Reactions to article: "50+ Ways to Use Twitter in Your Classroom"

After completing our reading from last week’s discussion on Twitter, I still felt there were missing pieces to exactly how Twitter could be used for education.  After reading through this article, I now have a better insight as to a multitude of options for including this resource in the classroom.  A few I can add easily in elementary school is use “Twitter as a bulletin board”, a quick reference for students when absent, use Twitter as a way to provide feedback and aid in student concerns or questions, summarize the days learning, a share site for resources, follow historically important people for instant updates, follow experts in their career interest, a place to seek help, bonus assignments, or play “Twitter puzzles”.  Being unfamiliar with Twitter, my concerns lie in the security and privacy issue for young media users.  Perhaps this media is more appropriate for high school aged students.  I’d love to hear how you use Twitter in the classroom!

Kharbach, Med. "50 Ways to Use Twitter in Your Classroom." Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. N.p., n. d. Web. 8 Dec. 2013. <http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/12/50-ways-to-use-twitter-in-your-classroom.html>.