Presentation delivered to the WAPA2020 seminar on engagement.

1. Twitter, blogging &
engagement
Reid Walker - Room 1, Henderson North School
@reidhns1 or @rm1hns
Please use #WapaEngage
Wednesday, 19 March 14

2. Vital Statistics
28 students
12 year 5s & 16 year 6s
3 Desktops, 1 Class iPad
&10 BYOD student
@rm1hns has 160+
followers
@reidhns1 has approx 450
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3. Blogging
room1hns.blogspot.co.nz
Blogging in the classroom
Integrate into your literacy programme
- valid & engaging activity.
Authentic audience
Stepping stone for collaboration
Scaffolding for HTML or codes
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4. Quadblogging
4 classes working
together - drives an
audience to your blog
Quadblogging @
Quadblogging.com
Quadblogging
Aotearoa
Integrates with many
subjects
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5. Twitter @rm1hns
Follow other classes, teachers &
the occasional media outlet.
Used daily by teacher & student
Can’t write 140
characters...then
Extra uses:
login for various
websites/apps
sharing option
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6. Micro blogging
140 character
snapshots of our day
Fantastic for reluctant
writers
Lets people know
what’s going on in the
classroom
Alternative to
traditional blogging
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7. Recording questions
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8. Storify:
Curating
Social Media
Presenting information
from variety of social
media platforms
Lessons on structure or
sequencing ideas
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9. @Kidsedchatnz
Kids using twitter to
talk to kids.
1 hour chat sessions
organised around a
topic.
Moderated by teachers
Up to 25 classes taking
part at any time
Subscribe to list for
safety
www.kidsedchatnz.blogspot.co.nz
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10. @Kidsedchatnz
Great community of
children tweeting
Range of topics
throughout year
All Key Competencies
demonstrated & its
authentic, engaging
and connecting
students.
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11. @kidsedchatnz
Up to 1000 tweets
per session
Interactive session
Flipped sessions
throughout year
Kids creating topics &
questions
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12. Thinglink on my blog
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13. My classes voice:
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14. Takeaways
NZ educational tweeters - sign up & get started
Kidsedchatnz is at 2pm every Thursday - time to let your
class connect, communicate & collaborate
Edchatnz - 8.30pm every second Thursday - get your PLN
on & start tweeting as a teacher
Quadblogging - International & Aotearoa
Storify - for curating social media
Thinglink - rich text embedded on an image.
Wednesday, 19 March 14