Twitter

This lesson plan accompanies a three-hour workshop on how to use Twitter, the online networking services that enable users to send and read 140-character text messages called tweets.

It lists learning tasks and the time required to complete each one; suggested activities; and resources needed for each activity.

This is the curriculum for an introductory workshop on using Twitter, the online social networking service that enables users to send and read brief text messages called tweets.

In this webinar, Dr. Sarah Eaton of the University of Calgary shares her experience of incorporating social media, specifically Twitter, into one of her courses. Aimed at students who were on academic probation, the course was about becoming an effective learner.

She begins with a discussion of the growing role of social media in education and shows how it can add value to the learning process.

This assignment was used in a university course on becoming an effective learner. It is part of a lesson plan that provides instructional strategies and planning notes.

Students engage in an online discussion about what constitutes an effective learner and, in the process, discover how the informal environment of social media can also be used for learning.

This manual accompanies a workshop or online webinar aimed at professional educators who want to learn how to use Twitter for professional development and personal growth. Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that allows users to send and read brief text-based messages.