Students will be creating three tweets on behalf of a famous person in history. While we could be "real tweeters", some students do not have a Twitter account. Because of this we modified a Twitter template that we found online for our purposes.
Students will create a copy of the template using an iPad which has a specific workflow. Find the specific presentations below.
We feel that this learning opportunity helps students to practice being great communicators, critically thinkers all while creating good content.
The Twitter Template
The iPad Workflow
Showing posts with label Twitter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twitter. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Tools For Students To Publish Creatively
All tools accessible on devices using a web browser.
Twitter Template
Instagram Template
Snapchat Template
Facebook Template
Fake Text Messages
Slides Carnival Templates
Adobe Spark Pages
Twitter Template
Instagram Template
Snapchat Template
Facebook Template
Fake Text Messages
Slides Carnival Templates
Adobe Spark Pages
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Twitter: Advanced Tips & Tweetdeck
We are continuing our #RaiderFieldofDreams social media campaign with our Principles of Marketing students. Today we are introducing them to some advanced tips and Tweetdeck!
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
#RaiderFieldofDreams Social Media Campaign Kicks Off In Marketing Principles
On February 2, we introduced the Marketing Principles students to Canva. Students proceeded to create a personal logo, website, and as of today a marketing campaign geared toward our school's "Seat Licensing" opportunity in our new stadium.
Since Mr. Otto and I met the first time, I have always liked the purpose for this learning opportunity. Students are learning about "Marketing Principles Objectives" at the same time that they are learning about "Personal Branding" objectives. All within the confines of a real situation that can benefit our school.
View The Scope, Sequence and Objectives
Today we introduced the Social Media Campaign and aspects of Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
After the presentation, all of the students were working diligently to clean up their social media feeds. I believe that the purpose for cleaning up the feeds was that tomorrow four clients are coming in to explain what they want in the social media campaign.
Since Mr. Otto and I met the first time, I have always liked the purpose for this learning opportunity. Students are learning about "Marketing Principles Objectives" at the same time that they are learning about "Personal Branding" objectives. All within the confines of a real situation that can benefit our school.
View The Scope, Sequence and Objectives
Today we introduced the Social Media Campaign and aspects of Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
After the presentation, all of the students were working diligently to clean up their social media feeds. I believe that the purpose for cleaning up the feeds was that tomorrow four clients are coming in to explain what they want in the social media campaign.
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| Students Cleaning Up Their Social Media Feeds |
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
CANVA: World History Russian Revolution Controlled Twitter Project
It's the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution.
We want students to Tweet as if they were in the midst of the Revolution, but not all students have a Twitter account.
We decided to utilize Canva's Twitter Post Templates so that students can tweet by creating a graphic. We are introducing the project by including a great resource from RT
Not only are the tweeting, but they have a very interactive website!
Our students utilize iPads as one of their educational tools. I created a six minute tutorial for the teachers to display during several sections of classes at the same time.
Once students have completed their three twitter graphics, they will submit all three images through CanvasLMS. Teachers will be able to use Speedgrader to view all images at one time.
We want students to Tweet as if they were in the midst of the Revolution, but not all students have a Twitter account.
We decided to utilize Canva's Twitter Post Templates so that students can tweet by creating a graphic. We are introducing the project by including a great resource from RT
Not only are the tweeting, but they have a very interactive website!
Our students utilize iPads as one of their educational tools. I created a six minute tutorial for the teachers to display during several sections of classes at the same time.
Once students have completed their three twitter graphics, they will submit all three images through CanvasLMS. Teachers will be able to use Speedgrader to view all images at one time.
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Detox From Tech
As readers of iPaddiction may have gathered from the last six years of blogging, technology is a great tool when used correctly to consume, collaborate, critically think, create, and contribute in an educational and personal setting.
However, as with all things, moderation is key! Lunch N' Learn will focus on six simple steps that can be taken to take a mental break from technology.
Go ahead! Try them!
However, as with all things, moderation is key! Lunch N' Learn will focus on six simple steps that can be taken to take a mental break from technology.
