Christina Greenhow, an assistant professor of education at Michigan State University, discovered that students using the microblogging service as part of their education are more engaged and have higher grades. In fact, she considers it “a new literary practice,” as she explains in her study “Twitteracy: Tweeting as a New form of Literary Practice.”
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There is something about Twitter… - 21 views
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Some thoughts on the nature of Twitter - It is always reactive OR sometimes a means of strengthening relationships? Written for Twitter Thinkers .
Twitter for Teachers - Twitter for teaching? - 109 views
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Some ideas from practice about the challenges in using Twitter for learning with students.
Geotagging by football jersey! | eLearning Island - 2 views
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One teachers observations on geotagging Tweets visible to your students and the world!
Nearly three… | eLearning Island - 43 views
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My blog is approaching its third birthday - I write why I think Twitter is the most important application for developing your personal learning network.
Its trending on Twitter…well possibly! - 47 views
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Updated comment! Educators, whether parents, teachers or lecturers have a huge task in keeping up with what is really important - there are a lot of courses on what social-media is, but very few (that I can see) on the relational and dialogic aspects of social media. Challenging times!
How One Teacher Uses Twitter in the Classroom - 25 views
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-Watch the vide embedded in the article.
Twitter in Education - 29 views
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twitter4teachers / FrontPage - 101 views
Educators New to Twitter - Home - 31 views
60 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom By Category - 82 views
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Twitter may have started off as a fun social media site for keeping up with friends and sharing updates about daily life, but it’s become much more than that for many users over the past few years as the site has evolved and grown