App of the Week: Twitter

Many educators use Twitter as a staple for their own professional development, but this week The MacReach Show took a look at how the Twitter app can be used as a tool in the classroom for students. While there are a plethora of Twitter apps available, we chose to look at the actual Twitter Twitter app. Here are a few ideas that we came up with:

1. Online bulletin board: share classroom news/events/updates/HW/PR Tool for your classroom. If you’re not telling your story somebody else is!
2. Take notes
3. Connect with other classrooms globally
4. Locate resources
5. Follow a historical figure (Charles Darwin is a good one)
6. Tweet as a historical figure
7. Tweet a historical event (Continental Congress)
8. Tweet a Book (War and Peace)
9. Live feed of sporting events... and other school events; effective tool for reaching out to the community
10. How would YOU use Twitter in the classroom? How are YOU using Twitter in the classroom? We can't wait to hear your ideas!