You’re a lurker—love social media, but more the media than the social, so you stay in the background—looking, skimming, saving, and skimming and looking some more, but always quietly, and always just out of sight. You spend…
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A Simple Acronym For Encouraging Digital Citizenship
Digital citizenship, as we’ve theorized, has something to do with the “The quality of habits, actions, and consumption patterns that impact the ecology of digital content and communities.” In education, we love acronyms and initialisms–IEP,…
A 10th Grader Explains How Social Media Can Replace Textbooks
This article was written by Noa Gutow-Ellis, a high school sophomore in Houston, Texas. She’s passionate about all things related to the Arab Spring and 21st Century Education. As an 8th grader, Noa gave a TEDx talk about the…
The Honest-To-Goodness Beginner’s Guide To Twitter For Teachers
So you’ve heard a lot about this twitter thing, but you’re not sure if it’s worth your time. Or are you suspect it might be, but aren’t sure where to dive in, or how to…
Introducing The #LearnBetter TweetChat For Progressive Learning
-Join us for a TeachThought Twitter Chat #LearnBetter- Thursday, April 25, 2013 7pm EST What is a Twitter chat? A twitter chat is a group of people getting together at the same time to discuss…
Twitter For Learning: 7 Ideas For Using Hashtags In The Classroom
By Anibal Pacheco, TeachThought intern Twitter For Learning: 7 Ideas For Using Hashtags In The Classroom If you are an Educator looking to use Twitter in the classroom you might have noticed most tweets include…
25 Helpful Twitter Keyboard Shortcuts
If you love twitter but hate carpal tunnel, this infographic might help: 25 twitter keyboard shortcuts. Twitter has a variety of such shortcuts (e.g., CTRL-C for “Copy,” CTRL-V for “Paste,” etc.) that can help you…
The 5 Defining Characteristics Of Google+
by Kay Bisaillon, TeachThought Intern A few weeks ago, I joined a Google+ community at the request of a colleague. Honestly, I knew very little about Google+ . Although, I am always willing to try…
Personalizing Teacher Training Through Social Media-Based Improvement
It’s Time To Give Educators Credit For Their Self-Directed, Social Media-Based PD Professional development for teachers is a beautiful thing. While many professionals work either in isolation or total stagnation, educators are constantly given new…
How Social Media Sharing Makes The World A Better Place
Do you ever look back and realize for days, perhaps weeks, you have heard a recurring theme in your conversations? Through social media sharing–in your tweets? In your thoughts? Sharing is the concept I have…
8 Simple Social Media Strategies For Your Classroom
8 Simple Social Media Strategies For Your Classroom by Adam Renfro first appeared on gettingsmart.com Are you ready to bring social networking to your classroom? If you’re looking to make your classroom more relevant, connected, and…
10 Ways To Get Started Using Google+ In Your Classroom
by Kellie Ady Google+ was enabled for K-12 domains in the fall, and I am now thinking about how Google+ could fit into our district for both students and staff, especially in light of Skype’s…
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