Go ahead! Try them!
Additional Resources To Be Successful:
Highlights of Detoxing (if only for a small amount of time)
- Set achievable targets of time off
- Commit to changing one habit at a time
- Store the tech device in a different room than you overnight
- Make an effort to give others your attention
- Find a detox buddy
- Tell everyone what you are doing
To complete the above image which is also an interactive website and part of my collection, I used Canva which continues to produce!
Friday, December 9, 2016
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Twitter Notifications To Control Words That Are Viewed
Pulaski Community School District has focused to promote the great things happening in our district through Twitter. As of Tuesday, November 15, Twitter is providing a mute button for users to essentially "block" any words from their Twitter feed. Below is the workflow for students and adults to control what they see. This workflow is based on using a computer. The app that I have on my iPad doesn't have these features as of right now. A student or teacher may be able to travel to Safari and log into Twitter from there. The features may be present.
If it doesn't appear today, Twitter will continue to roll out this feature in the coming weeks.
Under notifications, the settings link will appear.
If it doesn't appear today, Twitter will continue to roll out this feature in the coming weeks.
Under notifications, the settings link will appear.
Options for Notifications:
First Time Directions:
Start Adding Words:
Monday, September 12, 2016
Twitter Takeover: A Student Runs Our High School Twitter Page For A Day
As a continued emphasis of student ownership exists in our school community, we decided to allow students to run our @PCSD_PHS Twitter account for a day.
The process started in August of 2016 when our 3D group (review practices and set goals) met to outline actions for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year. We focused on how we will promote positive aspects of our school to maintain a healthy, positive culture in our high school.
I had seen the actions of other school districts who allowed a student to takeover the school's Twitter feed and decided this is something we could do. We set up parameters and shared them with two students that we thought demonstrated outstanding leadership in our school. They thought the idea was fantastic. They even added that the Twitter Takeover should occur until after the football game! This proved to be a tremendous idea as so many people liked Allison's account of the fun actions from the game!
With that we set up the second Friday of the school year as our first Twitter Takeover.
After the last tweet, Allison sent me an email and stated, "Thank you so much for the opportunity! It's been a blast!"
Yes it was! For Allison and our #RaiderStrong community!
The next time you are looking for some positive PR for your school, allow one of your students to run your Twitter account!
The process started in August of 2016 when our 3D group (review practices and set goals) met to outline actions for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year. We focused on how we will promote positive aspects of our school to maintain a healthy, positive culture in our high school.
I had seen the actions of other school districts who allowed a student to takeover the school's Twitter feed and decided this is something we could do. We set up parameters and shared them with two students that we thought demonstrated outstanding leadership in our school. They thought the idea was fantastic. They even added that the Twitter Takeover should occur until after the football game! This proved to be a tremendous idea as so many people liked Allison's account of the fun actions from the game!
With that we set up the second Friday of the school year as our first Twitter Takeover.
We promoted the day by placing posters around our school like the one above and digitally promoted it as well on social media and via email to the staff.
On Friday, Sept. 9 at 7:00 A.M. our first student, Allison Van Lannen met me in the library so that I could place the account and the password onto her person phone. She didn't see the password and our agreement was that she would "log out" after the football game. She was so responsible that she sent me a screen shot of her Twitter account after she logged out. (Great idea! This will be a requirement for future Twitter Takeover students) Please notice at the bottom of the picture below that only one account is on her phone.
So was it a success? Let's look at the Twitter Analytics.
On Friday, our student created 17 original tweets with total of 22, 200 impressions. (Impressions of number of times users saw the tweet on Twitter.) Compared to the previous Friday of two tweets (only a few adults have access to the account) and 5,000 impressions.
Specifically,
- An Engagement Rate of 4.7%
- 37 Link Clicks (she did a great job of including pictures)
- 26 Retweets (mostly by students)
- 129 Likes
- VIEW SPREADSHEET of ALL STATS
The students and our community knew that a student was in charge of the content and were very interested in what she had to say! Scroll through the day below or click here.
