Blogging In 140 Characters Or Less

By Aviva Dunsiger@avivaloca

http://adunsiger.com/ dunsiger@yahoo.com

Meeting Curriculum ExpectationsGrades 1 and 2 Example - #Butterflies2012

http://avivadunsiger.commons.hwdsb.on.ca/2012/04/17/live-learning/

Meeting Curriculum ExpectationsGrades 3 and 4 – Health Learning

http://missdunsiger.commons.hwdsb.on.ca/category/k-4-student-work/

Meeting Curriculum ExpectationsGrade 5 Example - #SBHeart

After hearing about the Sunnybrook Hospital Surgery live tweeting event, I had this conversation with my principal and vice principal …

http://storify.com/avivaloca/our-totally-terrific-thursday-5

#SBHeart Example Continues …Even followed up with a Skype call from the surgeon …

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=298623&playlistId=1.1707560&binId=1.815892&playlistPageNum=1

Engaging Reluctant Writers

Can be shared with parents …

More On Engagement

Giving A Reason To Respond …

Different Sharing Options …Photographs Of Written Work

Different Sharing Options …Take a Photograph. Write What Students Say.

Different Sharing Options …Sharing From An App

Different Sharing Options …Sharing A Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuS0L18AH2U&feature=youtu.be

Different Sharing Options …Sharing A Podcast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzNGl3qH-pM&feature=youtu.be

Students Choosing What To Share

Tweeting from a student account to share with others.

Can Easily Share Learning In All Subject Areas

Engaging Parents In Full Class Learning

Engaging Parents In Discussions With Their Own Child

Engaging Administrators: Showing Inside The Classroom

Reading the tweets. Then coming up to see the learning in action.

Engaging Administrators: Communicating With Students

http://kidblog.org/LookingClosely/952e2726-9540-415f-83a4-4682e08958b8/looking-closely-from-afar-3/

Storify: Putting It AltogetherProviding the Context …

Storify: Putting It Altogether

Adding The Learning For Home …

Storify: Putting It AltogetherAdding It To The Class Blog For Those That Don’t Use Twitter …

http://missdunsiger.commons.hwdsb.on.ca/category/daily-shoot/

Getting Started• Get a device. Keep it with you!• Take photographs of student work. Talk to

students about the work. Let them write the tweets.

• Record podcasts of discussions with students.• Take a photograph of students working. Ask

them about what they’re doing. Write down what they say.

• Storify the tweets each day to hold onto them for assessment and documentation of learning.