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Transcript of Twitter and Video Chat - Teachers Connecting Technology to Connect
8th Grade American HistoryLiberty, Missouri
FacultyPark University“Technology forthe Classroom”
Eric Langhorst
This presentation with links and handouts are available online at:
www.speakingofhistory.com/connectingteachers
What is Twitter?
a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets – each of which is limited to 140 characters
Followers
The people you choose to follow, thus you will be seeing their updates
Replies
When you reply to someone, thus sending a message to them
@elanghorst – Are you attending the MSTA convention?
Mentions
When someone using your Twitter name in a message, you will also see it
Have you seen the Career Ladder update from MSTA? I got it today from @elanghorst
ReTweet
Sending along a message that you saw and thought others in your network might find interesting
RT @elanghorst Join us at the MSTA social network meetup in St. Louis at MSTA ‘09 Conference
Direct Message
A message you send to one of your followers, only sent to them
RT @elanghorst Join us at the MSTA social network meetup in St. Louis at MSTA ‘09 Conference
Lists
You can create a list with a common theme – such as “education” or “Civil War” and then share those lists with others
Hashtags
Adding a tag that others will associate with an event
Coming up next week - MSTA state convention in St. Louis #MSTA09
What do I “Tweet”?
Status updates – what you happen to be doing
Today in Class – discussing the Constitutional Convention and how Congress was created
What do I “Tweet”?Sharing online links
Which Founding Father are you most like? (I matched up with James Madison) - take this online quiz to find out : http://bit.ly/35uEv8
What do I “Tweet”?
Ask Questions
any history teachers blogging or livestreaming from the NCCS conference currently taking place in Atlanta? Would love to attend "virtually"
What do I “Tweet”?Ideas
I think I will try having my students create trading cards of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention
What do I “Tweet”?
Humor
Thankful for health care on Sundays but after 4 hours the term "Urgent Care" just seems ironic
What do I “Tweet”?Pictures
picture from today's WWII Veteran presentation - Ira Hunter, landed at Normandy on day two and at Battle of the Bulge http://pic.gd/e22983
How Do I Find Followers?
•Luck
•Check the follow list of people you respect
•Search under a topic
Missouri Teachers on Twitter
Twitter Applications
TweetDeck – free download, allows you to see multiple subject areas and gives you many options
Twitter Applications
UberTwitter – free download allows you many options while using Twitter on a mobile device
Tips for Using Twitter
Take time to build up your network
Don’t just follow Shaq and Oprah and wonder why they don’t reply back to you
How Do I Find Followers?
•Luck
•Check the follow list of people you respect
•Search under a topic
Tips for Using Twitter
Communication is a two way street
Ask questions and respond to others
Tips for Using Twitter
You can’t and won’t read EVERYTHING
Think of it as a stream and you stop by when it is convenient for you
Tips for Using Twitter
Consider what you Tweet since it is being broadcast – to the world
VIDEO CHAT
What is VIDEO CHAT?
A two way video conference between two locations
What you need for video chat
Computer
Internet
Webcam
Application
Video Skype
Free application which allows two way voice or voice & video conversations
Video G-Mail
Using an online G-Mail account allows two way video conversations
Ideas for Video Chat
Talk to other teachers, peers
Visit with a class in San Diego about a book both of our classes just finished
Ideas for Video Chat
Visit a museum
We virtually toured the Hall of Signers at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia
Ideas for Video Chat
Talk to an author LIVE!
Asked questions of Pat Hughes, an author from Philadelphia about her book
Webcam Tips
Look for a high quality microphone as well as lens
Usually get what you pay for in terms of quality
Logitech Web Cams
Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks
Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000
Other Ideas for Video Chat
Family members
Observation of student teachers
Meeting with peers or other teachers in the district
Streaming Video
Broadcasting video out the web includes a chat option
Like an internet TV station
U-Stream
Free online application to broadcast video live to the Internet
LiveStream
Free online application to broadcast video live to the Internet
Ideas for Streaming Video
Share a classroom event
Broadcast a Veterans Day program to other classrooms around the country
Ideas for Streaming Video
Connect to absent students
Broadcast your classroom live to multiple students who are absent and at home
Other ideas for Streaming Video
School sporting events
Speakers and school presentations
Eric Langhorst8th Grade American HistorySouth Valley Jr. High School
Liberty, Missouri
Twitter : elanghorstSkype : elanghorst
