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Elana Leoni

50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom | TeachHUB - 5 views

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    50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom
Elizabeth Koh

Unit Structures - Twitter as Courseware - 0 views

  • When I log into BlackBoard, I see about 30 different things I can do, and for each I have to click a link and go to a page to do the action.  Twitter strips away the features, instead using an inherently flexible textual space to facilitate communication, accomplishing the same goal of other feature-ridden “course technology.
  • I see Twitter’s artificial limit on post size as an important factor in classroom success.  First, it keeps the information space managable, meaning information is economized and easily retrievable
  • Twitter’s short form as a communication equalizer
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  • “overfunctioning” leads to a segmentation of communication,
  • Twitter is the opposite of segmentation, forcing all communication through a single, flexible channel.  This creates the impression of activity, again stimulating discussion.
Elizabeth Koh

Teaching With Twitter: Not for the Faint of Heart - Technology - The Chronicle of Highe... - 8 views

  • Instructors in the classroom really have to teach toward their personalities
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