Christina DiMicelli @MrsDi@qoto.org

Excellent post about vocab mapping! Students of all ages make connections to academic language & new-to-them vocab in this hands-on class activity. Includes video of 8th graders participating and a template for making your own vocab cards. Great for #ELL & #WorldLanguages too! #edutoot https://brownbagteacher.com/vocabulary-mapping/

Keeping my tradition of painting octopuses on the bottoms of tables in hotel rooms alive 😀

People grumbling that #Mastodon is slow at the moment... You just turned up with 1 million people in a tiny, rural village and you're complaining there's a queue to get into the only tearoom, which is run by gay pensioners Babs & Maureen as a retirement hobby on Mons-Weds. Relax!
#TwitterMigration

#EduTooters Unite! Join the #TwitterMigration to #Fediverse and #Mastodon - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzCcJb12XQ_ZrGg7TaCnGHCm6u1Ez1K3N88UbX8MbcnScifQ/viewform

A few recommendations for life on Mastodon:

1) Follow anyone you think looks potentially interesting; you can always unfollow later, and they may lead you to new people via boosted posts.

2) Boost posts you think are worthy, so others can discover new content.

3) Don't obsess on replicating your Twitter follows on Mastodon; let it be its own experience, and grow it organically. Obvs follow anyone you miss from Twitter, but this isn't a 1:1 replacement; have fun, follow your instincts.

Hey if you are here from Twitter please put your Mastadon address in your twitter bio!

As someone who regularly uses screen readers and works with blind colleagues who rely on screen readers to access the internet, please let me assure you that using #hashtags within the body of a post is not a problem.

You don’t need to move them to the end!

It is helpful to use #CamelCase to avoid gibberish for many word combos, but the extra # is so minimal as to disappear given how much else screen readers say & how fast they speak to experienced users.

Protect your schedule, including the empty time.

This week is #AntiBullyingWeek

Our “Story of Lady Gaga” teaching resource for Secondary schools includes the life of the world famous musician as a case study to learn about addressing prejudice and school bullying, and explores her campaigning efforts to take action against online bullying.

Teachers #EduTooter can access this, and more free LGBT Inclusive Education resources, here: https://tie.scot/resources

Turn off a few notifications.

Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: Curated #NewsSources in the #Fediverse via #Mastodon

Do you like to read your news when you login to your favorite social media tool? I do as well. Come along and I'll share a few of my favorite news focused Mastodon instance accounts. https://www.mguhlin.org/2022/11/curated-newssources-in-fediverse-via.html

What happens when you combine two instructional strategies like PBL and jigsaw? That’s exactly what I did when developing a new workshop Napkin PD.

https://blog.tcea.org/napkin-pd-pbl-your-jigsaw/ #TCEA #JigsawMethod #Education #EduTooters @edutooters

Do you follow too many people?

Do you want to organise your Mastodon home timeline into several themed mini-timelines that are easier to navigate?

You can do this on Mastodon using the "Lists" feature, and here's a guide all about it:

https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-advanced-tips/#UsingListsOnMastodon

You can use Lists on third party apps like Tusky for Android or Metatext for iPhone/iPad, or on your server's website.

#Mastodon #Lists