficient manner utilizing tech tools such as online video tutorials and teacher prepared lessons - mainly focusing on basic skills. This allows more time to spend on Common Core tasks. The author, Julie Schell has more articles relating to the topic in her blog. Lucy Thompson (@LucyThompsonKSU) I enjoyed reading an article about the Maker Movement in schools. It was saying that it utilizes a student's interests and incorporates them into the classroom, and culminates in a product. I assume this is similar to the genius hour projects, in which students (or adults at some companies) are given time to pursue a passion. I have always been a big advocate of children learning best through authentic tasks, and the Maker Movement seems to fit that bill. Now I'm getting slurped off into what everyone else read. I'm intrigued! Some interesting stuff!

Carole Bevis @TheBevis I was investigating using podcasts on Twitter when I found [|Write to Learn]. I want to use podcasting with my class for our research project. Through Write to Learn I discovered a class website [] where the teacher was interviewed and explained why she believed writing in this format would benefit her students. Additionally, several students had their podcast posted to the site. This one [|Trees and Their Many Uses]was great. Several of the videos are really good and the students seem to take their project seriously. I’m hoping to find more information on podcasting with young students as I use Twitter for a research source.

When I am searching through feeds on Twitter, I notice that I become engrossed very quickly going from one site to another and reading all sorts of new information. I don’t want to quit, there is so much out there to learn. I am glad we explored social bookmarking this week so I can add all of the great sites to my account and share them with others. One feed that I always seem to come back to is Scholastic Teachers. Just this afternoon, I read a tweet from them on how to create [|Core-Ready ELA lessons]. I also came across another great site, [|PBS Teachers] where you can find several resources that support teaching the Common Core Standards in Georgia at all grade levels. I have used PBS kids before, but not PBS teachers, this was a great find. Richard Byrne also tweeted about creating a [|book review] site, he gave some examples of how even young children can do this. We do an author study at our school each year. I am thinking of using his idea to have my students review the books we are reading by our author and sharing it with others.
 * Alacia Herring** [|(@aherri21])

John Frohberg ([|@johnfrohberg]) As I was looking through the tweets it occurred to me just how amazing twitter is as a educational medium. In courses and magazines and during conferences I have heard many of the names the we were requested to follow, and by following them several others were also suggested, but through twitter it is possible to get an idea of what these people are working on daily. It is almost like being privy to the planning process for hundreds of peoples comference presentations. One particularly interesting idea that I found came from the Teach Paperless feed, which is now[| @BlakePlock,]they are currently working on the Sanderling Project which allows teachers to share their stories and earn badges for contributions to the project. I must admit that out of fear I haven't joined the Beta test for this. I am not afraid that it will be harmful, but I ma afraid that like Twitter it will become a very time consuming enterprise. I find it difficult to just read tweets, and not continue through the flow of connected websites until I have the entire story. That 140 character limit is somewhat misleading, if the 140 includes a web address then it can actually be as large as it wants to be.

Amber Genzink (@AmberGenzink) I've been looking through Kevin Honeycutt's tweets (@KevinHoneycutt) about educational technology. He has some very positive thoughts and some great ideas for educators. While I find looking through Twitter to always turn into a much longer event than planned ( resulting in 15-20 open tabs at the top of my browser), Twitter is an excellent way of navigating through the vast amount of information on the web and finding topics important to me. The topic that I got caught up in today was a how-to video clip that Kevin Honeycutt posted about making a No Budget Document Camera and how to use it for collaborative projects in your classroom. Essentially, you cut a Xerox box into a table, cut a hole into the center of the "table", and tape your phone or iPad on top. Then, divide a paper below the table into quarters. Students collaboratively work to create something on the paper, and their hands and work is recorded by the phone/iPad above. I love how high tech meets low tech in this project, and it is a fantastic reminder to think creatively to solve problems and overcome challenges in our classrooms.

Scarlet Collett ([|@] [|sacollett8846] ) At the beginning of my Twitter experience, I really did not like Twitter because it seemed so scattered but the more I have used Twitter the better I like the information it provided. I am a no nonsense kind of person so I love how it gives you information in less than 140 characters so I can determine if I would like to see more or not. While viewing tweets on Twitter, I really love the blog postings by Richard Byrne titled [|Free Technology for Teachers]. In his tweet he wrote gone fishing but it really led me to a blog about [|tools to capture screen shots]. I have created numerous "how to documents" where I utilize the screen print. I thought it was very interesting that there are tools that can help you with this task. Snaplr seemed most interesting to me because you can capture all or some of a screen. When I would do capture a screen shot by using screen print, I would have to manipulate the screen shot by cropping which did not always work the way I wanted. I am looking forward to working with Snaplr.
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====**Alena Zink** (@ZinkEd_u) I think I can take a lot of space on this wiki page if I start listing all resources I find interesting and beneficial to me on Twitter (maybe we should just embed the list as a Twitter feed into our course dashboard). Since I have to highlight one, I chose to share the Tools for Creating Screen Capture Images and Videos post on Free Technology for Teachers.. I found it helpful because I am looking for easy-to-use and free tools to create screen casts for my teachers on how to use different features in itsLearning, the LMS platform we adopted this year. I think this resource can be helpful to all educators, especially to those who are flipping classrooms and need to develop digital resources for students.====

