2-11-2-16 EDEL 1010 Intro to Ed Class: Twitter Chat

Today we had to participate in a live chat on Twitter. I didn't want to do it! But I'm glad we did as it forced me to use Twitter and realize how useful it could be for an online class's discussion. Several "Classroom Community Building" ideas were shared that I wrote down in my "Teacher Ideas notebook" including more ideas for Morning Meetings; a compliment box where students can put anonymous compliments for other students that the teacher could read (some or all of) at the end of the day or week. I also liked the idea of using Morning Meetings as a time to get to know other students' culture. This could include sharing family traditions. A Class Pet (stuffed animal) is another idea that I think would be comforting to students and help them feel like a team. I think it's interesting that we used to say TEAMBUILDING or teamwork and now we say collaboration or community-building and "small group activities." I plan to check into this Twitter chat (is it a site or a place or a page?) frequently to see what others are Tweeting!