Social Media is Here to Stay (for Now)
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"On Feb. 10, 2011, the world was transfixed on the protests raging in Egypt. We all watched as thousands gathered in Tahir square, where they had been for the past several weeks, to listen to a speech by President Hosni Mubarak. Many figured this would be his resignation speech. Instead, it offered the citizens of Egypt very little in the way of change, even if it was being presented as something positive. For outsiders looking in, it seemed that the situation would only get worse.What Mubarak might not have known is that while he was trying to maintain his iron grip on power, thousands of Egyptians were tweeting about their frustration with the dictator. Eventually, the people on the street, armed with nothing more than a cell phone and a free social media site, changed the course of history.
If you are a middle or high school social studies teacher, and you wanted to provide your students with a close-up view of the events unfolding in Egypt, you could turn to a traditional news service. Or, you could follow the hashtag #Egypt on Twitter and tap into the real-time pulse of unfolding events by people on the streets of Cairo." http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/07/13/how-twitter-can-be-used-as-a-powerful-educational-tool/
If you are a middle or high school social studies teacher, and you wanted to provide your students with a close-up view of the events unfolding in Egypt, you could turn to a traditional news service. Or, you could follow the hashtag #Egypt on Twitter and tap into the real-time pulse of unfolding events by people on the streets of Cairo." http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/07/13/how-twitter-can-be-used-as-a-powerful-educational-tool/
Twitter at LISD
District Twitter Account: @LampasasISD
A one-way communication tool to share district & campus-related
information, news, announcements, & showcase exceptional instruction at LISD!
Teacher Twitter Accounts
- Some teachers have begin to use Twitter as a tool for sharing information and resources with students... sometimes tweets are embedded in School World Teacher Sites.
- While students are welcome to follow teacher's professional Twitter accounts, teachers are discouraged from following student Twitter accounts at this time and are not required to respond to @mentions (which is the only way to communicate with someone who is not following you)
Folks' Case for Twitter
- Knowing Social Media today is like knowing how to email 10 years ago... if you're out of the loop, you're missing out on so much!
- No one has time to track down all the news and events that interest them these days; with Twitter, information comes to you.
- While users are not required to tweet anything and share with others, it is so easy to click "retweet" and spread good news, information, or resources that your followers might be interested in!
- Twitter is one way for us to not only participate in the world, but make it better.
- There are many tools, apps and resources out there that integrate with Twitter (see below), especially for mobile devices, which now often have Twitter integration built right into them (see Twitter Mobile Device Support).
Tools, Apps, and Resources for Twitter