After the last tweet, Allison sent me an email and stated, "Thank you so much for the opportunity! It's been a blast!"
Yes it was! For Allison and our #RaiderStrong community!
The next time you are looking for some positive PR for your school, allow one of your students to run your Twitter account!
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Twitter Exit Ticket
In the Flex Mod we have options for having a large group information presentation session. As the World History group of teachers continues to add new ways to engage students, we decided to create a Twitter Feed Timeline for information pertaining to the Russian Revolution. I am a member of their team because in the flex mod, teachers have collaboration time once a week. As a technology integration support teacher, I am in the meetings discovering what the teachers are teaching and adding "technology integration ideas" when appropriate.
It started when I found the ClassTools.net Fake Twitter Feed. However, in large group the time and process would have been larger than we would have had access to if completed online.
I decided to created a "fake Twitter profile and timeline" using Google Draw that would become a paper copy. While the images are below of what we printed off you can access all items in a
Twitter Exit Ticket Folder (click)
so that you can use the exit ticket digitally or on paper.
It started when I found the ClassTools.net Fake Twitter Feed. However, in large group the time and process would have been larger than we would have had access to if completed online.
I decided to created a "fake Twitter profile and timeline" using Google Draw that would become a paper copy. While the images are below of what we printed off you can access all items in a
Twitter Exit Ticket Folder (click)
so that you can use the exit ticket digitally or on paper.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Flipboard Use In Global Issues Garners Attention From Flipboard and Co-Founders
We've used Flipboard in our Global Issues Class with great student engagement.
Enter the power of a global audience:
On March 5, I tweeted and mentioned the Flipboard company about an article that our student led newspaper, Pulaski News, wrote about!
On March 8, 2016, the Flipboard company made an authentic tweet to acknowledge Pulaski News and the student who wrote the article.
I'm truly thrilled for Mikayla Berg, the author of the article. After showing the original tweet, she noticed the Flipboard tweet. Needless to say, it made her day! After all, Flipboard has 446,000 followers!
Without the positive power of technology, authors in schools and in our community would not have a global voice!
Truly, an incredible experience for one of our students!
Enter the power of a global audience:
On March 5, I tweeted and mentioned the Flipboard company about an article that our student led newspaper, Pulaski News, wrote about!
.@edog1203 @mmccue It's not @nytimes ,but @PulaskiNews (oldest Ss run newspaper) wrote about @Flipboard #iPadEd pic.twitter.com/ZAo1TKdATC— RecessDuty (@RecessDuty) March 5, 2016
On March 8, 2016, the Flipboard company made an authentic tweet to acknowledge Pulaski News and the student who wrote the article.
Extra, extra! Thanks @pulaskinews, (oldest student-run paper in the country) for writing about us, h/t @recessduty pic.twitter.com/lkHrP7qUyq— Flipboard (@Flipboard) March 7, 2016
I'm truly thrilled for Mikayla Berg, the author of the article. After showing the original tweet, she noticed the Flipboard tweet. Needless to say, it made her day! After all, Flipboard has 446,000 followers!
Without the positive power of technology, authors in schools and in our community would not have a global voice!
Truly, an incredible experience for one of our students!
Friday, January 22, 2016
PLN Under 2000
Everyone knows the famous people in the educational Twitterverse! Those voices that have ten-thousand, twenty-thousand, even fifty-thousand followers. However, there are plenty of educators on Twitter that have less than 2,000 followers that have amazing insight into educational practices.
This reminds me so much of our classrooms. There are always one, two, or possibly three students that speak all the time. They may or may not have good insight, but they definitely take most of the energy from the room. Leaders are needed, but their are many quiet voices in the room (and on Twitter) that have loud thoughts that can change the world.
I encourage you to find a few teachers and educational voices on Twitter that may not have thousands of followers and see what they have to say. They may just inspire you to create the next great thing!
May I introduce you to @RMWynkoop, @JulietDPark, and @mh_coach.
