# Open call for contributions: TAGS talk at #OER15 - how are you using Twitter to support education

In a couple of weeks I’ll be talking about [TAGS at OER15](https://oer15.oerconf.org/sessions/twitter-in-open-education-using-google-sheets-for-the-archiving-and-analysis-of-course-disucssion-740/) (14:30-15:00, 15th April). Whilst parallel sessions aren’t going to be streamed I’ve got a couple of ideas for broadcasting my session. If I pull this off I’ll be co-tagging my presentation [\#oer15 #740](https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23oer15+%23740&src=typd).

My notes for structuring the session so far is:

- Networks – shape, strength and characteristics
- Networked education – making the connection
- Footprints – seeing the connection
- **Twitter in Ed – activities Adoption Matrix (Mark Sample) and examples**
    *”anyone to become an active participant in the conversation”* Ross, 2012.
- APIs – me speaky code
- Twitter Search and the Twitter Search API
- Anatomy of a tweet
- TAGS/TAGSExplorer
- **TAGS in the wild**
- Context – SNA, ethics, vulnerability

You’ll see I’ve highlighted two items in that list and this is where you can help. If you have used TAGS to support your class/course I’d like to know:

1. how does Twitter generally fit in to the course? Are you using directed activities or is there a more organically;
2. how TAGS is used to support this? Post/ongoing SNA, situational awareness, …

As the session will mostly be me talking, preferably some video or audio would be great. If you’ve previously talked about Twitter/TAGS in education and a recording is available I’ll happily look at this and see if there is something I can use.

Thanks!