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March 4, 2013

How Educators can use Twitter - 18 YouTube Videos

How is Twitter interesting for a teacher or educational personnel in general? How to use Twitter for teaching? Why Teachers need Twitter? These are some of the questions that you will be able to answer after viewing the following 18 YouTube videos on How Educators can use Twitter in Classroom!
by Christopher Pappas
January 4, 2013

12 Twitter Tips For The Tenderfoot

Many educators disregard Twitter as a narcissistic fad used to mark one’s personal movement through the day. How could Twitter be used effectively for education? While many limit the use of Twitter to self-proclamation of what they ate for breakfast, educators can instead use it as a flexible forum for promoting student engagement and nurturing development of a learning community.
by LuAnne Holder
December 28, 2012

Trends In Learning Technologies To Watch In 2013

Social/Informal Learning, Mobile Learning, Video – these three items have been “hot” for several years now, both in education and the corporate sector. Many are excited about them but the adoption of them has been slower than predicted.  Barriers include cost, technology issues still not resolved, confusion about the differences between formal and informal learning, design factors, cultural factors, concerns about security, etc.
by Don McIntosh