Thursday, February 21, 2013

Twitter and Me

I was not in class on Tuesday, the 19th, so I did not get to use twitter in class. But in my own personal use as far as exploring it and seeing other people tweet, I find it to be not too hard to use. In the beginning I thought it was hard to figure out because I had never used twitter before, but I'm finding it is not that difficult and actually very useful. I like how I am following teachers from around the states and seeing what is current in education these days. Nothing has been problematic and I am finding it a bit easier to use now than it was when I first started using it. I can honestly say that finding the time to get on twitter is very difficult as my homework load is very heavy right now and I work all day three days a week and am always busy on the weekends. When I do have the time to get on I am always intrigued by what I find from the teachers that I follow. As I come closer to graduating and becoming a teacher I realize how important it is that I stay current with the times and use technology to my advantage and to my students advantage. I found a website on how teachers can actually teach using twitter. I think it is geared more towards middle and high school students, but it seems to be more on their level as far as getting them interested in what they are learning. It always gives the students an opportunity to get to know their classmates, which I think is a wonderful opportunity especially for the older students who tend to judge each other without even knowing each other. I found another website for teachers who might be a little skepitcal about using twitter with their students that explains the benefits of using twitter for teaching. The more I learn and read about how twitter can help in the classroom the less I am against using twitter or any social media in the classroom. In conclusion, I have learned myself that twitter is not such an awful tool like I thought it was and I am growing to like it and appreciate it. I'm not saying it is good for all students, but for the older students in middle school and high school I can see how using twitter can be beneficial to the students and teachers.

6 comments:

  1. I'm glad that you see the benefits in twitter in the classroom. I hope you're following some interesting people. I get good ideas for lessons on twitter.

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  2. Your comments: Cute Title!!!I am a just starting to get a handle on twitter as well. I actually had one set up for educational purposes prior to this class but never did anything with it because I thought it was too much all at once and hard to go through. I have started to get the hang of it and actually found some great tweets lately. Good luck with your semester!!

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  3. When I created my personal twitter account, I found it hard to use as well. I am still learning more and more things as I go, so you're not alone! Now that I created a professional twitter, I also enjoy connecting with other teachers too. Good luck with twitter, I'm sure you'll have it all figured out in no time!

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  4. I agree that it is interesting to see different ways to use Twitter from a teaching aspect. I never considered it for teaching, but I am seeing more uses in the future. I also agree that it is good for in the higher grades. I can’t picture kindergarteners who can’t write yet attempting to Tweet.

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  5. I agree, the more I attempt to use things like twitter the more it makes sense. I am far behind in the technological world, and am trying my best to learn it. I see a definate advantage to using these resources and look forward to learning more about it. What is nice about using twitter and and box for our classes is that if we miss something we can try to figure it out on our own!

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  6. I like that you went beyond and did research on twitter. I would like to see teachers using twitter in the classroom and how I could apply it in my classroom. I like doing research myself to find cool ideas to use in the future.

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