====**Jazmin Murillo ** ([|@TechieGirl75]) Using a social media tool like Twitter is an excellent way to connect with your students and extend learning beyond the classroom. It changes the whole learning experience catering to our tech savvy generation. So how do I bring Twitter in the Classroom if I fully don’t understand its purpose? Prior to integrating any social media into the classroom, it’s important we understand both its advantages and limitations. This could be accomplished by using Twitter to create a strong professional network (PLN). Once we understand the power of Twitter for our own professional needs, then we can begin planning how to best utilize and implement Twitter into the classroom. Last year, we were a pilot school for eCLASS initiative in Gwinnett County. As an eCLASS innovator, we were required to create learning modules and conduct online discussions using D2L. It was a big challenge trying to teach my students how to comment on the discussions boards. I found the solution thanks to a tweet [|Blogging through the Fourth Dimension (Paper Blogging)]posted by [|@edutopia]. Paper blogging is great way to teach your students how to write a post, comment and respond as well. It’s a great introductory lesson to use before integrating any social media tool. ====

==== Cindy Smith @C1ndysm1th) I have been using an online learning platform this year. Since I am presenting most of my material to students via this online learning platform I am always in need of quality videos to help teach content for introduction and review. I found a resource from ==== [|@edutopia] titled 25 YouTube channels for blendedlearning There were several channels that I found useful and wanted to share.

Julie Umbarger [|(@JulieUmbargerED)] Differentiation is a focus this year for the curriculum development team in my district. As a member of this team the tweet posted by [|@edutopia]entitled [|Resources and Downloads for Differentiated Instruction]caught my eye immediately. This post included a video that describes how one school ensures that all students master each concept in fifth grade math through a series of formative assessments followed by a week of what they call, "reteach and enrich". The video explains the process in great detail and I noticed it is very similar to something we do at my school in the fifth grade that we call restructuring. However, there are some fantastic ideas that I felt I could use to make our restructuring more efficient as well as meet the needs of those students who can be pushed to the next level. The article includes many documents that can assist with data collection and organization as well as many resources for differentiated instruction. I plan to share this resource with the curriculum team as well as with my administrator so that we may improve upon what we are currently doing.

====Vickie Sexton @VickieSexton I discovered a storytelling Web 2.0 tool called Pinky Dinky Doo in the Tech Learning Advisor Blog. I will be immediately sharing this engaging and interactive tool with teachers because of its alignment to the first grade Common Core standards that they're presently teaching (story elements, beginning, middle, end, and genre). It is hard to just pinpoint one helpful thing from this week's content because I have found a wealth of valuable resources that I can't wait to explore further and share!====

Jessica Webb (@jeswebb81) While browsing Twitter, I found many entertaining, interesting, and useful links. Many tweets from Richard Byrne (@rmbyrne) were very helping for providing teachers with information and resources for incorporating technology in the classroom. One tweet from Richard Byrne, __ [|5 Tools Students Can Use to Create Alternative Book Reports,] __ provided information for using technology to replace a standard paper/pencil book report with a student made video to recap a book they have read. This article suggested 5 great online resources for creating book trailer videos. Twitter is definitely a resource that I will use on a regular basis.

** Kenya Ransey (@TechyTrainee) **
==== While setting up this account and following the suggested Twitter accounts listed in our assignment, I came across Edudemic. Edudemic is a Twitter community of educators and technologists located in Cambrigde, MA, that are looking to enhance learning. They tweet articles, ideas, and tips that related to technology, education, and integrating them with each other ====

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=** Monika T. Davis (@monikatdavis) **= Although I have had a Twitter account for many years, I have never really used it heavily until becoming a part of this program. I have used other forms of social media instructionally, but now I am intrigued by the instructional possibilities Twitter can offer. I am following TeachHub (@teachhub) as a result of reading the very useful article suggested in Module 5 covering 50 instructional uses for twitter. I also saw a pretty interesting article on online schools versus traditional schools that informs some dialog we are having concerning our district's online academy. I also follow the FlippedClassroom Group (@flippedclassroom) because this along with blended learning are areas of interest for our district. I found a literature review for the Flipped Classroom which not only will assist me professionally but academically as I practice appropriate and beneficial research skills.

