Tech Task #5 - Twitter
As a future educator I will be using Twitter cautiously in the beginning, to monitor how my tweets are received and depending on how the students engage with the platform. I feel like Twitter has a lot of good things available to us if used properly, however if not used properly there are many issues that can be created, that may cause problems in your classroom.
Some good things about twitter are the sharing of similar interests, people that share the same interests will have a similar feed as you and the platform makes tweets easy to share with one another. The ability to share or retweet things you've found interesting or worth sharing can be shared to your followers with a few simple clicks, and others can also share your tweets the same way. Overall this platform is great for sharing information and seeing what friends are interested in.
However, there are some disadvantages I have found with this platform. The main issue I have found is the amount of negativity and hate that people can post whenever they want. There is also many fake profiles created by people to hid behind all the vitriol and nonsense that they are putting out on Twitter. We have to be careful about who and what we follow on Twitter to make sure there is no inappropriate content on your page, especially when students and parents are following you.
Overall, I think twitter can be a great resource to create a positive experience involving you, the students. their parents and everyone in your community who you would like to be a part of your classroom community. There are many positive aspects of twitter but we must always be mindful of the dark side of Twitter and try to steer our students clear of that.
Take Care....
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