tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post8377467514696412639..comments2024-03-28T04:13:42.906-04:00Comments on A Principal's Reflections: Fostering Creative Thought Through TweetsEric Sheningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733305358794643322noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-85042358670097094832012-10-08T01:11:42.098-04:002012-10-08T01:11:42.098-04:00I enjoyed reading this article, although I'm n...I enjoyed reading this article, although I'm not ready to incorporate Twitter into my classroom just yet, I do see some benefits from it. Still need more research before I make that leap though. agstorm.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-74967150395673201572012-09-25T19:01:51.611-04:002012-09-25T19:01:51.611-04:00Glad you're into the project! Just got observe...Glad you're into the project! Just got observed myself and used Twitter. We'll see how the report comes in. :)The Torghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10035546391555567057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-22872961393137459942012-09-25T09:11:41.739-04:002012-09-25T09:11:41.739-04:00I respectfully disagree. The nature of a tweet wa...I respectfully disagree. The nature of a tweet was used in this case to have the students synthesize the story in a critical fashion. It also afforded them the opportunity to be creative with their responses. With that being said, I do like some of your suggestions related to the use of the hash tag and taking the assignment to another level. I will pass these along to the teacher.Eric Sheningerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733305358794643322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-51811639408401809752012-09-25T09:02:37.226-04:002012-09-25T09:02:37.226-04:00I think that this is a great first step, especiall...I think that this is a great first step, especially if the teacher will build on this during the year. That said, it is worth pointing out that all Twitter is being used for here is a different vehicle for delivery to the teacher. She could just as easily have said, "Email me your response in the form of a haiku." The question for me is how can Twitter change the nature of the assignment. In this case, Twitter might have been used to support collaboration to transform a summer assignment, assignments that are usually one-off and done in an isolated fashion for the teacher.<br /><br />The following would be easier if students are readin the same book, but could just as easily be done with characters talking to each other across a variety of books as they try to find a line through their different experiences.<br /><br />Using the hashtag is important, but the assignment might have asked the students to engage in a conversation as the antagonist/protagonist. For example, the student who posts first about the beginning of the book gets to choose from whose perspective s/he is writing the tweet. The next student then searches for the hashtag and has to respond from the the alternate character's perspective. In this way, the students are responding to each other even though separated by summer's time and space. There is an interesting back and forth as students in character explore the beginning, middle and end of the book. They come to school in a different place because they have had a shared reading experience.<br /><br />The bottom line is that Twitter doesn't add that much if we are still doing the same thing. The question is how do we see the new opportunities that lie behind the shine of these technologies. It's really about transforming teaching practice and not technology. silberbergmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14562622302132366722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-38815924292491051402012-09-25T07:27:09.187-04:002012-09-25T07:27:09.187-04:00I just added a hyperlink to the rubric.I just added a hyperlink to the rubric.Eric Sheningerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733305358794643322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-88053887816106101952012-09-24T15:51:04.449-04:002012-09-24T15:51:04.449-04:00Love this! I mostly have my students tweet summari...Love this! I mostly have my students tweet summaries of chapters read to me but they love using Twitter and this would be a fun activity for them. Rubric, please???MrsBeguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367794022016867056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-9083072221665579492012-09-24T02:21:59.859-04:002012-09-24T02:21:59.859-04:00Yes, please - rubric needed! I assign mini-sagas ...Yes, please - rubric needed! I assign mini-sagas (fifty words exactly) for chapter summaries, and this would tie in nicely!Ms. Raabe aka The Raabsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10315960005486963302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-10760477761935558262012-09-24T00:30:47.376-04:002012-09-24T00:30:47.376-04:00Great idea! I've seen these sorts of activitie...Great idea! I've seen these sorts of activities becoming more popular and also effective. This lesson format follows the idea of ...if they can't come to you, you go to them. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516309245291380964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-2271230400053502112012-09-23T17:53:15.093-04:002012-09-23T17:53:15.093-04:00Would love to see the rubric. Will the English tea...Would love to see the rubric. Will the English teacher share?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043522781697186596noreply@blogger.com