By adapting classically used pedagogical techniques for a Twitter environment, you are able to transform simple concepts into a rich learning experience. This snapshot will provide attendees the knowledge to integrate and leverage Twitter for any classroom through a TPACK approach. With over 255 Million monthly active users and 500 million Tweets sent per day, Twitter has grown to be a dominant social media application in society (Bennett, 2014). What does this mean for educational use? This becomes an opportunity to leverage a popular computer-mediated communication (CMC) tool to extend the classroom.
The primary purpose of this snapshot is to provide attendees with the knowledge and skills on techniques for utilizing Twitter as a pedagogical tool and the Twitter chat as a course assignment. One effective model for integrating Twitter into the curriculum is with Twitter chats. A Twitter chat is an organized and moderated chat through Twitter based around a particular content area. These are identified through a unique hashtag describing the content area, which allows participants to curate, track and follow the conversation. Chats typically last one-hour and are held once a week. There are already a large number of hashtags related to a variety of content areas and topics, but educators have the opportunity to create a unique hashtag related to their course and hold a weekly chats to extend the conversation beyond the classroom walls.
The primary purpose of this snapshot is to provide attendees with the knowledge and skills on techniques for utilizing Twitter as a pedagogical tool and the Twitter chat as a course assignment. One effective model for integrating Twitter into the curriculum is with Twitter chats. A Twitter chat is an organized and moderated chat through Twitter based around a particular content area. These are identified through a unique hashtag describing the content area, which allows participants to curate, track and follow the conversation. Chats typically last one-hour and are held once a week. There are already a large number of hashtags related to a variety of content areas and topics, but educators have the opportunity to create a unique hashtag related to their course and hold a weekly chats to extend the conversation beyond the classroom walls.