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Tricks or Tweets: Missteps and Milestones Using Twitter in the Classroom

Tricks or Tweets: Missteps and Milestones Using Twitter in the Classroom. Mary T. Rogus Ohio University @ MTRogus. Breaking News Exercise. Television News Producing class Very difficult to give students practice in breaking news Twitter offered way to simulate breaking news

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Tricks or Tweets: Missteps and Milestones Using Twitter in the Classroom

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  1. Tricks or Tweets: Missteps and Milestones Using Twitter in the Classroom Mary T. Rogus Ohio University @MTRogus

  2. Breaking News Exercise Television News Producing class • Very difficult to give students practice in breaking news • Twitter offered way to simulate breaking news • Students worked in groups • Tweeted news updates and noted what they would do on TV

  3. Sample Tweets from First Breaking News Exercise February 2009 MTRogus Mary Rogus CH. 42 - EXPLOSION HEARD, FLYING GLASS, INJURIES, 4 FIREFIGHTERS INSIDE DURING EXPLOSION » MTRogus Mary Rogus CH. 42 - 3:46 live with tower camera, see smoke from a block away • » MTRogus Mary Rogus CH. 26 – 3:50 newsroom is in breaking news mode now. putting a crawl up now on tv. sending crews to scene » MTRogus Mary Rogus CH. 26 - SMOKE SEEN COMING FROM ROOM OF COURT SIDE BUILDING FIRE. ALARMS HEARD FROM STREET. PEOPLE EXITING BLDG NOW. » MTRogus Mary Rogus Channel 42 FIRE AT COURTSIDE PIZZA, COURT ST. ATHENS OHIO, SMOKE COMING FROM ROOF, FIRE ALARMS HEARD,BUILDING EVACUATED » MTRogus Mary Rogus Channel 26 News BREAKING NEWS ALERT: FIRE IN COURT SIDE PIZZA BUILDING ON COURT STREET #ATHENS, OHIO » MTRogus Mary Rogus RT: I am about to start (3:45pm) a mock breaking news exercise for my producing class. The tweets that follow are not real!

  4. Encouraging Participation Media, Ethics and Society class • Large class 75-125 • Can’t teach ethics without discussion and debate • Twitter allows more students to contribute • Focuses their tendency to multi-task • Brings in outside contributions

  5. Sample Tweets from Ethics Class Tuesday @OhJProf Hans K. Meyer Reading tweets about "Shattered Glass" better than watching movie ... Thanks @scrippsjschool class #j412 • » • AnnaMa_Lu Anna Luczkow • Surely there must have been an easier way for Stephen to get Chuck's attention #jour412 • » • MSchuldt29 Matt Schuldt • Stephen Glass = #LiarLiarPantsOnFire#JOUR412 » maddie_kuhn1Maddie Kuhn Is it odd that I'm watching Shattered Glass and the only thing I can think of is the Britney Spears song? #jour412 » bundtm11 Michael Bundt I've already seen this movie. #jour412 » RebeccaKoch Rebecca Koch #jour412#jour412 I'm not even in the class but I feel like I should ask a question. krystinafoxiStina #jour412 he’s so manipulative...

  6. Incorporating Twitter into Practicum Experience • Helping students translate personal twitter skills into news skills Reporters: • 3 news tweets, 1 promo tweet Anchors/Weather: • 3 news tweets Producer: • 2 promo tweets

  7. Sample Tweets from Athens MidDay AthensMidDay Athens MidDay Find out how the Sisterhood of the Traveling Dresses event came about on http://athensmidday.com/ and at noon on AthensMidday!-@RHoopster12 » AthensMidDay Athens MidDay The AthensMidDay sports department takes an inside look intramural indoor soccer at Ohio University at noon - T. Smith » AthensMidDay Athens MidDay Preview of Athens baseball clash with SE Ohio giant Adena, and Alexander baseball and softball @ Marietta at noon on Midday -RS » AthensMidDay Athens MidDay O-U administration budget cuts vary from department to department. Find out who's taking the biggest cuts today on AthensMidDay. -H. Moore » AthensMidDay Athens MidDay Another NBA fight in Detroit last night - find out who was involved today in Sports on AthensMidDay at noon (channel 25 TWC) – Rschreier • » • AthensMidDay Athens MidDay • Some lucky girls will get their prom dresses...for free! Find out how at noon on AthensMidDay. - K. Walters • » AthensMidDay Athens MidDay Need help with you home finances? We'll tell you where to get it on AthensMidDay at noon. - J. Derr

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