Possible Twitter Activites
Writing/Grammar/Vocabulary
Apply creative writing skills to a restrictived environment (only can use 140 characters).
Apply creative writing skills to a restrictived environment (only can use 140 characters).
- Write a poem in 140 characters or less
- Create a one line summary of a novel
- Rewrite a headline for an article of the week/current event
- Write a movie, book, or news story review
- Play word games: unscramble anagrams
- Write synonyms or antonyms
- Give a definition for any vocabulary or spelling words
- Click HERE to see a live twitter page called "Writing Today" which promotes the relevance of
writing in the 21st century. (Hosted in: Raleigh) - Click HERE to see a live twitter page called "Language Today" promoting, observing, and commenting
on language and literacy events. (Hosted in: Raleigh)
Literature/Reading
Communications/Collaborations
Click HERE to see Twitter being used in the classroom.
Creating
Evaluate/Analyze
- Live tweets of a book or movie including initial reactions and final responses
- This will show how one's perspective changed over time.
- Point of view: Become a character in a book and have conversations with others. (@JaneEyre to @Rochester)
Communications/Collaborations
- Write a progressive poem: Every student contributes one line of a poem following the line written before.
- Student One: Write an introduction. Student Two: Edit/revise introduction
- Teachers can post videos of events from class, field trips, etc so parents and family can enjoy
- Share information, resources, and ideas with others interested on a similar topic
Click HERE to see Twitter being used in the classroom.
Creating
- Create a literary character from a story students are reading (collectively or individually)
- Create a fictional character from a story students are writing
- Write an alternative ending/last sentence to a novel
Evaluate/Analyze
- Collecting previous tweets to create a final product improve editing skills
- Students can do observable collaborative work
- Current events: How do adult opinions differ from student views?
- How do the opinions of other students in other regions differ?
- Summarize
Tweets take the place of an exit ticket. For example, at the conclusion of each lecture, have students
type a 140-character or less summary of what they have learned. Or, students can ask
questions they have which can be easily answered before the next class.
Literacy
Utilizing Twitter the correct way can help students practice their researching and literacy skills:
Utilizing Twitter the correct way can help students practice their researching and literacy skills:
- Scavenger Hunt: Students can websites, pictures, and alternative online documents
to upload to twitter for others to see. - Students can post links pertaining to topics
"Twitter’s classroom capabilities are limited only by an educator’s imagination. Though many believe its limitations prevent valuable applications to an academic setting, teachers in the know realize the microblog’s potential to establish a nurturing classroom for students of all ages" (Miller, 2013).