What might happen if educators take a cue from Journchat?
Over at the Twitter for Teachers evolving e-book, there are many uses of Twitter being shared, and one event that we'd like to launch is the first formal Educhat.
When will the first Educhat take place?
The first formal Educhat is slated for next Monday, March 9th, from 8:30-9:30 Eastern Time. The first chat will last one hour, with future chats lasting from 1-2 hours in length.
What do I need in order to participate?
1] Follow Educhat on Twitter
2] The use of a tool like Tweetdeck, Monitter, or TweetGrid is recommended to follow the discussion.
3] If so inclined, suggest a question/topic.
4] Set aside time to participate.
5] Use the tag #educhat in your responses.
Who hosts the meetings?
I've created a Twitter ID called Educhat that can be shared among moderators of the discussion, any given week. To participate, you simply need to follow this user, and to respond to the prompts.
What will we talk about?
Questions and topics are now being accepted in an online survey over at the Educhat page. While we could discuss many topics in a given evening, it is currently thought that each week would see discussions focused on a single broad topic. Topics might include: Assessment & Evaluation; Boys and Reading; Media in the Classroom; Personal Learning Networks; Google Tools; Communicating with the Community; Web 2.0 Apps; Role Playing; Assessment & Evaluation
Why use Twitter?
Twitter allows anyone and everyone to respond, and offers a simple way to collect the responses of participants. As opposed to a live audio chat, the microblog interface allows you to split your attention among lesson planning; television shows; parenting and the engaging conversation via Educhat.
What if I miss it?
The entire discussion will be accessible by simply searching the tag #educhat via Twitter Search.
Will you join us?
Please feel free to leave a comment on Why? or Why not?
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3 comments:
Great post, Rodd. Hopefully we'll get some more topic suggestions and people will be primed to join in starting next Monday. I'm looking forward to the first educhat.
Thanks Bud. You primed the pump!
FYI, I'll be speaking with the folks at Classroom 2.0 in a live audio show this coming Saturday. With any luck, we'll get more than a few folks to join us...
I remember EduChat - and remember Shelly being very psyched about it before collaborating with Whitby + Anderson to create their own version - sorry the NYTimes didn't provide a reference to where the idea was originally born from - but if it helps, I do remember :-)
Karenne
@kalinagoenglish
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