This reminds me so much of our classrooms. There are always one, two, or possibly three students that speak all the time. They may or may not have good insight, but they definitely take most of the energy from the room. Leaders are needed, but their are many quiet voices in the room (and on Twitter) that have loud thoughts that can change the world.
I encourage you to find a few teachers and educational voices on Twitter that may not have thousands of followers and see what they have to say. They may just inspire you to create the next great thing!
May I introduce you to @RMWynkoop, @JulietDPark, and @mh_coach.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Quick Current Event Searches Using Twitter and Google News
A response to a teacher who is seeking a quick, efficient way for students to discover current environmental issues.
The Response
If you want an easy and CURRENT way to find resources on Environmental Issues WITHOUT creating log in information you have two options.
First, the 15 Environmental Problems resource will help to start researching correct topics. Using these words will guide the students.
Second, students travel to Twitter Search - you can put this link in Canvas. Students will type in their topic and great and informational things will show up. When I searched Twitter for Global Warming I found this
Third, have students use https://news.google.com/ and again have students use the "search words" found in the first link I gave you.
Searching Ocean Acidification revealed this for me.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
All of this can be accessed by students using the Safari App.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Promotion of Causes Using the iPad
Mrs. Titler and Ms. Slusarek, Spanish teachers at Pulaski High School provided a Problem Based Learning opportunity with their Spanish students.
Students used different mediums to create their product that helps to create awareness for their cause.
Below are some of those options (some links may only work if you have the correct rights.
Charla animal - Blog
As Ms. Slusarek stated, "There are some grammar mistakes, but I think this group captured the effective use of technology and how to motivate people to join a cause!"
Saturday, June 28, 2014
My Gains From Not Attending ISTE 2014
I've always wanted to attend ISTE Conferences! I never have due to a variety of reasons. In the past, I've followed the conference via social network on a hit or miss basis. However, this year, I focused on growing my Personal Learning Network (PLN) by viewing the #ISTE2014 Twitter stream. I wanted to add new people that represented a variety of educational backgrounds. From national speakers to elementary teachers and from Australia to my home state, Wisconsin I truly found amazing educational leaders that I didn't even know existed prior to this week!
And so I took this to heart!
Please view these ISTE Conference contributors through my Haiku Deck. I took screen shots using my iPad, edited them through the camera roll, and then added them to my Haiku Deck. Haiku Deck is an amazing simplistic, elegant presentation tool. The most impressive part of Haiku Deck is that the user experience is the same whether it is on the iPad or on a Chromebook/computer! Perfect for students who start content creation at school on a school technology device and complete it at home on a personal device!
While this is not an all inclusive list, these are great educators added to my PLN creating important gains for me without attending ISTE 2014!
And so I took this to heart!
Please view these ISTE Conference contributors through my Haiku Deck. I took screen shots using my iPad, edited them through the camera roll, and then added them to my Haiku Deck. Haiku Deck is an amazing simplistic, elegant presentation tool. The most impressive part of Haiku Deck is that the user experience is the same whether it is on the iPad or on a Chromebook/computer! Perfect for students who start content creation at school on a school technology device and complete it at home on a personal device!
While this is not an all inclusive list, these are great educators added to my PLN creating important gains for me without attending ISTE 2014!
Monday, June 2, 2014
How Do I Land My First Job #satchat
I was intrigued by May 31, 2014's #satchat not because I am searching for a new job, but because so many of the conversational pieces were thought provoking. New teachers could become truly prepared for the expectations for the job of educator. In addition, veteran teachers can become aware of trends in the educational world, put them into practice, and continue to positively redefine the educational learning environments.
Storify documents the entire discussion among educators on Twitter. I decided to read through it and pull out the items I felt were thought provoking. I used the iPad as it is so simple to screen shot (home button + on/off button) anything, edited in my camera roll, and used PicCollage to organize.
*Increase browser percentage or view full screen on computer or pinch to expand on iPad for best reading.
If you are not busy next Saturday morning, consider joining the incredible #satchat on Twitter that will connect you with brilliant educators and stretch you to think, question, and create!
