Twitter

1. What is its educational purpose?

1.1. Twitter can be used to grow your Personal Learning Network (PLN.

1.2. Connect users to others that routinely post about information that you may find useful and helpful.

1.3. One of the BEST resources for current events and breaking news.

2. Website

2.1. www.twitter.com

3. How can it be used in class?

3.1. Teacher or class can create their own class Twitter account.

3.1.1. Provide students with various different information in the forms of posts, and videos.

3.1.2. Teachers can post up to date information for students and parents pertaining to events or news going on in class.

4. I think I might have some of my students live tweet our next field trip. Octavia

5. Are you required to sign-up?

5.1. Yes, Twitter requires you to sign-up. However, there is NOT a cost to use Twitter.

5.2. Just need to provide email and some other general information.

6. What is it?

6.1. Twitter is similar to many other social media tools, in the way that its main purpose is to connect you with people and things.

6.2. Twitter connects you with people who you can "Follow" to get up to date messages from them.

6.3. E. Soble- You can "follow" anyone, even famous people. You "tweet" or comment something and tag someone in it if you want. I wasn't sure if I was ever going to get a twitter account but I think I will now after hearing all the other things that you can do with it.

6.4. J Bugay: Twitter can also connect you with organizations to keep track of what they are providing, or any up to date events.