International Google Groups & Twitter Lists (Groups) Worth Following



Dear ICT, Computer Science, Coding and Chess Teachers/Educators,

#First Things First
i.          Be present, participate in classroom discussions and contribute your unique voice to the conversation
ii.         Use appropriate grammar instead of texting language
iii.        Use a respectful tone of voice when posting. Refrain from posts that tease, bully, annoy, spam, or gossip.
iv.        Keep conversations on topic
v.         Keep private information private. This includes telephone numbers, addresses, emails, etc.
vi.        Be sure to get permission before posting photos or videos showing yourself or classmates
vii.       Take part in discussions with your peers
viii.      Ask and answer questions
ix.        Follow other members to keep up with their activity
x.         Show what you know if you’re found information or have an idea that’s related to our class work., share it on your communities (Edmodo)

Source(s)

Google Product Forums

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/en

Education 24
Welcome to the discussion forum for Education 2014. Join our community to share exclusive resources and learn how today's innovators are finding unique solutions that
Join us as we discuss the following topics:

1) MOOCs, BYOD and more: A primer to collaboration technologies

2) Funding, budgets, and E-rate for collaborative technology investments

3) Preparing for the flipped classroom

4) Exploring Virtual Field Trips

5) Common Core part 1: Using video tools to change instructional strategies

6) Common Core part 2: A look at infrastructure

7) Cloud computing part 1: Moving to the cloud

8) Cloud computing part 2: Transitioning IT support


https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/education-forum-2014

GeoGebra

Mailinglist for news about GeoGebra (www.geogebra.org)

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/geogebra

Google Code in Discuss

Welcome to the Google Code-in Discussion Group.  This group list is for all students, mentors, parents, teachers and anyone interested in Google Code-in to ask questions and for the community to help each other.

Discussion Group for Google Code-in

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gci-discuss

Minecraft Teachers

Welcome to the Google Group dedicated to helping teachers use Minecraft to facilitate learning.  This is a place to share and explore the many uses of the game as a learning environment.
This is a group for educators to collaborate and share ideas about using Minecraft in schools.

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/minecraft-teachers

CoderDojo Organizers

This group is for people who are involved in organising CoderDojos across the world and who are involved in CoderDojo at a high level. Please give us some information about you & your Dojo in the join request from. I would also suggest that once…

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/coderdojo-org

cs50-discuss

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cs50-discuss

cs75-dicuss

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cs75-discuss


Using Twitter lists

Twitter users can organize others into groups, or “lists”. When you click to view a list, you'll see a stream of Tweets from all the users included in that group.

           https://support.twitter.com/articles/76460-how-to-use-twitter-lists#

           https://twitter.com/fsagwe/lists/kenyaedtech

Seven Ways to Find Teachers on Twitter

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/03/seven-ways-to-find-teachers-on-twitter.html#.VPR0UfD3DDc

Spreadsheet for educators on Twitter

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmdX57Dqx0tEcE1fWkU1QlMwU2dxRGFibmhsOFoyYUE&hl=en

A Comprehensive List  of Education Related  Twitter Chats For Teachers

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/02/list-of-education-twitter-chats.html

How to run a Twitter chat 7 tips:
1)         Do research
2)         Pick a facilitator
3)         Pick a hashtag
4)         Invite and promote
5)         Stay on topic
6)         Don’t just talk about your brand.

#7 Ways to Be Worth Following on Twitter
1. Be Interesting (Don’t just tweet about what you had for lunch!)

2. Be Informative (Share links and other resources.)

3. Be Interactive (Spend some time on the site. Don’t just tweet and run!)

4. Be Promotional (Don’t be afraid to share the good work you’ve done.)

5. Be Personal (Respond to others and answer questions.)

6. Be Considerate (There is such thing as tweeting too much and flooding other’s Timelines. Oh, and don’t type in ALL CAPS. It’s considered YELLING!)

7. Find a Balance (Balance all of the above, and you will be a good, respectable Tweeter that others will want to follow.)


Get Twitter Updates from various Kenyan EdTech Communities  Twitter
Handles & Hashtags

Kenya ICT Master Trainers

        @ICTmasterTrainer_ke   (Twitter handle)

#KenyaOneLaptopPerChild  (Twitter hashtag)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/KenyaOneLaptopPerChildProject?f=realtime&src=hash

      Kenya ICT Champions
@ICTchamps_ke -(Twitter handle)

    #KenyaICTchamps   (Twitter hashtag)


Code Club Kenya
@codeclubkenya -(Twitter handle)

#codeclubkenya -  (Twitter hashtag)

https://twitter.com/hashtag/codeclubkenya?src=hash

Kenya Computer Science Teachers

@Computer_EdTech   (Twitter handle)

#KenyaComputerScienceTeachers (Twitter hashtag)


British Council Schools Online

@Schools_On_Line   (Twitter handle)

@BritishCouncil Official (Twitter handle)

#BritishCouncilSchoolsOnline  (Twitter hashtag)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/schoolsonlinebritishcouncil?src=hash


   Chess Kenya

@chesskenya (Twitter handle)

#ChessintheKenyaSchoolCurriculum2016   (Twitter hashtag)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChessintheKenyaSchoolCurriculum2016?src=hash



#Notable quote

Coding isn’t just for computer whizzes, says Mitch Resnick of MIT Media Lab — it’s for everyone. In a fun, demo-filled talk Resnick outlines the benefits of teaching kids to code, so they can do more than just “read” new technologies — but also create them.

Source

http://www.ted.com/talks/mitch_resnick_let_s_teach_kids_to_code

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