Tweetin’ in the Classroom

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Additionally, here are 11 tips for using Twitter in the classroom:

• To help students get started using Twitter, use an assignment like One of Week of Twitter.
• Create a Twitter list to make it easy for students to find each other on Twitter.
• Let students know your specific expectations about Twitter usage in classroom.
  • Some professors allow (and even encourage) Twitter usage during all class sessions. Others limit it to specific days or times.
• Create several short Twitter breaks during class.
  • Stop your lecture or discussion and ask students to synthesize and share what they have learned. Encourage them to respond to others in the class.
• Monitor what they’re tweeting about during class time (once class is over).
  • Redirect them if they’re off topic too much or if it appears that Twitter is a distraction.
• Be considerate of those who do not have access to a cellphone or computer during class time.
  • Encourage them to take 140-char notes, then tweet via a library computer after class.
• Always use a class hashtag (like #COMM4333) if you want to make it easy for the class to follow the discussion.
• Use WhatTheHashtag to create a transcript of tweets for your class.
• Encourage students to share links to info that’s relevant to the class, along with the class hashtag, during times between classes.
• Let pros in your field know when your class is, and ask them to contribute to the conversation by asking questions via Twitter during class time.
• Consider having students participate in a scheduled chat (like #prstudchat) rather than holding a formal class once or twice during the semester.