http://edtech.disqus.com/A blog about the intersection of education, technology and productivity.enThu, 09 Apr 2009 23:31:56 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-95796414<p>Doug...I am looking at twitter for my classes as well. I am considering using GroupTweet so that they can tune in to just our conversation (I know that it misses the larger network...but they are just 7th graders!)</p>KathyThu, 09 Apr 2009 23:31:56 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-20686647<p>Lisa, you absolute leg-end! This is <em>exactly</em> what I need. I'll produce a graphic to illustrate how it works in a subsequent post, but it's basically:</p><p><strong>1.</strong> Teacher sets up account for students to 'follow' (e.g. <strong>mrbhistory</strong>)<br><strong>2.</strong> Teacher uses their standard Twitter user account to send a direct message to the account being used with students (e.g. <strong>dajbelshaw</strong> sends direct message <em>'d mrbhistory Get some revision done!'</em>)<br><strong>3.</strong> Students receive message.</p><p>The great thing about this is that it's transparent to the students and I get to continue using mobile tweets to my standard Twitter account! :-D</p>Doug BelshawThu, 10 Apr 2008 14:19:39 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-95796412<p>Lisa, you absolute leg-end! This is <em>exactly</em> what I need. I'll produce a graphic to illustrate how it works in a subsequent post, but it's basically:</p><p><strong>1.</strong> Teacher sets up account for students to 'follow' (e.g. <strong>mrbhistory</strong>) <br><strong>2.</strong> Teacher uses their standard Twitter user account to send a direct message to the account being used with students (e.g. <strong>dajbelshaw</strong> sends direct message <em>'d mrbhistory Get some revision done!'</em>) <br><strong>3.</strong> Students receive message. <br>&lt;/ol&gt;</p><p>The great thing about this is that it's transparent to the students and I get to continue using mobile tweets to my standard Twitter account! :-D</p>Doug BelshawThu, 10 Apr 2008 14:19:39 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-20686646<p>Not sure how GroupTweet works - have you seen it? <a href="http://www.grouptweet.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.grouptweet.com/">http://www.grouptweet.com/</a></p>LisaThu, 10 Apr 2008 11:58:05 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-95796411<p>Not sure how GroupTweet works - have you seen it? <a href="http://www.grouptweet.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.grouptweet.com/">http://www.grouptweet.com/</a></p>LisaThu, 10 Apr 2008 11:58:05 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-20686648<p><strong>@Stuart:</strong> Thanks for reminding me about <a href="http://www.pownce.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.pownce.com">Pownce</a>. It may be a better option, but I'll have to investigate whether the advertising on the site is suitable.</p><p><strong>@Nick</strong> I'm looking forward to seeing how you use it with your girls. :-)</p><p><strong>@Damian</strong> Although I've been very specific about how I want it set up, I'm fairly open as to how it can be used. I tend to find that they use things in a slightly different way than I originally envisaged anyway! ;-)</p>Doug BelshawThu, 10 Apr 2008 03:39:57 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-95796413<p><strong>@Stuart:</strong> Thanks for reminding me about <a href="http://www.pownce.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.pownce.com">Pownce</a>. It may be a better option, but I'll have to investigate whether the advertising on the site is suitable.</p><p><strong>@Nick</strong> I'm looking forward to seeing how you use it with your girls. :-)</p><p><strong>@Damian</strong> Although I've been very specific about how I want it set up, I'm fairly open as to how it can be used. I tend to find that they use things in a slightly different way than I originally envisaged anyway! ;-)</p>Doug BelshawThu, 10 Apr 2008 03:39:57 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-20686642<p>Good luck with this, Doug. I tried this with my sophomores last semester, and was foiled on one front by school/home browsers' inability to deal with Captcha (during account creation) and what I'm presuming (perhaps wrongly) was Javascript in accessing the site in general. That, along with one or two other pretty major stumbling blocks, put an end to my use of Twitter, and I've been too busy with other technological (and not-so-technological) pursuits to re-introduce it to my current students.</p><p>Will your kids be using this primarily on their mobiles, or will they access Twitter via desk/laptops as well? I'm interested to see if they find one medium more engaging/useful than another.</p>DamianWed, 09 Apr 2008 20:43:36 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-95796406<p>Good luck with this, Doug. I tried this with my sophomores last semester, and was foiled on one front by school/home browsers' inability to deal with Captcha (during account creation) and what I'm presuming (perhaps wrongly) was Javascript in accessing the site in general. That, along with one or two other pretty major stumbling blocks, put an end to my use of Twitter, and I've been too busy with other technological (and not-so-technological) pursuits to re-introduce it to my current students.</p><p>Will your kids be using this primarily on their mobiles, or will they access Twitter via desk/laptops as well? I'm interested to see if they find one medium more engaging/useful than another.</p>DamianWed, 09 Apr 2008 20:43:36 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-20686643<p>Snap! You beat me to it, grrr.... :)</p>Nick DennisWed, 09 Apr 2008 16:47:02 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-95796408<p>Snap! You beat me to it, grrr.... :)</p>Nick DennisWed, 09 Apr 2008 16:47:02 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-20686644<p>Sorry for the 2nd comment but, your step 11 in the guide is fantastic. An example of cross-curricular teaching if ever there was one. Teaching pupils in a history class about computer programming, variables, and logic. Not dissimilar to <a href="http://craigmounthighercomputing.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/svg-scalable-vector-graphics/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://craigmounthighercomputing.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/svg-scalable-vector-graphics/">this post yesterday from a Computing class</a>. Brilliant!</p>Stuart MeldrumWed, 09 Apr 2008 16:43:30 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-95796409<p>Sorry for the 2nd comment but, your step 11 in the guide is fantastic. An example of cross-curricular teaching if ever there was one. Teaching pupils in a history class about computer programming, variables, and logic. Not dissimilar to <a href="http://craigmounthighercomputing.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/svg-scalable-vector-graphics/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://craigmounthighercomputing.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/svg-scalable-vector-graphics/">this post yesterday from a Computing class</a>. Brilliant!</p>Stuart MeldrumWed, 09 Apr 2008 16:43:30 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-20686645<p>This all sounds very promising Doug, I can't wait to see how it all goes, I've wanted to try doing something like this for ages.</p><p>I almost got myself sorted with using Pownce to get pupils to share groupwork with themselves and me, in a way similar to your 2nd twitter scenario - pownce allows for you to group your contacts into something akin to mailing lists, but then my timetable changed and I lost the only class it would have been feasible with - scunner!</p>Stuart MeldrumWed, 09 Apr 2008 16:38:10 -0000http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-95796410<p>This all sounds very promising Doug, I can't wait to see how it all goes, I've wanted to try doing something like this for ages.</p><p>I almost got myself sorted with using Pownce to get pupils to share groupwork with themselves and me, in a way similar to your 2nd twitter scenario - pownce allows for you to group your contacts into something akin to mailing lists, but then my timetable changed and I lost the only class it would have been feasible with - scunner!</p>Stuart MeldrumWed, 09 Apr 2008 16:38:10 -0000