Showing posts with label twitter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label twitter. Show all posts
Friday, September 25, 2009
Hope to see you in Lake Charles at TNT!
It is that time again this year when the Region 5 TLTC works with the annual conference Teaching and Technology (TNT). It is the 11th year for this conference and they are expecting 700 attendees on October 3, 2009. The conference is open to region 5 folks but hopefully there will be some Tweeters there to document all the great things going on that day. You will find me at the booth with the Intel Banner working the table by handing out flyers and bookmarks. I will be doing a session at 1:35 PM entitled License to Thrill: Tools to Capture your Students' Interest. If you are there then please stop by the session or the booth to say hi. I am looking forward to a great day and some good shopping and eating the night before the event.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Twitter and Conferences are like Peanut Butter and Jelly
Twitter and Conferences do go hand in hand. I just finished reading this blog post by Chris Brogan. In the post entitled 27 Things To Do Before a Conference it says to check twitter for posts about events or conference topics. I am getting ready to head out to the Northeast Louisiana Tech Fair in West Monroe, Louisiana and the keynote speaker Brain Mull has requested that all participants complete a task before arriving to his session. The assignment is as follows.....
Sign up for Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/. Once you sign up, you will see a textbox within your account where you can type a message (of 140 characters or less). I’ll explain a bit more about this tool during the session, but for now I am just going to give you a quick assignment. In the textbox, answer this question. What is the main barrier stopping you from using more innovative forms of technology in the classroom? At the end of your answer, type #NLTF. Again, I’ll explain more on Saturday.
It was interesting to see the hand full of folks that responded to the call. There were only 8 but people still have today to get involved. The average tweet was about 3 per person. One fellow actually just joined and was following 20 people. I guess that is how twitter keeps going! What a great activity to show people how they can follow each other at a conference or get notes on conferences that they don't even attend. Not going to a conference like Florida Educational Technology Conference -FETC then try #FETC to get a micro-blogging version. The power of Twitter is amazing! I can't wait to see all the tweets - Tweet On Region 8!
Sign up for Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/. Once you sign up, you will see a textbox within your account where you can type a message (of 140 characters or less). I’ll explain a bit more about this tool during the session, but for now I am just going to give you a quick assignment. In the textbox, answer this question. What is the main barrier stopping you from using more innovative forms of technology in the classroom? At the end of your answer, type #NLTF. Again, I’ll explain more on Saturday.
It was interesting to see the hand full of folks that responded to the call. There were only 8 but people still have today to get involved. The average tweet was about 3 per person. One fellow actually just joined and was following 20 people. I guess that is how twitter keeps going! What a great activity to show people how they can follow each other at a conference or get notes on conferences that they don't even attend. Not going to a conference like Florida Educational Technology Conference -FETC then try #FETC to get a micro-blogging version. The power of Twitter is amazing! I can't wait to see all the tweets - Tweet On Region 8!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Mapping your Twitter network: Twitter.mailana.com
Mapping your Twitter network: Twitter.mailana.com:
What a great resource! Does it matter who you follow or why? I guess that depends on your use of Twitter. I see this site as an important tool in determining my future follows. You can see the recommended list of those to follow - Don't worry Mr. Tweet I won't abandon you. You can also select a user to view their conversations. I plan on researching my BFFs (determined by conversations) to see their BFFs. Gosh! I never thought I would use the BFF term again in my lifetime. I am not surprised that @gardenglen is my top BFF. He is one of my best Intel friends. I look forward to using this site to expand my network. I am hoping to locate other Louisiana educators through this venue. Once I locate one then the rest should be cake...with twitter.mailana.com!
What a great resource! Does it matter who you follow or why? I guess that depends on your use of Twitter. I see this site as an important tool in determining my future follows. You can see the recommended list of those to follow - Don't worry Mr. Tweet I won't abandon you. You can also select a user to view their conversations. I plan on researching my BFFs (determined by conversations) to see their BFFs. Gosh! I never thought I would use the BFF term again in my lifetime. I am not surprised that @gardenglen is my top BFF. He is one of my best Intel friends. I look forward to using this site to expand my network. I am hoping to locate other Louisiana educators through this venue. Once I locate one then the rest should be cake...with twitter.mailana.com!
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