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1、TEACHINGWITHTWITTERCongratulations!You’renocoward.TeachingwithTwitterwillchangeyourclassdynamicsandmayevenchangeyou.Whileyourstudentswillbecomemoreengagedwiththematerial,yourrolewillbemoreofa“guideontheside”thana“sageonthestage.”Twitterisaninformationstreamthatm
2、aychangethewayyouthinkandprocessinformation,butitwon’tmakeyoustupid(assomeclaim).It’sonlyoneofyourinformationsources,butonceyouimmerseyourselfinityou’llseenewwaystointegrateavarietyoffactsandideas.TherearemanybenefitstousingTwitter.Youcanuseittocheckyourstudents
3、’understandingwithpolls,quizzes,anddiscussion.Youcanuseittogathernewinformationfromsourcesandpeopleyoumightnothaveaccesstootherwise.You’relikelytofindthatstudentswhomightotherwisenothavespokenupinclassarefullyparticipatingwithTwitter,enhancingandenrichingdiscuss
4、ions.Anditmayjustpullinthosestudentswhoweretexting,gaming,andwebsurfinganyway.Itcanalsokeeptheclassconnectedoutsidetheclassroomtime.Tweetscanbesavedandusedforrevieworasstudyguides.You’realsogivingstudentsaskillusefultotheminbusiness,andonethatlooksgoodontheirres
5、umesaswell.SouthwestAirlinesandBananaRepublicarealreadyusingitextensivelyforcustomerserviceandretention.AfteronlyafewmonthsonTwitter,CharlesDastodd,aphotographer,foundhehadlotsoffollowersandseveraljoboffers.HebelievesthathavinglotsoffollowersonTwitterenhancedhis
6、credibility.However,somepeoplearen’tquitesosureaboutTwitter.LeeWestood,atop-rankedgolfersayshe’sabouttogiveuponitduetothepersonalattacks.Othergolferssayit’sjustpartoftheterritory,dismissingthoseflamers.Likeanytool,howit’susedcanmakeallthedifference.Somesuggestio
7、nsyoucangiveyourstudentsforusingiteffectivelyareincludedinthefollowingsectiononDelivery.GETTINGSTARTEDAswithmostteaching,you’llneedsomecarefulpreparationtobesureitgoesoffsmoothlyandenhancesstudentlearning.Suggestionsforpreparation,theactualdelivery,andhandlingqu
8、estionsandtroubleshootingofitaregivenbelow.Feelfreetoadaptittofityourandyourstudents’needs.PREPARATION1You’llneedtohaveaTwitteraccount;settingoneupjustforyourclassisa
