Bears

Twitter

1-Instead of approaching Twitter as a way to broadcast information about your business/class/self/etc, think of it as a place to build relationships.

2-Use a casual, friendly tone; make sure your posts are positive; make sure your tweets provide value and is directed to those you are reaching out to.

3-Be a real person. Use humor and/or empathy to create a short, sweet, casual, interesting, compelling, insightful, "insider" message. Pay attention to replies, answer questions and engage in conversations.

http://business.twitter.com/twitter101/best_practices

http://blog.ogilvypr.com/2008/08/the-creation-of-twitter-best-practices-round-1/

http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/technology/microblogging/twitter.shtml

Wildlife!

Best Practices for Blogging

1. Go Private- On blogger you can limit your audience by privatizing you blog. This allows only people with an approved email and password to access your blog.

2. Assume what you publish on the Web is permanent- Anyone on the Internet can easily print out a blog or save it to a computer.

3. Blog Anonymously- Don't give out personal information.

Guidelines via here and here.

The Pedagogy of Blogs

On Mrs. M's class blog, 2mgems, each student had a "blogfolio" where they posted about themselves, how they learn, and what they are learning about. I love this idea of a blogfolio!

In a sixth grade class at Oakridge Elementary, they use this blog to reflect on learning.

The purpose behind having a blog in a classroom is to encourage interaction and discussions among students. Blogs allow students to see other students work, comment, and it allows them to take ownership of their work

On this blog, the teacher actually posts their writing assignment and requires each student to post their response.