Twitter in the Classroom

Kim Refosco

Educators must speak and act in the way that their students do in order

to reach them. Learn to speak their language and play with their toys.

Twitter The fastest, simplest way to stay close to everything you care about.An information networkTwitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories, ideas, opinions and news about what you find interesting. Simply find the accounts you find most compelling and follow the conversations.At the heart of Twitter are small bursts of information called Tweets. Each Tweet is 140 characters long, but don’t let the small size fool you—you can discover a lot in a little space. You can see photos, videos and conversations directly in Tweets to get the whole story at a glance, and all in one place. See it in action.

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Tweet students and parents upcoming due dates and

quiz/test information.

Track political and sociology issues

Foreign Language Practice

Students can tweet in the target language for practice, or use Twitter’s translation tools and

pronunciation options.

Twitter can be synced with Wiki’s, class blogs, slideshare, and other useful classroom web 2.0 tools.

Educational Web 2.0 sites have Twitter links

Sync multiple multi media lessons