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                                 Wabisabi's twitter tastic teachers guide is very informative and talks about all the factors that come along with twitter. As well as what twitter can be used for in a classroom setting. The things that Wabisabi has said that twitter can be used for updates, research, summing things up, speaking in different languages, teamwork, instant feedback, asking questions, inspiration, looking at different figures, polls, telling stories and etc. Of all the factors that Wabisabi states in the teachers guide, I really thought that "The buddy system" or working together as a team is one of the best. Since some students may be absent from class at times and have no idea what homework is due as well as what was covered in class, so instead of them getting behind in their course work. They would know whats due since the teacher would post whatever has been covered in class and what assignments went along with it daily. Also by having a classroom twitter page they can simply just ask a friend or classmate and they would then know what is due and get to it. So being able to easily contact another classmate and having easy access to what has been covered is a good factor that teachers can incorporate in their classrooms by using twitter.
             
                               Edudemic's teachers guide to twitter also talks about all the different factors and pros and cons of twitter. However unlike Wabisabi's teachers guide, it gives much more detailed explanations and  tips on the aspects of twitter. Throughout Edudemic's guide it talks a lot about tips for teachers to use when on twitter as well as how to connect with students and it stated many teacher hashtags. I personally think number 5 in which states "know your audience's interests" of how to connect with students is probably the best because if a teacher can catch the students eyes and get them engaged they will keep going on the teachers page and start commenting and getting interactive with other students without complaint. As said in the article, " If you can connect with the students lives its an instant win.
                           
                             The use of twitter can be good in terms of school and parent teacher communication. As discussed in class, twitter can be useful when it comes to communicating with other classmates and knowing what has been discussed throughout the class. To me I think twitter would be a good tool for teachers to use to communicate with parents and for teachers and older students to interact. I definitely think its not good to let younger grade level students use it on their own without a parent with them. Overall for parents and upper level students I think the usage of twitter would be a great approach in terms of communication, interaction and being able to present and critically think about new ideas and topics. What we discussed in class went well with the articles in terms of explaining why twitter can be useful in a classroom setting and in the end I think it would be a great resource to have in a classroom.

                                  I found a free app called Park Math by duck duck moose through the website participate. Firstly I customized my search bar to look for kindergarten math topics and resources and within those sources I found the App Park Math  by Duck Duck Moose. This app is a good resource for kindergartners in order to help them learn math and develop the basic concepts and foundations of beginners math. Throughout this app their are 7 playground math games for active learning in a virtual park. The math skills and subjects covered throughout the app consist of adding, subtraction, sorting and patterns.