Engage  and  Inspire  Language  Teachers  and  Learners  

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with  Twi;er  

Agenda  1.  Founda@ons  and  Sta@s@cs  2.  Engagement  and  Interac@vity  3.  Pedagogical  Applica@ons  4.  Prac@cal  Tips,  Tools  and  

Strategies  

#InspireTESL  

GeIng  Started  

Step-­‐by-­‐Step  to  Set  up  an  Account  

h;ps://support.twi;er.com/ar@cles/100990-­‐signing-­‐up-­‐with-­‐twi;er#  

GeIng  Started  

#InspireTESL  

#InspireTESL  

Max  of  140  characters    (including  spaces)  

Tweet  

Social  Media  Connec@ons  

Source:  h;p://www.languageconnect.net/test/wp-­‐content/uploads/2012/06/Social-­‐Media-­‐Infographic.png  

Vine:  h3ps://blog.twi3er.com/2013/vine-­‐a-­‐new-­‐way-­‐to-­‐share-­‐video  

h;p://www.mediabistro.com/alltwi;er/files/2013/06/anatomy-­‐of-­‐a-­‐tweet.png  

h;p://ellio;design.us/blog/twi;er-­‐sheet/  

Source:  h;p://mashable.com/2013/07/19/twi;er-­‐lingo-­‐guide/  

5  Reasons  for  Language  Teachers  to  Take  Advantage  of  Twi;er  

Source:  h;p://www.edudemic.com/wp-­‐content/uploads/2013/11/mul@ple-­‐twi;er-­‐accounts.png  

Engage  

Interact  Image  A;ribu@on:  h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/netzkobold/3062147444/  

Find  out  what’s  Trending  

What’s  Trending  Now?  

Engage  Learners  in  a  Community  of  Prac@ce  

Follow  Influen@al  Tweeters  

Choose  Topics  of  Interest  to  

YOU  

Influen@al  Tweeters  

h;p://visual.ly/twi;er-­‐healthcare  

Top  10  Tweeters:  h;p://visual.ly/visual-­‐history-­‐twi;er  

Talk  about  Top  Tweets  

Source:  h;ps://2012.twi;er.com/en/golden-­‐tweets.html  

Spark  Learner  Interest!  

Source:  h;ps://blog.twi;er.com/2013/sports-­‐illustrateds-­‐twi;er-­‐100  

Source:  h;ps://blog.twi;er.com/2013/sports-­‐illustrateds-­‐twi;er-­‐100  

Engage  and  Interact  with  What’s    Happening  Now  

Today’s  Trending  Topic…  Christmas!  

Find  Inspira@on  in  Visualiza@on  of  Real-­‐Time  Twi;er  Conversa@ons  

Twi;er  Visualiza@on  Tool:  h;p://visibletweets.com/  

Source:  h;ps://twi;er.com/LanguageDove/status/404330801455955969/photo/1/large  

Source:  h;p://www.president.utoronto.ca/words/research-­‐at-­‐the-­‐university-­‐of-­‐toronto-­‐a-­‐global-­‐phenomenon  

Twi;er  Apps  

Twi;er  Apps  

h;p://twi;er-­‐client-­‐review.toptenreviews.com/    

Twi;er  Chats  

Browse  the  Tweetstream…  Search  Twi;er  for  some  of  the  Hashtags  below  to  join  the  discussion  on  topics  related  to  TESL  

Created  by  Faith  Marcel  with  populr.me  

Source:  h;p://www.schrockguide.net/uploads/3/9/2/2/392267/twi;er_cheat-­‐sheet_tyson.pdf  

Discover,  Create  or  Share  

a  Chirpstory  

Source:  h;p://chirpstory.com/li/5309  

Ideas  and  Inspira@on  by                    Educators  for  Educators…  

h;p://www.teachhub.com/50-­‐ways-­‐use-­‐twi;er-­‐classroom  

h;p://www.edudemic.com/22-­‐effec@ve-­‐ways-­‐to-­‐use-­‐twi;er-­‐in-­‐the-­‐classroom-­‐2/  

h;p://www.teachthought.com/social-­‐media/60-­‐ways-­‐to-­‐use-­‐twi;er-­‐in-­‐the-­‐classroom-­‐by-­‐category/  

Source:  h;p://www.mediabistro.com/alltwi;er/a-­‐cheat-­‐sheet-­‐for-­‐learning-­‐your-­‐twi;er-­‐manners-­‐infographic_b14893  

Acknowledgements  My  sincere  apprecia:on  for  the  support  of:  

       Niagara  College  

         David  Atherton  

                 

       Colleges  Ontario  

           Peggy  Irwin  

                 

Source:  h;p://peggykendall.com/blog/  

Ques@ons?    

Tweets?    #InspireTESL  

Image  References  Images  in  this  PresentaKon  Licensed  to  Use  and  Share  via  CreaKve  Commons  and  More…    

Twi;er  characters:  h;p://kamarashev.deviantart.com/art/Twi;er-­‐Characters-­‐Part-­‐2-­‐295812861  

Twi;er  over  capacity  whale  h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/3927590515/  

Twi;er  Lane  h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/dullhunk/9287331318/  

Twi;er  Bird-­‐  Purple  Background  h;p://xemptydarknessx.deviantart.com/art/Twi;er-­‐Bird-­‐194306724  

Mul@ple  Tweets-­‐  plain  (Blue  background)  h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarke@ng/8477893426/  

Emerging  Media  (Egg,  twi;er,  bird)  h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarke@ng/8476983849/in/photostream/  

The  Art  of  Social  Media  h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarke@ng/8468788107/in/set-­‐72157632757607568/  

Keep  Calm  and  Tweet  On  (Blue)  h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarke@ng/8468893170/in/set-­‐72157632757607568/  

Twi;er  Expert  h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarke@ng/8540535352/in/set-­‐72157632752675173/  

Twi;er  bird  (large  eye)  h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/philipbitnar/10692587443/  

Twi;er  comics  page:  (She  follows  me,  she  follows  me  not)  h;p://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/50-­‐twi;er-­‐comic-­‐strips/  

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