Talk:User-Generated Content in Education/Twitter in Schools

JR - Pros, cons, Reference links, formatting, pictures. AZ-Intro, Think First, Name, Profile, Hashtags, Letting Others Know, Resistance.

MM - This was a pretty incredible site! I had never even considered twittering in schools before I read this, and didn't realize everything you could do. I do like how you added a section that you can RSS feed twitter instead of having your own account. Nice job on the site!

MN - I love how this is actually written in a real voice. I think this is where we should go with almost all of our writing. It is upbeat and gets the educator reading it excited to use Twitter. I also really like how you listed the pros and cons of using twitter, although clearly from your article you guys are on the pro side:) I would add to the Cons that shady characters can try to follow your students and there is almost no way you can prevent them from doing so (that I know of, I might be completely wrong).  Overall informative and very well written article, I thoroughly enjoyed it!

SM - The idea is great. As Twitter becomes a constant in everyday life it is crucial for educators to be exposed to it as well.

HB - Giving suggestions on how to incorporate such a popular tool like Twitter into the classroom was a great project idea. The information you included was helpful to those considering using Twitter in the classroom and provides ideas that might even influence those against the notion to give it a shot.

JRegino: Twitter in schools, this is something I am definitely nervous about trying. I think your book is very informative and catches on all the key points to make using Twitter in schools safe and effective. I like the step-by-step process you gave to create a safe Twitter account for schools. Many of the statements on the pros list I have never even thought of but they are really good. Thank you for the information, great job!.

FS - I never considered using Twitter in this way. Also, I never heard of a hashtag until your page. Very informative overall. My favorite pro is that contributors would have a character limit. Getting to the point when posting online is crucial. Thanks, Adam Z. and Jon R.

CH- Great info guys! I know that twitter is becoming really popular with high school and college kids. So this would be a great way to communicate with them, since they already use it socially. The potential is great, but the challenges as far as school restricition and content appropriateness could be hard to deal with..

JWhiteman - great ifnormation and some great suggestions on how to incorporate this tool within the classroom. I think it was well organized and has me thinking on bringing this source into my class

Alana - I would love to use Twitter in the classroom. Great information. Loved that the Pros list was longer than the Cons list. Right now I can only have my Entrepreneurship class create a fake Twitter and demonstrate how they would use it for advertising their business or product.