1. 3 Steps (+Twitter)
to Engaging Students
Benjamin Ang
BUS / LAW
Slideshare.net/benjaminang
2. Objectives
• Select and use the correct free and user-friendly
technology tools
• Develop lesson plans to use the technology to
increase student engagement and assess
understanding in real time
• Learn how to avoid some of the common pitfalls
that would hinder your effectiveness
3. Come and visit me online
• www.facebook.com/benjaminangck
• www.twitter.com/benjaminang
• www.youtube.com/benjaminangck
• http://techmusicartandlaw.blogspot.com
• sg.linkedin.com/in/benjaminangck/
• www.slideshare.net/benjaminang
• Other projects
– http://emlblog.blogspot.com
– www.twitter.com/emusiclab
4. Start a Twitter account
• Go to www.twitter.com
• Don’t worry, you can delete it later
• Choose a name for yourself – mine is
“benjaminang”
• Click “Sign up for Twitter”
5. Choose who to follow
• Follow one of the
recommended accounts
• Or search for people
(public figures or friends)
to follow
• Follow the other
participants in this
session!
6. Start your own tweets!
• Click on the blue quill pen
• Keep it short – 140 characters (slightly less than
SMS)
7. How Twitter works by default
• All your tweets are public
• People who follow you will see your tweets in
their news feed
• Others my find your tweets if they search Twitter
for key words
• Try tweeting “I enjoy prunepickledchocolates”
• Now search for “prunepickledchocolates”
• You can make your tweets private (“protected”)
8. Now the truth about Twitter
• Many students are making their accounts
protected
• Try http://todaysmeet.com/3steps
12. Elements of contract
Invitation to Treat
• Advertisements
• Displays
Offer
• Can be terminated by
• Withdrawal
• Rejection / Counter Offer
• Lapse of Time
Acceptance
• Must be communicated
• Unless covered by
• Postal Rule or
• Electronic Transactions Act
Consideration
13. Discussion at
• Answer at http://todaysmeet.com/3steps
• Is there a contract in each case?
– MACRO-SOFT places an ad in FaceBook. Marie sends
them an email “I’m your man”
– MACRO-SOFT makes the offer. Before Marie accepts,
they withdraw.
– MACRO-SOFT offers to pay $10,000. Marie asks for
$20,000 instead.
– Marie accepts after Chinese New Year.
19. Ground Rules for Discussion
• We will respect the other users of the room
• The lecturer may delete offensive or annoying
posts or shut down the room if necessary
• We will ignore attention-seekers who are not
contributing meaningfully
20. Socrative
• Visit http://m.socrative.com
• Join Room Number 179333
• What do you think of COE prices?
A – They are too low
B – They are just right
C – They are too high
D – I have no opinion
21. Poll Everywhere
• Visit http://pollev.com/benjaminang
• In what ways are students today different from
the past?