I really liked the third video about Twitter for Educators. I really liked what it said about how Twitter started off and how people thought it was mostly for celebrities or even silly but that has evolved to a much more broad use. I also liked the warning that it gave about whatever you tweet being out there, and anyone who follows you is able to retweet it so nothing is truly private on Twitter. I also really liked the detailed explanation of "hash tagging" and how to use it both in your tweets and as a search feature within Twitter.
I also really liked the HootSuite and TweetDeck portion of the video. Those are two apps that I had never heard of, but could be very beneficial if you wanted to follow a certain education hash tag and always receive updates on anything posted with that hash tag. The video talked about being able to keep the same twitter account from year to year but simply changing your hash tag so each new group of students is able to follow you and what you are posting.
I think any way we can try to incorporate technology, which is such a needed skill in today's world, into our classroom is an opportunity that we need to take advantage of. That was a major point of the video "Twitter in the Classroom on CNN". The teacher talked about how it gave students who might not otherwise participate in classroom discussions or offer feed back a voice and a way to do so. I thought this video was a great demonstration of how Twitter could be used VERY effectively in the classroom!
Here is a link if you want to watch the CNN news story!
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