Why Tweet?

Nine Great Reasons Why Teachers Should Use Twitter

 This article sums up with just nine reasons why educators should tweet. This first point of this article says "together we're better",  twitter is an excellent way to collaborate with other educators. We grow and improve from conversations with other educators and twitter allows educators to communicate on their own time. With twitter educators can quickly access ideas, opinion, and resources. Twitter also expands your community to a global community of educators, not just those in your school or county. Twitter opens up the education world to more then education magazines and conferences, to individuals' ideas and opinions. It lets the everyday teacher share their ideas and tips with teachers just like them. Twitter is a powerful tool!

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Embed a YouTube Video into PowerPoint 

TILT- Teachers Improving Learning with Technology

This site has many great technology tips for teachers. I like the tip about embedding a YouTube video into a PowerPoint. I think this is very useful since many schools block YouTube. If  I want to show a Youtube video in my classroom I can not because YouTube is blocked. However, by embedding the YouTube video into a PowerPoint instead of a link I can use the video in my classroom. Embedding the video allows me to view the video without being redirected out to the internet. This will allow me show the videos in my classroom!