Twitter

Twitter and it's appropriateness for classroom usage

Twitter is one of the most popular communication tools on the planet. Teachers and students in the 21st century should take full advantage of such an interesting tool. For those of you that may not be familiar with twitter, it basically is a place where people communicate by posting statuses. Within a status, you can include anyone but you are limited to 140 characters. There are new tools that work with twitter that will allow a user to post a status that is longer than 140 characters.  Twitter also allows users to post pictures and other documents. 

Information, media, and technology skills are enhanced whenever people use this tool. One of my current courses use Twitter to share important class information and answer questions. Twitter has a mobile app that allows users to always stay informed and connected. I forgot to mention that it is free! 

Twitter is very appropriate for classroom usage. Many of the students are familiar with the program and they can have direct access to their instructor and classmates. People require immediate feedback these days and  Twitter helps support this need.