In exploring the many uses of Twitter, I realized I would probably use this tool more for play than as an art teacher. I could see where teachers could definitely use Twitter academically for reading and writing assignments in regards to developing vocabulary. I could use this tool this way also, while having my students develop their art vocabulary.
Using Twitter to communicate with parents would be nice too! So many of my students' parents email me periodically. I know most of them have home email accounts, so by using their computers, I could reach them with an online Art Newsletter using Twitter. I could post short (140 character) updates on what is going on in my classroom and around the school that is art related!
I could also use Twitter as a device to allow my students to gather information for art history reports. I have my 5th graders do an art history report each year. They would be able to do research quickly using other students information and by tweeting their own. This would be a nice collaborative/communication tool for my students to use. In using Twitter, students could gather data by applying the use of this digital tool. Then they could evaluate and use this information which supports the 21st Century skill of Information Literacy.
On a personal level, I would love to play around using Twitter to communicate with other adults in regards to professional and personal interests! It is also really neat to post a message about what you are doing at the moment - if you choose to! (:
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You can actually link to pictures or even attach them to Tweets.
ReplyDeleteI have found that Twitter works best when you have developed a group of followers, even though you can search it by keywords. You're more likely to get responses that way.