Storify documents the entire discussion among educators on Twitter. I decided to read through it and pull out the items I felt were thought provoking. I used the iPad as it is so simple to screen shot (home button + on/off button) anything, edited in my camera roll, and used PicCollage to organize.
*Increase browser percentage or view full screen on computer or pinch to expand on iPad for best reading.
If you are not busy next Saturday morning, consider joining the incredible #satchat on Twitter that will connect you with brilliant educators and stretch you to think, question, and create!
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Experiencing Chromebooks As A Student
Mrs. Uelmen, our Director of Instructional Technology, presented at the Green Bay Google Summit. She included staff as students in the discovery of Green Bay, Wisconsin. As you will see, collaboration, Google Documents, searching, creativity, and movement are all in a day's work for teachers.
I documented the hour lesson to showcase how teachers can realistically understand how the implementation of Chromebooks is significantly different than the sit and get, lecture style of learning.
View The Learning Experience
I documented the hour lesson to showcase how teachers can realistically understand how the implementation of Chromebooks is significantly different than the sit and get, lecture style of learning.
View The Learning Experience
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Social Media For Promoting Homecoming 2013
Mr. Seamandl, Pulaski News teacher, teaches a Composition For Publication course for beginning Pulaski News students. Twitter has become a great vehicle for dispersing information about our week long homecoming events with a real life audience. View how this social media tool that all the students know about has become a great educational resource.
Video Link
ITLS Standard Skill 2B
Video Link
ITLS Standard Skill 2B
Friday, September 20, 2013
High School Twitter Feed Collaboration
Two days ago, some high school staff members came together for an hour of brainstorming on how we can improve our @PCSD_PHS twitter feed. During that hour, we decided that we would make our focus for every tweet based on several hashtags. Those hashtags consist of...
- #PHSRaiderPride
- #PHSPerforming
- #PHSCompeting
- #PHSContributing
- #PHSKindness
Since we have decided to concentrate on this we have had an increase in activity in a number of areas.
- 12 Tweets
- 13 New Follows
- 5 Retweets
I know that it is not a revolutionary change of epic proportion, but I do know that with our concentrated effort, our twitter feed will be a celebration of great events occurring at Pulaski High School.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Twitter Failure Produced TodaysMeet Success
Back in October 2012, Mr. Seamandel wanted to use Twitter with his ninth grade students as a means for communicating about writing.
Many problems occurred:
A room was set up for students to create and comment on Haiku poems that were created by students. As Mr. Seamandel states,
First we did a basic exercise to ensure that students knew how it (Todaysmeet) worked. Then, I had them write a haiku alone, or with a friend. It had to fit the standard conventions of a haiku -- 5-7-5 and relating to nature. (Some students became stuck, and I allowed them to write about whatever they could think of.) This worked out great because no student was really willing to read or share what they had written, but jumped at the opportunity to post it online and have peers read it as it popped up on the board. Ended up being a great exercise and a way to showcase writing/poetry without tying a name to it!
While the room that was created for this has expired, a great feature of todaysmeet.com, the opportunity to use a technology tool to engage students in poetry was outstanding!
Many problems occurred:
- Couldn't log in on iPad consistently
- Couldn't log out on iPad consistently
- Couldn't adjust profile
- Students really didn't understand (at that time) how Twitter worked
- Couldn't access computers consistently to accommodate the learning environment
A room was set up for students to create and comment on Haiku poems that were created by students. As Mr. Seamandel states,
First we did a basic exercise to ensure that students knew how it (Todaysmeet) worked. Then, I had them write a haiku alone, or with a friend. It had to fit the standard conventions of a haiku -- 5-7-5 and relating to nature. (Some students became stuck, and I allowed them to write about whatever they could think of.) This worked out great because no student was really willing to read or share what they had written, but jumped at the opportunity to post it online and have peers read it as it popped up on the board. Ended up being a great exercise and a way to showcase writing/poetry without tying a name to it!
While the room that was created for this has expired, a great feature of todaysmeet.com, the opportunity to use a technology tool to engage students in poetry was outstanding!
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