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Today’s students, she added, are going to need to have highly developed critical-thinking skills, be able to digest large amounts of information, and determine what’s important and what’s not. Those are the very kinds of skills they tend to use with Web 2.0 tools,
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athena prestonSome teachers are experimenting with the popular microblogging tool as an effective way of distributing assignments and engaging students in content and collaborative lessons.
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Bob HarrisThose are exactly the kinds of interactions Mr. Ames had hoped for when he decided to experiment with the microblogging tool in his classroom this school year.
He and other teachers first found Twitter valuable for reaching out to colleagues and locating-
Those are exactly the kinds of interactions Mr. Ames had hoped for when he
decided to experiment with the microblogging tool in his classroom this school
year.He and other teachers first found Twitter valuable for reaching out to
colleagues and locating instructional resources. Now, they’re trying it out in
the classroom as an efficient way to distribute assignments and to foster
collaboration among students.
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Jennifer Earltwitter article on twitter lessons
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Ann Johnstonfrom Education Week
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But as more teachers sample the uses of popular social-networking tools like Twitter as part of their lessons and classwork, some observers are cautioning that the educational effectiveness of such tools, or the implications those quick, short-form communications may have for students’ thinking and learning are not known.
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Nearly 10,000 users, for example, follow Georgia teacher Vicki Davis, who uses the login name @coolcatteacher to share resources and suggestions about educational technology. (Education Week and several of the paper’s reporters send out daily tweets under names like @educationweek, @kmanzo, and @Teacherbeat.)
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Carol FurchnerPros and cons of using Twitter in education are discussed.
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Will Richardson"He and other teachers first found Twitter valuable for reaching out to colleagues and locating instructional resources. Now, they’re trying it out in the classroom as an efficient way to distribute assignments and to foster collaboration among students.
But as more teachers sample the uses of popular social-networking tools like Twitter as part of their lessons and classwork, some observers are cautioning that the educational effectiveness of such tools, or the implications those quick, short-form communications may have for students’ thinking and learning are not known." -
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Beyond Technology
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“The medium is not enough,” he added. “People talk about the vital importance of Web 2.0 and 3.0, and that kids have got to acquire those skills. But we can’t all just be contributing to wikis and tweeting each other. Somebody’s got to create something worth tweeting
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Morgan BredenSome teachers are experimenting with the popular microblogging tool as an effective way of distributing assignments and engaging students in content and collaborative lessons.
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Brian VerlindeSome teachers are experimenting with the popular microblogging tool as an effective way of distributing assignments and engaging students in content and collaborative lessons.
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efficient way to distribute assignments and to foster collaboration among students
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online-community manager for the Discovery Educator Network, or DEN,
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Roger ZuidemaSome teachers are experimenting with the popular microblogging tool as an effective way of distributing assignments and engaging students in content and collaborative lessons.
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Eric DelcroixSome teachers are experimenting with the popular microblogging tool as an effective way of distributing assignments and engaging students in content and collaborative lessons.
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Nigel RobertsonArticle on the use of Twitter in education. Notes that most used by educators as part of a professional learning community and less for learing by students. Has +ve and -ve quotes.
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Maggie Verster
A wonderful article about twitter in education
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Today’s students, she added, are going to need to have highly developed critical-thinking skills, be able to digest large amounts of information, and determine what’s important and what’s not. Those are the very kinds of skills they tend to use with Web 2.0 tools,
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Linda HixsonTWITTER!!! Some teachers are experimenting with the popular microblogging tool as an effective way of distributing assignments and engaging students in content and collaborative lessons.
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Chris DedeWhat does twitter add to classrooms?
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Pros and Cons Debated
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