April Shinpaugh [|(@AprilShinpaugh1]) As I was browsing Twitter, I found an article from [|NEA]called [|Hooked on Homework]. This article discussed meaningful ways to give homework to students. There were 5 ways listed for making homework more interesting to students. Some of the ideas listed were make real world connections, let students decide their own homework, give students resources to do homework with, and incorporate social media. It also discussed ways to make the homework seem more like learning as opposed to just working. After reading this article, it made me think about how I was giving homework to my students.

Lori McCall (@MagMediaMaven) I was already following the majority of people and groups suggested in this week's lesson, but through one of them, I found [|Karl Fisch] who had a great [|blog on 1:1 with the entire freshman class at his school]. Since my research for our Ed class deals with this, I was thrilled to find ideas for creating my own survey and some of the other policies and procedures they use that we'll need to emulate in order to have a successful implementation. I also discovered that Shelly Blake-Plock's TeachPaperless has a new Twitter handle (@Blake-Plock), and the blog is going a different way as well. I've signed up for something in Beta called Sanderling.io that looks interesting, but truthfully, I don't really know what it is or how I'm going to use it. These are the things that get me distracted and cause me to post later than most. :-) I could go on forever...as many of you know. :-) There's too much learning to be done in too little time.

====**Laura Gary-Michel @lgarymichel** Reading through my Twitter list feed I set up for this class, I see an overwhelming amount of tweets by Richard Byrne. I also subscribe to this site through my Feedly reader and Mr. Byrne continues to amaze me with his findings and sharings! The resource that intrigued me this time was the interactive site for [|Dirty jobs of Middle Ages]. I’m definitely going to forward this resource to my World History teachers. They are studying the Middle Ages right now and this site looks terrific for researching the Daily Life of the Middle Age People. I also love that Mr. Byrne does a week in review for those of us who have a hard time getting to our Feedly every day, [|The Week in Review - Gone Fishing]. This short blogs are really helpful to use. They allow me to read a brief entry with descriptions and I can easily pick and choose what I read.====


 * Michael Tydings @tracerbullet20** I just decided to start trolling around the people/groups I follow. I am not an experienced Twitter user, so I may be doing this the hard way, but I am starting to get the hang of it. As I trolled, I came across this website: [] It is a free website that has an incredible amount of free lesson plans that are linked to the Common Core standards. They are easy to search based on grade level and content area as well. If you have an area in which your lessons are stale, I think this site is worth signing up for.


 * Tara Schiedermayer (@tschied4)** As I get more comfortable with using twitter from an educational standpoint, I am loving it. Looking at the different people and groups that I have started following, Richard Byrne has become one of my favorite people to follow and learn from. Since our school has 3 new i-Pad carts, I am interested in trying Infuse Learning to get student feedback in a different way. I also found a bunch of different aps that I am interested in trying from his 27 Good i-Pad Aps for Elementary School. With everything being linked on the internet, it is very convenient to read a blog or article and immediately see a link to additional information, which is how I found the 27 Good Aps page!

In looking at Will Richardson’s [|twitter account], I came across an article: “[|This is What Happens When you Teach High School Students How to Code.”] The article, and its message, was extremely powerful and motivating as it chronicled the experiences of 43 students from underprivileged New York City high schools. The site features videos and still images of the students presenting, with, as the author notes, all the “hallmarks of an Apple keynote.” As someone passionate about technology, I was encouraged to see the positive effects that learning such a specific skill had on these students. Coding is a difficult and often tedious task for the most skilled designer; seeing the sense of ownership and creativity it instilled in the participants was a testimony to the power of technology to open doors and create opportunities for anyone, regardless of situations that may be out of their control.
 * Mikey Henderson (@MikeyLHenderson)**

__**Jenny Vowell(@jennyvowell)**__ I have been using Twitter for quite a while. When I first encountered Twitter (about 5 years ago) I spend some time finding personal uses (how to grill a steak) and exchanging tweets with family and friends. I am glad to say that my Twitter use has greatly evolved. I find that using Twitter is a great way to stay on top of trending topics, world events and technological changes. I also love following the educational folks who use Twitter. I've come to depend on educational tweets (social media) for good information that I can use in my daily practice and in research. I came across a great info-graphic on education myths that I think will be a great resource for parents. I also found information that gives a fully developed analysis of test scores and student achievement. I also was pleased to find a resource for animated storybooks. This will be great for early readers and ELL students. The idea of sharing information is helping many people find new information that leads to collaboration and increases the amount of information available for people to consume. I enjoy being a consumer of information and Twitter makes information available and easy to access.