After reading the required readings I am convinced that blogging is the way to go. Although Twitter is, "a low-cost way for everyone to communicate with and reach out to more people all over the world," but there are limitations to the amount you can say and that may limit the way the communication occurs (Doctor, 2012). When reading further on in the article, it clearly states that "tweets should be under 140 characters," which, when taking the time to think, maybe you could relate what you are intending, but, being limited, that's not so great (Doctor, 2012). The article goes on even further to explain that "direct messaging has limits" (Doctor, 2012). Another resource states that "Twitter is a massive time drain...to make hours fly by without getting work done" (Pogue, 2009).
Specifically focusing on blogging, I like to reference teachthought:we grow teachers, because it has a plethora of blogs that help a variety of individuals - teaching blogs, classroom blogs, study blogs, etc. After evaluating these blogs, I feel blogging is a more important too that Twitter. The reason being is that there is much more give and take without limitations. The limitations of Twitter are not conducive to a complete back and forth of information and opinions. Blogs have much more to offer in respect to the amount of information being shared. Although I think Twitter may reach more people, blogs are more complete. My wish would be to somehow intertwine the interconnection that Twitter has through hashtags with the complete information that blogs offer.
Doctor, V. (2012). Twitter for beginners: Basic guidelines before you start. Retrieved from http://www.hashtags.org/platforms/twitter.twitter-for-beginners-basic-guidelines-before-you-start.com
Progue, D. (2009). Twittering tips for Beginners. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/15twittering-tips-for-beginners/?_r=0
TeachThought Staff (2014). 52 Education Blogs You Should Follow. Retrieved from: http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/52-education-blogs-you-should-follow/.
Specifically focusing on blogging, I like to reference teachthought:we grow teachers, because it has a plethora of blogs that help a variety of individuals - teaching blogs, classroom blogs, study blogs, etc. After evaluating these blogs, I feel blogging is a more important too that Twitter. The reason being is that there is much more give and take without limitations. The limitations of Twitter are not conducive to a complete back and forth of information and opinions. Blogs have much more to offer in respect to the amount of information being shared. Although I think Twitter may reach more people, blogs are more complete. My wish would be to somehow intertwine the interconnection that Twitter has through hashtags with the complete information that blogs offer.
Doctor, V. (2012). Twitter for beginners: Basic guidelines before you start. Retrieved from http://www.hashtags.org/platforms/twitter.twitter-for-beginners-basic-guidelines-before-you-start.com
Progue, D. (2009). Twittering tips for Beginners. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/15twittering-tips-for-beginners/?_r=0
TeachThought Staff (2014). 52 Education Blogs You Should Follow. Retrieved from: http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/52-education-blogs-you-should-follow/.
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ReplyDeleteHi Kate.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! You have mentioned an excellent point, which is twitter's limitations. Twitter is like other technologies, it has advantages and disadvantages. I do agree with you that limiting the tweet to 140 characters can reduce the amount of information shared. However, I believe that this feature can give the students/twitter users the ability to write coherence post. I can say that twitter could be a way to improve students' thinking; students can learn how to write essential points. Personally, I like the idea of 140 characters because I do not want to spend time reading two/three paragraphs before I get to the main idea.
In response to your wish "My wish would be to somehow intertwine the interconnection that Twitter has through hashtags with the complete information that blogs offer." Teachers can incorporate both twitter and blogs for education purposes. They can use blogs to post what ever they want, and then they can use twitter to reach the largest possible number of people or students interested in the subject.
Thank you; it was useful post.
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ReplyDeleteThese are some useful Youtube videos regarding the use of twitter in education:
ReplyDelete1- Academic Excellence in 140 Characters: this video summarize a study about the effects of Twitter on student engagement and grades. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVOY2x81_bg&index=7&list=PLvzOwE5lWqhTcV-leMPuwhtxcqlL_En4P
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2- Teacher Tips: Using Twitter in the Classroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv5qvSlXTmA&list=PLvzOwE5lWqhTcV-leMPuwhtxcqlL_En4P&index=6
Thank you so much for the YouTube links. I think these will be useful for my work.
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