Comments on: Money, Meet Mouth: Announcing “The Twitteracy Project” http://www.apaceofchange.com/2007/08/24/money-meet-mouth-announcing-the-twitteracy-project/ in education, technology, and psychology Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ken rodoff http://www.apaceofchange.com/2007/08/24/money-meet-mouth-announcing-the-twitteracy-project/comment-page-1/#comment-39 ken rodoff Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:02:53 +0000 http://apaceofchange.edublogs.org/2007/08/24/money-meet-mouth-announcing-the-twitteracy-project/#comment-39 Bud is on target here. Tweeting for the sake of tweeting is odd. Its value is, at best, an abstraction. <a href="http://snipurl.com/1q5fc" rel="nofollow">Will Richardson's</a> "exchange" best captures the odd quality of Twitter. Bud is on target here. Tweeting for the sake of tweeting is odd. Its value is, at best, an abstraction. Will Richardson’s “exchange” best captures the odd quality of Twitter.

]]> By: Paul http://www.apaceofchange.com/2007/08/24/money-meet-mouth-announcing-the-twitteracy-project/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Paul Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:26:04 +0000 http://apaceofchange.edublogs.org/2007/08/24/money-meet-mouth-announcing-the-twitteracy-project/#comment-38 I'd have to agree with Bud. I've been thinking about Twitter for a few months now, wondering if it's useful for the classroom, but not coming up with much. I'll be interested to see what you do. I’d have to agree with Bud. I’ve been thinking about Twitter for a few months now, wondering if it’s useful for the classroom, but not coming up with much. I’ll be interested to see what you do.

]]> By: Bud Hunt http://www.apaceofchange.com/2007/08/24/money-meet-mouth-announcing-the-twitteracy-project/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Bud Hunt Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:25:41 +0000 http://apaceofchange.edublogs.org/2007/08/24/money-meet-mouth-announcing-the-twitteracy-project/#comment-37 Dave - This is mostly for you - How is using Twitter in the situation you're describing above any better than using a chalk/whiteboard or even a wiki to record that information? Why does it need to be Twitter? Damian - Interested to see what you do. Convince me that there's a need that Twitter fills in the classroom. I love Twitter - but I'm concerned - I see people forcing its use for no particular reason other than that it's Twitter. As I said - convince me. Dave – This is mostly for you – How is using Twitter in the situation you’re describing above any better than using a chalk/whiteboard or even a wiki to record that information? Why does it need to be Twitter?

Damian – Interested to see what you do. Convince me that there’s a need that Twitter fills in the classroom. I love Twitter – but I’m concerned – I see people forcing its use for no particular reason other than that it’s Twitter. As I said – convince me.

]]> By: Pamela Carr http://www.apaceofchange.com/2007/08/24/money-meet-mouth-announcing-the-twitteracy-project/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Pamela Carr Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:24:08 +0000 http://apaceofchange.edublogs.org/2007/08/24/money-meet-mouth-announcing-the-twitteracy-project/#comment-36 Sounds cool. I will stay tuned. I'm not sure how I would use Twitter, so I am focusing on some other tools right now. I can't wait to hear how your project goes! Maybe it will inspire me to use it with my kids. Good luck and look forward to hearing about it! Sounds cool. I will stay tuned. I’m not sure how I would use Twitter, so I am focusing on some other tools right now. I can’t wait to hear how your project goes! Maybe it will inspire me to use it with my kids. Good luck and look forward to hearing about it!

]]> By: Dave Stacey http://www.apaceofchange.com/2007/08/24/money-meet-mouth-announcing-the-twitteracy-project/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Dave Stacey Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:28:16 +0000 http://apaceofchange.edublogs.org/2007/08/24/money-meet-mouth-announcing-the-twitteracy-project/#comment-35 Top idea. I've got a couple of ideas, although they're both for lessons I know I won't be teaching next year so I need to try and adapt them. Basic idea is to use Twittercamp and get pupils to use their phones to twit a question about a source (probably a song) they've got. Once the question's been asked it can't be asked again. They then nominate a question they want to find the answer to and work on it. That's where it gets a bit sketchy! I think there might be a wiki involved to track answers but it will need further pondering. Good luck though, can't wait to see how you get on with it! Top idea. I’ve got a couple of ideas, although they’re both for lessons I know I won’t be teaching next year so I need to try and adapt them.
Basic idea is to use Twittercamp and get pupils to use their phones to twit a question about a source (probably a song) they’ve got. Once the question’s been asked it can’t be asked again. They then nominate a question they want to find the answer to and work on it. That’s where it gets a bit sketchy! I think there might be a wiki involved to track answers but it will need further pondering.
Good luck though, can’t wait to see how you get on with it!

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