I'm still a little in the dark about "Twitter." Because I'm a fairly private person, "tweeting" about mundane things in my life seems pretty useless. I enjoyed, however, the videos about how to use "Twitter" in the classroom. If I were a teacher of middle or high school students, I could definitely see the benefits of using Twitter as a message board. Students that normally would not speak out in class felt more confident to "tweet" their thoughts and answers. Unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to use Twitter in such a way with first graders.
I do believe that Twitter could be a way for parents, other teachers, and community members to follow the happenings in my classroom. Could Twitter be used as a mini-blog? My only reservation continues to be the lack of parents with the technology to follow me and the classroom on Twitter. I also would want to be sure I had permission to post pictures of the children. (no names, of course!) Something to think about as I prepare for next year!
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