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Microblogging is  as a form of blogging that allows users to write brief text updates (usually less than 140 characters) and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. Many teachers are looking at ways to use microblogging in the classroom.  It can take the passive activity, like watching videos in school, and turn it into a powerful learning opportunity.

Microblogging Platforms

Well-known microblogging platforms are Twitter ,  Today’s Meet, and SPSMeet.

Twitter is an online social networking service and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters known as “tweets”Users can instantly connect to what’s most important to you. Follow your friends, experts, favorite celebrities, and breaking news.

The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages. People use the hashtag symbol # before relevant keywords or phrases (no spaces) in their Tweet to categorize those Tweets and help them show more easily in Twitter Search.  Clicking on a hashtagged word in any message shows you all other Tweets in that category.

The Daring Librarian, Gwenyth Jones, provides Twitter 101 & Comic Tutorials to assist new tweeters.

 Today’s Meet offers the ability to set up a private room and requires no email addresses or sign up.  You can share the URL with students to have them share their thinking.  Just like you would have classroom rules, we suggest that you have microblogging rules or protocols, too.  This is all part of Digital Citzenship.

 SPSMeet is a Saskatoon Public School Division interactive meeting website. It allows teachers, students, and staff to create virtual text-based meeting rooms which anyone with the meeting name can join. A transcript of the meeting can be viewed at any time, even after the meeting has closed.

Suggested Protocols

  • Use your real name
  • Be Respectful
  • Be on Topic
  • Share Questions, Resources, Ideas, Wonderings, Insights or Aha moments
  • Reflect on Connections

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