Revised version of presentation that I am giving on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 1pm in the Learning Technology Center of the University of Dayton.

1. Twitter Talk
Using Twitter in the Classroom and Beyond
Art Jipson
Criminal Justice Studies
May 7, 2009

4. Teaching + research + people + knowledge +
expertise + understaffing + knowledge + facts +
staff + students + future students + policies +
equipment + programs + statistics + meetings +
committees + professional associations + group
conversations + one-on-one conversations +
email + notes + memos + rules and regulations +
CAP + blah blah blah + people + ? =
HELP!

6. 3 C’s
Conversations, Community,
Collaboration

7. Why should youuse twitter for
communication and organization?

8. Twitter http://www.twitter.com

14. How do you find people “to
follow?”

16. Use in the Classroom
Messaging
Announcements
Answer student questions
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18. Views on Twitter
• Problem, waste of time, Not really your
“friends”
• Why Social Media matters to students!
• Why Twitter might matter… to you!

19. How do Iuse twitter for communication and
organization?

22. Blogs
organized by date
single author posts
edit own content (only)
posts rarely change
conversation based
one to many
Wikis
organized by links (pages)
Multi author pages
edit everyone’s pages
Pages can change
collaboration based
many to many

23. Twitter
organized by account
holder (who you follow)
single author posts
edit own content , favorites
posts evolve organically
conversation based
one to many
Email
organized by date or other
selected criteria (inbox)
single or multi author notes
reply, forward, delete
notes can change
Information exchange based
one to many or one

25. Advantage: Blog
•Easy to post information
•Chronological order
•Automatic RSS feed
•Comments can be attached to each post
•Only blog authors can edit the content of a post
•Can be done from mobile advice with application

27. Advantage: Wiki
1. Anyone anywhere (or at least those with a
password) can contribute
2. True and equal collaboration
3. Can create any order/flow to the information
(sometimes chronological order doesn’t work
well for the type of content)
4. Can be done from mobile device with application

28. Advantage: Email
1. Anyone anywhere can get an account that can
be checked from almost anywhere
2. Easy and efficient flow of information (provided
the servers work and you do not go over the
space allotment)
3. Can create any order/flow to the information
being communicated
4. Portable can be done from mobile device

30. Advantage: Twitter
1. Anyone anywhere with access can participate
2. Truly democratic participation
3. Follow individuals, organizations, entities (film
production, television shows, universities,
programs, current events)
4. Can be accessed, organized, and maintained by
mobile device (perhaps Twitter’s greatest
strength!
5. Integrated applications, software to share
photos, video, and more

34. Email, Blogs Wikis & Twitter are tools.
There are many tools in the social media toolbox.
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35. What can this tool help me do that I couldn't do before?
Will using this tool help me accomplish a familiar
activity in a better way?
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37. ?

38. Participation
Participation
Participation
& yes, Participation

39. ymmv
As with any tool,
service, or effort…

40. Thank you!
Any Questions?
Art Jipson
jipsonaj@udayton.edu
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Slide design & additional research by
Tracey Jipson