Before starting this class Twitter was something that I knew about but had never really used. I thought I had plenty of social media outlets already and didn't feel the need to start using a new one. However after looking at it in class and through the activities we have done since, I am really able to see the potential of using twitter in an educational setting. I really liked the Twittering about Learning article because it really spoke to this exactly point! I really liked how he wen through the process of exactly how he introduced Twitter to his students and then gradually allowed them to begin composing their own Tweets. I also like how he talked about using this as another opportunity to work on editing and word choice with our students before anything was posted.
I think this is a great way to incorporate writing into our classrooms in a real and meaningful way with an authentic audience for our students. It also provides quick and easy access for parents to see what we are working on in class and to see their own child contributing to the learning process. This was a great article that really spoke to me about using Twitter in the classroom, and it is definitely something that I can see myself trying to incorporate next year, and an article that I have bookmarked on Diigo and I will be rereading in the future!!
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