When we
were first instructed to use Twitter, I was extremely skeptical about it. I
tried getting involved in Twitter a few years ago, and I quickly gave up. It
wasn’t very user-friendly to me. I still had the same problem this time around.
For some reason, it wasn’t easy for me to navigate around Twitter, and I always
had more to say on my tweets than what was allowed. Tweets are text-based posts
that can be up to 140 characters that are posted within a person’s profile page
(Robyler & Doering, p. 221).
I teach
third grade, and I do not think that Twitter would be useful in my classroom.
Students between the ages of 12 and 17 do not use Twitter in large numbers
(Robyler & Doering, p. 221). I don’t think that third grade students would
be able to navigate Twitter very easily. However, I do think that it is useful
for an educator. I did manage to follow a few educators that were very helpful.
These educators include @Edudemic, @ChrisBiffle, @MMEGrinder26, @mrsjpearson,
and @21stcenturyTch. I found these people very helpful because they posted
about things that actually pertain to me and my classroom. Chris Biffle is my
favorite. He is the person that started the Whole Brain Teaching. The hashtags
that I found most useful are #teachers, #commoncore, and #edchat. These hastags
were very helpful in getting me to other tweeters that were tweeting things
that could help me in my classroom.
Overall,
I wasn’t too crazy about my Twitter experience. I’m not sure if I will continue
to use it or not. I know that I probably won’t use it too frequently if I do
use it. I’m not sure how much this will help my classroom. It might be more for
an upper grade or high school. Researchers know that social networking sites
are popular, but they jury is still out on the impact and the value of them in education
(Robyler & Doering, p. 225).
Sharing some Symbaloo ♥: Ms. Ingram's Class Webmix http://t.co/HHClaehvAY via @Symbaloo
— Heather Ingram (@Hingram3) July 22, 2013
I also think that Twitter is useful for educators, but I would not use it in my classroom. The age students that I have would not benefit from the use of Twitter. I know that some students know how to do it, but most do not. I think that it would be more beneficial to older students as well. Great job on your blog!
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ReplyDeleteYou made valid points from Robyler and Doering. I always wondered why my comments would sometimes be too long. I don't think I got as much from twitter either. However, I do see the benefits of using it with older students or parents.
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