This morning, I gave a Webinar on Leveraging Twitter in the Classroom. In this Webinar, I provided the basics of Twitter, reasons for using it, and ideas for using it in the classroom.
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Bring the State of the Union to Your Classroom
President Obama giving the 2013 State of the Union
Image from: http://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2013
On 20 January, President Obama will be giving his State of the Union. Quite often, professors encourage or assign students the task of watching the State of the Union. What I have found equally interesting is also following it in real-time on Twitter using a hashtag associated with the State of the Union. Currently, #SOTU is being promoted as the hashtag to follow, although there may be others. The conversation has already started. Continue reading
Make the Hashtag Work for You
I am sure you have seen or heard of the hashtag (#). If you turn on the television, the hashtag is used to support live television shows. Conferences use hashtags to increase engagement even before you arrive. The question is how can you use it in your classroom? Should you even try? Continue reading