I never actually used Twitter before or ever made an account. Growing up as a kid I used Instagram or Facebook. Twitter wasn't as common. While reading these articles about twitter made me realize that it can be a useful tool in classroom and outside of classrooms. In the article, Twitter-Tastic, it explains how teachers can use Twitter in a classroom setting. Twitter can be used for assignments, blogging, class lessons, communication between teachers and classmates. If students miss a class the teacher can post on twitter what the student missed, which I thought is great way to reach out to students or even ask other students what they missed.
Twitter is one great source to use for students because it's a social media app that many students use outside of school so why not be able to use it for school and outside of school. I find that Twitter can be helpful for any grade but has to be used very carefully due to things may not be age appropriate for 1st grader or even a 4th grader. As we discussed in class, everyone using twitter can choose on who or what they want to follow. In the article, Edudemic: The Teacher's Guide To Twitter, one tip that was given was, Create, Don't Consumer. I find it that many of us download apps but don't actually use them often. Also something that popped out to me was, Twitter Hashtags. I found it interesting because with the hashtags you can explore many different ideas from all around the world. Also with twitter you don't have to have a twitter account if you don't want it, but if you want to know what your classmates or teacher puts on twitter you can search up the name and see everything that was posted.
On the website, Participate, I found it as a helpful source to find different apps to download that are free for students to help them out with a particular subject. As a teacher, I want to focus more on Mathematics so I looked for different apps for 4th grade Mathematics. I found this app called, Math Practice Flash Cards. This app can help students solve problems such as, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, etc. It gives the students a math problem to solve and four possible answers. I also found a video that shows students how to multiply multi-digit numbers and shows step by step. I think Participate gives a lot of useful information for teachers and students to use and help them with their particular subject.
Hi Rana,
ReplyDeleteYour post made me think about possibly using other social media platforms in the classroom. Not only can Twitter be used as a resource tool for an assignment, but also as a tool for the classroom community. You stated that you used Instagram and Facebook, I think that you can use both platforms within the classroom for students to complete interactive assignments.