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Twitter in the classroom?

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still sneaking in there all the things that I know are good English language arts, teaching, learning skills.” “It’s all part of the University’s DigMe program, that’s short for digital media. The DigMe program brings the U’s expertise in technology, literacy and learning into Minneapolis high school classrooms to raise the engagement and academic achievement of the students.” “We know, from previous research, that engagement is important for achievement.” U of M Educational Researcher …
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Twitter.com Partners with Room to Read

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For the first time ever, Twitter (www.twitter.com) has decided to formally partner with a charity as part of a Corporate Social Innovation initiative – and they have chosen Room to Read (www.roomtoread.org), a San Francisco-based non-profit which aims to empower millions of children in the developing world through education.

The Fledgling Initiative is driven by Twitter’s belief in democratizing access to information throughout the world via tweeting. As part of the project, Twitter staff will participate in making a Pinot Noir and a Chardonnay with Crushpad (www.crushpadwine.com) – the San Francisco-based custom winery. In this first-of-its-kind social winemaking project, the public will be…

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Twitter Tweets about Posts about Literacy as of October 17, 2009

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Meleroni009: literacy and helped send books to kids in need :) what a good day :)
2009-10-17 23:33:22 · Reply · View
eteach: NEWS: Margareta Pagano: Raise the school age to six to boost British literacy – Independent: Margareta Paga.. http://bit.ly/1JjPkS
2009-10-17 23:32:53 · Reply · View
mmbechtel: Nice! #KKG RT @fratcomm Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority’s $25,000 gift saves family literacy program http://ow.ly/v0cD
2009-10-17 23:24:00 · Reply · View
banglesandbindi: inspired to help – literacy rate in rajasthan in 2001 was 60.41% for men and an abysmal 43.85% for women http://bit.ly/3Poocj
2009-10-17 23:15:07 · Reply · View
PaulineRevere: #pork: $400,000 for MCWANE SCIENCE CTR EDUCATION & SCIENCE LITERACY PGMS! Tx 2 SEN…
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Twitter Tweets about Posts about Literacy as of October 16, 2009

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seeyourimpact: Improve literacy rates in India. Support SYI and our affiliate non-profits by sponsoring one child’s education.
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linkstoliteracy: RT @momsinspire: "Children Better Prepared For School If Their Parents Read Aloud To Them:" http://bit.ly/1ah4im #literacy
2009-10-16 23:35:09 · Reply · View
annarueda: Me: how much is that?Mum: what?Me: your that. My literacy skills have slept in this gorgeous Saturday morning.
2009-10-16 23:31:30 · Reply · View
sanmccarron: Tchrs, how do u do it? Teach ur subject, try new technologies, assess & grade, accomodate district directives, team literacy strategies, etc
2009-10-16 23:25:26 · Reply · View
thinklia: RT @supportliteracy: Become a fan of Friends of Literacy on Facebook! http://ow.ly/uUrn
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Literacy News from Digg – 31th Edition

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  • The Fledgling Initiative
    The Fledgling Initiative aims to make awesome wine for the benefit of Room to Read, an organization extending literacy and educational opportunities to children worldwide. Every case sold will provide approximately 60 local language children’s books and promote education in the world’s poorest regions.
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Twitter Tweets about Posts about Literacy as of October 15, 2009

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HelloThereAlex: Twitter is now making its own brand of wine? Hmm. Well the profits DO go to literacy progams for children. Nicely done twitter. Nicely done.
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mjanusauskas: rt @NFB_voice: President Obama marks White Cane Safety Day with a proclamation highlighting Braille literacy! http://tinyurl.com/yje28ee
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PartyAmerica: SCV literacy and arts celebration Dec. 5: For further information about participating in the festival, contact A.. http://bit.ly/X5nJG
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MacKenzieOB: College professor teaching Media Literacy who has a bias AGAINST media in general. Enough said.
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CyrusWebb: @CNNMike We are hosting a Tweet Campaign to get our…
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Literacy News from Digg – 30th Edition

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  • Games, Video Improve Preschooler Literacy
    A new study has shown that educational videos and interactive games can have a positive impact on preschooler literacy when incorporated into the curriculum in a classroom setting. Children from low-income families whose teachers incorporated digital media in the classroom came out more Kindergarten-ready than students not exposed to such media.
  • Pre-K Lessons Tied to TV Shows Found to Spur Gains
    A study by Education Development Center and SRI International has found that low-income preschoolers made progress in early literacy skills when taught with video and games from PBS shows Sesame Street, Between the Lions, and Super…
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Twitter Tweets about Posts about Literacy as of October 14, 2009

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CreativeIndust: Digital participation, digital literacy and school subjects: http://tinyurl.com/yle37py
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michellelamb: RT @ShellTerrell: Chance 4 readers 2 speak w/ Time2Act Panel Members w/input 4 future of Adol. Literacy Pls share! http://bit.ly/4hcIvJ
2009-10-14 23:38:28 · Reply · View
Zelda2001: "Drop Everything and Read" (Oct 26, 20 min. – British Columbia Teacher Librarians’ Assoc.). What will you do for Literacy Month?
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karabmishler: should study for her literacy midterm, but glee is on soon and she got a new phone! yippee!
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TarrantLit: We’re now on Facebook. Search for Tarrant Literacy Coalition and become our fan. We want to…
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Twitter Tweets about Posts about Literacy as of October 13, 2009

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rizzuhjj: "using intimidation, poll taxes, (…) and literacy tests Democrats prevented most African-Americans from voting for nearly a century." lol
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SeerGenius: RT @medlineplus4you: Poor education may lead 2 poor health. http://bit.ly/1c1jbW Researchers: improved literacy could help.
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VilleJournal: NEWS: Tufts students join Somerville’s Sen. Jehlen to combat literacy crisis:

Students from Tufts .. http://bit.ly/uJRuD

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kayjay15: @jkbeitz OK, I messed that up, it’s Study Abroad in South Africa: Int’l Information Literacy. So you want to go? I’m guessing not.
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JeffieLibrarian: RT @galecengage: RT @aasl New AASL Blog post… October Is National Information…
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Twitter Tweets about Posts about Literacy as of October 12, 2009

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SDLiteracy: Did you know that over 20% of adults in San Diego County have below basic literacy skills? Volunteer today! … http://bit.ly/m79d8
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DubzAianna: RT LMAOOO with ease! @Tinysha: @aliciaonline Tell her go practice for her literacy test …
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FelineAvenger: is paying the price for his cultural literacy experiment (making kids watch "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"). Can’t get *&%$ song out of head !
2009-10-12 23:31:50 · Reply · View
ambergrisdaily: Unique Literacy Project for Travelers Launches: http://ow.ly/u36w
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ReadersToEaters: R2E event this wk: Kickoff of our Food Literacy Prgm @ Auburn Library. Great speakrs connectng…
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