This will give you a chance to search trending topics by #hashtag on Twitter without having to log in to an actual Twitter account. This could be beneficial in a classroom to remove some of the personal connection while still providing the students with live media. Current events are simply summarized and given personal perspective on Twitter, without the students seeing a random comment about what one of my friends is having for lunch.
Takes the "favorite" feature of Twitter and curates the knowledge. You are able to bundle the favorites so you don't have to scroll through a huge list to find the specific Tweet. You can click directly through the bundle and be more efficient.
I want to use this at Edcamp Hershey! Bright colors and fun animations. No account necessary, just type in the keyword or hashtag you want it to search for.
Jayme Johnson Director of Academic Technology, Village School, Pacific Palisades, CA jjohnson@village-school.org twitter: @jaymej Jayme is an educational technologist, specializing in elementary...
Funny (fictional) Tweets by historical figures - summery of the person's contributions in 140 characters. Some of the Tweets are not kid friendly, so read in advance. Check ReadWriteThink to find the lesson plan for students to write their own historical text messages.