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Video: Twitter in Plain English

— Common Craft

4-11 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.commoncraft.com/twitter Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:49 share

How It Works

Are you "twying" to understand the "tweet" world of Twitter. Watch this short (less than 3-minutes) video about the "Twerrific" world of Twitter. This social networking site asks the question, "What are you doing?". This site shares how to use Twitter to stay connected. Despite a paid membership model, Common Craft still offers this video for free, but it does have a watermark saying, "For evaluation only." If you wish to share this with a group, they will need to view it on individual/partner computers (or IOS devices) or on a projector that has a zoom function to enlarge a selected area of the screen.

In the Classroom

This is a great site for professional development and further understanding of the current microblogging "twend": Twitter. Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Use Twitter in the Classroom (with parental permission). Have students create writing prompts and share them on Twitter. Have your government students follow the "Twitter News" of politicians they can find on Twitter. Have students in science class follow the Twitter Feeds like Science News. Challenge students to create their own virtual collective Twitter scavenger hunt. The possibilities are endless! You can also use Twitter as a springboard for discussions about the changes in the political landscape and society with the advent of social networking tools. Ask them: are there any negatives or cautions to sharing your life on Twitter?

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Tag(s): chat, social networking, twitter,

Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling

— Bernard R. Robin, Ph.D.

4-11 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/ Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:48 share

How It Works

Learn about the emerging art form of digital storytelling at this comprehensive site containing examples, how-to tutorials, and more for incorporating digital storytelling into any educational activity. Choose the digital storytelling link to understand the seven elements of digital storytelling and 21st-century skills enhanced by storytelling. Choose the educational materials section to access a variety of lessons and assessment tools. The how-to portion shares ideas for getting started and online tools to use with storytelling.

In the Classroom

Bookmark and share this site with students to learn more about the process of digital storytelling. Find additional online digital storytelling resources reviewed here. Challenge students to redefine their learning by incorporating digital storytelling skills into multimedia presentations including video, images, and more using a storytelling tool like Sway, reviewed here.

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Tag(s): authors, digital storytelling,

Video: Social Media

— Common Craft

-11 0 favorites 0 promising practices https://www.commoncraft.com/video/social-media Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:47 share

How It Works

What is social media? This video takes you on a journey to "Scoopville," a fictitious town used to demonstrate the many "flavors" of social media. The video is short (3:25-minutes) and very easy to follow. Highlighted are blogs, podcasts, and videos. This site requires you to be a paying member to embed or download the video. However, you can still see the transcript for the video. Despite a paid membership model, Common Craft still offers this video for free, but it does have a watermark saying, "For evaluation only." If you wish to share this with a group, they will need to view it on individual/partner computers (or IOS devices) or on a projector that has a zoom function to enlarge a selected area of the screen.

In the Classroom

If you are looking to learn more about various social media, check out this short video. Learn more about the "flavors" you could use in your own classroom. For research projects have students create a blog, wiki, or even a podcast and compare the pros/cons of each regarding communication and safety. Create podcasts using a tool such as podOmatic, explained here. To put the video on a "center" computer, do a "right click" on the video, select "save as" and save to the "center" computer.

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Tag(s): social media, video, blogs, podcasts,
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