Microblogging in the Classroom (Part 1)
I’m using Twitter so much that I thought it was high time I explored how it might be used professionally within a learning environment.
Microblogging (whether Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, or something that isn’t here yet) has endless possibilities for the classroom. How much can you do in 140 characters? A lot, it would seem. The #1 advantage to microblogging is that it breaks boundaries – you are no longer confined to a computer and can explore the world. Twitter (et al) allows you to use any number of third party programs or simple text messaging on your mobile phone, no matter where you are.
Here’s a video from the Chronicle of Higher Education that I found via Brightcove. Tomorrow I’ll post on other uses I’ve found for applying Twitter for learning.
