This is a powerful way to use twitter. I really like your lesson and how you use the map to give the students a global perspective, as well as the geographical lesson. I hadn't really considered using twitter with my classes. I use it for my own personal knowledge and growth. As a Spanish teacher this would be a wonderful way to connect with other speakers of Spanish and bring the written word into the classroom. That leaves me with the task of finding other Spanish speakers that are using twitter.
Chris
· 1 year ago
Wow, fantastic work Tom. I remember replying to that tweet, but it makes it so much more meaningful when you get the backstory like this. I really love the way you've tied the language to the mathematics to the technology. Great stuff! Do you mind if I quote this example in the book? Chris B
mrstucke
· 1 year ago
Great stuff Tom, I'm planning to send a tweet or two out next week with a link to a google form (as per some of your earlier work) for a data collection project. Any replies will be greatly appreciated! Dan
techchick94
· 1 year ago
Tom--what a fantastic use of the network! I wish I'd been online that day to respond-great way to bring the world to your students. Bravo!
Ann Oro
· 1 year ago
I, like Chris, agree that it's nice to see the outcome of replying to a tweet. I like how you pulled it all together to model the lesson for everyone. I'm always happy to lend a hand. Thanks for your efforts to share ideas like this.
Barb in Nebraska
· 1 year ago
Awesome lesson! I saw your original tweet, now I'm kicking myself that I didn't take a minute of my evening and tweet back.
Wendy - Geog Assoc UK
· 1 year ago
Tom - I think the work you have been doing to link the responses you received from teachers via Twitter to a world map is fantastic and really brings geography alive. What an amazing way to help your children to see that the technology we have available can bring us into direct contact with a range of people from around the world. I'd like to keep in touch with you about the work you're doing to develop children's geographical thinking. Thank you for sharing with a wider community.
mrsbuwc
· 1 year ago
Tom, I really enjoyed this! I realise I'm coming to this post a little late in the piece, but found it very inspiring indeed. I am only relatively new to the twitter phenomenon, but have learned so much from it already I think it's time to show my students the power of a social network.
Thanks!
Keri-Lee Beasley
Anne Baird
· 1 year ago
Thanks Tom. You have given me a great idea to use twitter to have ask for views of Australia for our stereotypes project. My challenge will be to think about the question carefully to ensure that we get the responses that we need to move us further in our work. Such a simple yet inspirational idea.
kchijefferson
· 10 months ago
Thanks for this. You just sparked an idea in my head for my environment science class next Trimester. I just have to figure our what data I want to gather. Hmmm.....
Pam Thompson
· 10 months ago
Delicious food for thought as always Tom! :-) Great work. I hadn't really thought of using Twitter as a teaching tool before.
billselak
· 10 months ago
Great example. Thanks for the step-by-step with pics. I showed this in my evolving educational technologies class tonight. Everyone was really impressed; now they want to try twitter in their class.
Tom
· 10 months ago
Hi Bill thanks for your comment and I am pleased it has inspired some of your colleagues to use it in class. Strangely enough this lesson is nearly a year old and I am just revisiting it this week :-)
All Comments
Do you mind if I quote this example in the book?
Chris B
Dan
Thanks!
Keri-Lee Beasley
Such a simple yet inspirational idea.
Great work. I hadn't really thought of using Twitter as a teaching tool before.
thanks for your comment and I am pleased it has inspired some of your colleagues to use it in class. Strangely enough this lesson is nearly a year old and I am just revisiting it this week :-)