Twitter in the classroom?

High schoolers at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Minn. are being engaged in the classroom in a whole new way. By using social media tools and giving them access to the Internet, students are able to learn in different ways. Having discussions about their English class online has increased their level of attention and engagement in their studies.

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[sophiekraig]

so many macbooks

[ScienzeSociale]

Great Project Minneapolis Students, Well done!

I'm doing really similar things (Podcasting for oral fluency, social science videos for motivation and expressing our thoughts, Twitter for E-Twinning etc.)

It too has proved to be really popular. with my students. Feel free to drop by our wiki sometime to check out what we're up to.

Best of Luck,

Mr S. Dickens.

[dablaire89]

So what about the people surfing facebook or youtube or some other websites during the class? Who knows they could be playing flash games too !

[grunder20]

this isnt a good idea, this is a great idea!

[toniezee]

I will use social media for an Adult online Bible Study. Thanks for sharing.

[MarvinTheBenchwarmer]

Ayee! that first girl who talked is one of my assistant coaches (:

[thegreeensky]

nice.. good idea... simply awesome!

[EmilyandKeiani]

At Brooklyn Center high school in MN my Tech8 class is starting using social networking. I'm in charge of some of the Social Networking (The Twitter)

Hope it works too..

-Keiani

[GoodTimesWade]

@jimmyjohnson691 dude there is alot here lol, we got the best wellfare, so we got walks of all shitholes of the planet

[SaigheadBhriste]

Bad idea. One hundred and forty character does NOT allow analysis and discussion. If you want to engage them, pushing them onto limited, superficial media is pretty self-defeating. I really have to ask where all the personal interaction is in all of this. Does this not undermine class bonding and the establishment of face-to-face interactions with the lecturer and other students? Does this not depersonalise the class experience and trivialise the experience of learning and analysis?

[iigloop]

I lurned awll I need to no in a book, y0u won't lurn et all if yous been surfing the niternet all klass, fuk compters in schole, I hate computrs.

my teechur oulda fryd that tekkie bich, compters to imform the yiuth of amrica? no its tragic, scholehouse rok wuz how we taut ourself,

"im just a bil, n sittin capitul hill, ♫♪" mewsic to teech and kids to lurn, best wai to pripair fir lyfe lesuns

[tuiti87]

@derekbloxom this is not a gay-straight issue. your ignorance is showing.