Ahh...Twitter! What more must I say?
I found this really cool twitter application that can really help students to use Twitter quickly and easily especially in a classroom discussion, project, or any other type of large/small group work! It's called:
GroupTweet
This application allows you to make a Twitter group, so that you can send a direct message to the group. These messages are kept private from the rest of the tweeting world, but the group is quickly and easily managed!
This really opens up the possibilities for Twitter and the classroom. Some students may not be comfortable writing for such a mass public. Also, what if you need to use a student's name to communicate something to other students. This really keeps it private and allows teachers and students to send quick messages to the class privately and easily!
Even individual groups can create different GroupTweets when they are working on a projects or literature circles. As a teacher, you can be involved in every group so that you can keep updated on their project status! This can really hold students more accountable for their own work and their own contributions to the group. Not to mention, its private! I think this can be a powerful tool for teachers, students are out there twittering anyway so why not bring it into the classroom!?
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