I wanted to use a post to extol the virtues of Twitter. Twitter is a forum for 140 character messages. Once you understand the conventions of how Twitter works, it's pretty addictive.
Every day, hundreds of educators use hashtags (#) to have conversations. For example, if I have a link or an idea to share with English teachers, I'd use #engchat or #nctechat. Everyone else who uses that hashtag will see my tweets and can connect with me (@abbeydick). Even if you miss a chat, you can type in the hashtag and read about it later.
I also used Twitter with my students this past month as part of their independent reading projects. They tweeted advertisements for their books using #t3reading. It worked so well. Teens seem to be off Facebook now and on Twitter (and Instagram and Snapchat).
Check out these cool pictures, courtesy of Sean Junkins (@sjunkins).
Sunday chats:
Monday chats:
Tuesday chats:
Wednesday chats:
Thursday chats:
If you haven't been on Twitter, you need to give it a try. It's a great way to make friends and learn something new!
What a great idea: using a hashtag for students to recommend a book and to include a photo of the book's cover. Hope this process motivated students to read books and discuss them with peers. I checked the hashtag and got some ideas for books I want to read. Thanks.
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