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A Day in the Life of Social Media
A classmate of mine posted this video in his new blog, Rowing Against the Current, and I thought it was fascinating and had to share it! This would be a great opening video for your class, or a warm-up...
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Pinterest – Turning Procrastination into Classroom Preparation
Pinterest has now become my full-time job. For hours at a time I will browse the pins of other procrastinators and marvel at the colors, design, and fashion images. In fact, a friend of mine recently...
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10 Ways to Use Pinterest in the Classroom
Due to the popularity of my post Pinterest – Turning Procrastination into Classroom Preparation, I’ve decided to follow up with ways to use Pinterest with students. When using Pinterest, keep in mind...
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Pinterest Infographic: Even More Pinteresting Ideas!
Recently, Linda Ross from Online Universities emailed me about a great infographic on Pinterest they published on their blog. After checking it out, I thought what better way to start this Thursday...
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Making Pinterest in the Classroom A Reality: 6 Practical Points
Lately, there has been a lot of attention and discussion about using Pinterest as a tool in the classroom. In fact, I myself have written two posts about incorporating the social media pinning website...
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Grow Your Personal Learning Networks!
Recently, I have been reading a lot of articles on the need for educators to have personal learning networks, or PLN’s. I found the image below on David Warlick’s website, which has a lot of great...
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Fakebook: Create Fake Facebook Profiles In Your Classroom
With the rise of social media, more and more teachers engage their students online with projects and assignments. Increasingly, I have seen fake accounts on Facebook and Twitter where students are...
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7 Apps to Use with Twitter in the Classroom!
It seems like people have mixed feelings about Twitter: to use or not to use? I personally believe in the use of Twitter to grow personal learning networks, and I understand the capabilities for...
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Remind101: Private Text Message System
I had posted a long time ago about Remind101, but upon visiting the site recently had to share again. Remind101 is a fantastic tool created by brothers Brett and David Kopf, who realized that students...
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7 Twitter Hashtag Chats You Should Know About
If you don’t already have a Twitter account, you should get one right now! Twitter is one of the best ways to build your personal learning network, and connect with educators across the globe.One of...
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22 Ways To Use Twitter With Bloom’s Taxonomy
A few of my faculty members have been asking about ways they can use Twitter in the classroom recently. As I helped them integrate Twitter into their own classrooms, I started developing a running list...
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My Tale of Moderating A Twitter Chat
Last night I moderated the Twitter hashtag chat #1to1techat for the very first time. It felt a lot like a first date – I was nervous, I had prepared and thought about what I was going to talk about,...
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iFakeText: Create Fake Text Message Exchanges In Your Classroom
These days, more and more teachers engage their students with mobile phones for projects and assignments. I myself have utilized my students phones in class to conduct research, look up definitions,...
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How To Cite Social Media: MLA & APA Formats
Well, it’s official, you can now officially cite social media sources in MLA and APA formats. Although this might not seem like a big deal, it is an important step in acknowledging social media as an...
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25 Ways To Use Pinterest With Bloom’s Taxonomy
Recently, I’ve been spending quite a bit of my time researching how to use Pinterest in the classroom in a way that is meaningful and relevant. I’ve posted a couple of articles about Pinterest before,...
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Twitter Keyboard Shortcuts To Make Your Tweeting More Efficient!
If you don’t already use Twitter, you should start today! It is a fantastic way to build your personal learning network and engage with other instructors across the globe to get ideas for lessons,...
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18 Ways To Use YouTube With Bloom’s Taxonomy
I would bet money that YouTube is one of my students most used websites. Whether they are at lunch break or waiting for their parents to pick them up, they care constantly watching music videos,...
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Newswordy: Bring Buzzwords Into Your Classroom
Newswordy is a great website that’s been around for a couple of years. It simply and elegantly presents popular vocabulary in the context of media and news. The site focuses on buzzwords, or words that...
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5 Websites to Use with Twitter in the Classroom!
It seems like people have mixed feelings about Twitter: to use or not to use? I personally believe in the use of Twitter to grow personal learning networks, and I understand the capabilities for...
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