Twitter

    I had no idea that Twitter could be used effectively in the classroom, but now that I am reading about it I see a number of different ways where it could be helpful to have and to use. One idea I had about using Twitter came from the article 28 Creative Ways Teachers are Using Twitter which talked about posting in real time and emphasizing the character limit. My plan would be to have students write summaries about something they are learning. Because there is a character limit on the posts, students need to learn what is truly important to say about a piece they read. Also, this allows the class to look at the conglomeration of everyone's summaries, compare them, and see what works well about different peoples reactions. Since students are more comfortable communicating through text than through voice many times, it is wise of teachers to use this to their advantage by using resources similar to Twitter.
     Another good idea came from the Educational Twitter Chats Calendar article. This idea was more geared towards teachers personally, but it talked about participating in real time chats with other teachers about technology and education in order to expand skills and share teaching ideas.