Twitter

= Communication Tool: = Group Members: Megan and Taylor


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Brief introduction of the tool
Twitter is a social networking and microblogging site which users can send and read messages called "tweets". It allows people all over the world to communicate.

Advantages of the Twitter is that it is efficient to get to people. Also, It can also help if the teacher wants to ask a question and people can answer. You can also get information via cell phones, other computers,etc. Twitter could enhance the way teachers present assignments to their students by it also being there and the students don't have a chance to lose the assignment instructions. It could be seen as efficient because the class could be together in one area with the teacher answering questions along with the students.
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A disadvantage is that you can only tweet so much, you can't put a lot of things on there. Also, if someone sends a tweet to you then you may not know about it until you get on the computer. Another disadvantage to using Twitter for classroom assignments it may led to students getting on other things while they are on the internet and the students may not do their work. Also, some school block websites such as Twitter so they may not be able to get on it at school. While it may enhance the way assignments are presented but it may not be as effective as one would hope.
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Application of the tool in your subject area
We could use twitter to communicate with our students after school is out. If they had a question they could post it to twitter and we could directly answer their questions. Also, we could post daily assignments for the students to see and also add in links they could click on and go to.

Find a tutorial on YouTube
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===//List of key features showed in the YouTube video://=== Shows how to use technology in the classroom

Shows how it is beneficial to students and to teachers.

Gives you restrictions on Twitter which may not be beneficial to you as a teacher.

Useful Resources
If students are interested in Twitter, they should visit the following sites:

- Twitter.com The actual website.

- http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/the-ultimate-guide-for-everything-twitter/ This is a tutorial website that shows everything that has to do with Twitter.

-http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/ A website to help explain everything anyone would have questions about involving Twitter.