Okay, I was skeptical about Twitter. All I knew about it was that professional athletes were getting themselves into trouble with their Tweets.
I have seen the light. The "25 Ways" article helped to open my eyes. I am much more responsive to joining a network of educators.
To become more accessible (and user friendly, I suppose) I've created a new Twitter account.
Please follow me at BillSLRHS.
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It has been a good experience following other teachers and resources - interesting conversations and bits of information!
ReplyDeleteI can definitely use three of the suggestions in my 7th grade reading class. My students are currently reading Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry and some are having difficulty getting into the story. If I were to start a Twitter book club and have them tweet their reactions to the book as they read, I believe this might motivate them to do the reading. (suggestion #11) A second idea was to provide a daily word (suggestion #6) and I would modify this to have students tweet examples of words they find that use the current roots and prefixes we are studying. A final idea is to ask for recommended books to read aloud to my students(suggestion #1).
ReplyDeleteI have read so many articles that I can't sort one from th e other anymore. It sounds like 25 ways was a good one. Is it one of the reading linked from our course wiki?
ReplyDelete25 ways to teach with Twitter: http://www.techlearning.com/article/20896
ReplyDeleteThe New York Times had some thoughts on Twitter this weekend. Why Twitter will Endure http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/weekinreview/03carr.html