Twitter in Education? – Pt 1

Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 23:17 | Category : The Web 2.0 Teacher
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One of the more interesting technologies that has been gaining attention lately is Twitter. Twitter combines IM (instant messaging) and SMS (text messaging) with the social-network concept. This can be described as a free micro-blogging service. It allows users to post updates about their activities in 140 characters or less. Hence the blogging moniker. Twitter [...]

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Critical Thinking and Social Media Technology

With the emergence of social media technology in the classroom, teachers are finding innovative ways to promote student learning. As educators become more sophisticated in terms of utilizing Internet and mobile-based technologies to share information, they are taking advantage of new and exciting opportunities to improve their teaching practice. One particular area of interest to [...]

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