1. Using
Twitter
in
the
Classroom
SIG
Presentation
by:
Tommy
Woodward
&
Allison
Thompson

2.  Tommy
teaches
at
Everett
High
School
in
Lansing.
 Allison
teaches
7th
and
8th
grade
Social
Studies
and
English
at
Pathfinder
Middle
School
in
Pinckey,
MI.
 For
this
project,
Tommy
focused
on
finding
resources,
rooting
them
in
pedagogy,
and
explaining
the
rationale
for
using
Twitter
in
the
classroom.
 Allison
focused
on
organization
of
the
proposal,
aesthetic
qualities,
and
crafting
our
social
presence
in
the
online
world.
 Both
Allison
and
Tommy
contributed
with
ideas,
creativity,
and
content
knowledge.

3.  Social
media
is
an
increasingly
important
tool
that
allows
students
to
connect
almost
instantly
to
others
around
the
globe.
 Integrating
the
technology
students
are
using
helps
root
the
content
in
real-­‐world
connections
and
allows
students
to
learn
and
contextualize
content
much
more
effectively.
 We
want
to
use
technology
to
foster
learning,
increase
achievement,
and
expand
perspectives
on
a
quick,
easy,
and
traceable
social
medium

4.  Use
technology
in
the
Middle
School
Social
Studies
Classroom

5.  Increase
student
achievement,
interaction,
and
technology
literacy.

6.  Add
relevancy
and
global
connections
to
Social
Studies
curriculum.

7.  Expand
both
students’
and
teachers’
knowledge
bases
with
interactions
on
both
global
and
technical
levels.

8.  We
plan
on
tracking
a
lot
of
our
progress
and
resources
through
our
blog,
which
can
be
found
here.
 Annotated
list
of
resources
on
our
delicous
page,
which
can
be
found
here.
 Twitter
hashtag
#atwittersss