Top 5 Educational "Things" learned on Twitter today. Friday, August 21, 2009

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What are we going to learn today? I ask this question daily before each class. The more I use the web microblogging tool Twitter, it is the question I ask before logging in. Twitter is a great tool for professional learning. To prove this, I have started this page/blog to track what I have leaned on Twitter proving to myself and others that it is worth the time. So here we go:

Twitter Empowered Teacher:

Friday, August 21, 2009

@irasocol RT @billgx: New blog post: Free Tools You Really Use http://bit.ly/17zqE0 (Yes, I use most of these tools. Needed a good screen capture, I'll take a look at Camstudio )
@brueckj23 Reading 'Can a school's culture of cheating be corrected?' http://is.gd/2rNwT. Maybe w/ less emphasis on testing & more on learning? ( Expert calls for focus on learning, not testing, grades.)
@RT @web20classroom: I think @kellyhines is right on with her post on Procedures.... http://is.gd/2qALJ (Procedures are a key.)
@wfryer New blog post: Questioning the potential value of Skype and videoconferencing in the classroom? http://bit.ly/z6uKn (Would love to Skype in the classroom. But don't have the tool to use.)
@gregaloha RT @tweetmeme TWEET IDEAS: 13 Things to Do on Twitter Besides Tweet http://bit.ly/tyoCi (Good list, wasn't aware of FileSocial , provides a great way to send files smaller than 50 MB.