Effective use of Social Media Part 1: Twitter in the classroom

Written by admin on July 15, 2009 - 2 Comments
Categories: ICT and E-Learning

It seems that many counties have opted to ban/block or discourage the use of Twitter, or any Social Media tool for that matter, as Twitter can leave students open to a range of different problems.  The interesting question is of course: Shouldn’t we use Twitter in the classroom so that students learn how to use [...]

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Useful Tweets:

Written by admin on July 9, 2009 - 0 Comments
Categories: ICT and E-Learning

Good ideas:

Modern Foreign Languages and Thinking Skills Mystery. Brilliant article by J. Baldwin: http://snipr.com/l685i
Make them masters of knowledge and understanding: http://snipr.com/l68nh
Make overviews clear and engaging: http://is.gd/1j4yn
Thinking about concepts – ‘Active Mind-Mapping’ http://short.to/i2dy
Visual Assessment : http://is.gd/1j4ne
Independent Learning: http://snipr.com/l68io
Create Meaning in your teaching. Use stories effectively. Tried mini-Sagas? http://is.gd/1j46p
Model Answers (Blue Peter Style) http://short.to/i1ns
The Big Idea: [...]

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