Comments on: I’ve started using Twitter with my pupils… http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/ Education. Technology. Productivity. Wed, 23 May 2012 07:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kathy http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/comment-page-1/#comment-5754 Kathy Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:31:00 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-5754 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!) 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!)

]]> By: Doug Belshaw http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Doug Belshaw Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:19:39 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-669 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: <strong>1.</strong> Teacher sets up account for students to 'follow' (e.g. <strong>mrbhistory</strong>) <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>) <strong>3.</strong> Students receive message. 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 Lisa, you absolute leg-end! This is exactly what I need. I'll produce a graphic to illustrate how it works in a subsequent post, but it's basically:

1. Teacher sets up account for students to 'follow' (e.g. mrbhistory)
2. Teacher uses their standard Twitter user account to send a direct message to the account being used with students (e.g. dajbelshaw sends direct message 'd mrbhistory Get some revision done!')
3. Students receive message.

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

]]> By: Lisa http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/comment-page-1/#comment-668 Lisa Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:58:05 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-668 Not sure how GroupTweet works - have you seen it? http://www.grouptweet.com/ Not sure how GroupTweet works – have you seen it? http://www.grouptweet.com/

]]> By: Doug Belshaw http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/comment-page-1/#comment-670 Doug Belshaw Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:39:57 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-670 <strong>@Stuart:</strong> Thanks for reminding me about <a href="http://www.pownce.com" rel="nofollow">Pownce</a>. It may be a better option, but I'll have to investigate whether the advertising on the site is suitable. <strong>@Nick</strong> I'm looking forward to seeing how you use it with your girls. :-) <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! ;-) @Stuart: Thanks for reminding me about Pownce. It may be a better option, but I’ll have to investigate whether the advertising on the site is suitable.

@Nick I’m looking forward to seeing how you use it with your girls. :-)

@Damian 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! ;-)

]]> By: Damian http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Damian Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:43:36 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-664 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. 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. 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.

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.

]]> By: Nick Dennis http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Nick Dennis Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:47:02 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-665 Snap! You beat me to it, grrr.... :) Snap! You beat me to it, grrr…. :)

]]> By: Stuart Meldrum http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Stuart Meldrum Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:43:30 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-666 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">this post yesterday from a Computing class</a>. Brilliant! 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 this post yesterday from a Computing class. Brilliant!

]]> By: Stuart Meldrum http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Stuart Meldrum Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:38:10 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/04/09/ive-started-using-twitter-with-my-pupils/#comment-667 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. 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! 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.

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!

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