“Go Bird Go”: An Inventive Approach for Building a Buzz Around Classroom Projects Using Twitter

Audience Level: 
Intermediate
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Institutional Level: 
Higher Ed
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Abstract: 

A how-to session for launching a Twitter oriented campaign to highlight classrooms projects or student portfolios. I’ll demonstrate and narrate my experiences and interact with you, providing you with strategies, tools, and brainstorming opportunities. Topics include branding, building a meaningful following, developing a professional learning community and more!

Extended Abstract: 

Learn how to construct tweets using proven information seeking strategies. Employ 21st century skills via social media and push your student,s learning outside your classroom. With guided, specific tweets, you can increase the visability of a classroom project, student portfolio or your own research. A how-to session for launching a Twitter oriented campaign to highlight classrooms projects or student portfolios. I’ll demonstrate and narrate my experiences and interact with you, providing you with strategies, tools, and brainstorming opportunities. Topics include branding, building a meaningful following, developing a professional learning community and more!

Conference Session: 
Concurrent Session 9
Session Type: 
Education Session - Individual or Dual Presentation