Tweeting in Math

After having watched the Grey’s Anatomy Twitter Episode again and then blogging about it, I became inspired to research different ways in which I could actually use twitter in a classroom setting.  Then I found this website that gives 50 great ways to use twitter in the classroom.  Many of the ideas listed were great for English or History classrooms as I had expected, but there were so many great ideas to incorporate into a math classroom as well. I was very pleasantly surprised.  The very first thing the website says is “Tweet about upcoming due dates or assignments.” Yes! How many times do students hand in assignments late and their excuse is “I didn’t know it was due”.  Other suggestions include coordinating assignments and sharing notes, which are also great suggestions especially if anyone was out sick that day, they can still get the notes and assignments they missed so they do not fall behind in class. (In a math classroom it is easy to fall behind because most mathematical formulas and concepts build off each other and work together in order to do more complicated problems.)  Some thing that I didn’t know is that you can also post sample questions, videos and math games for additional practice.  The final thing that I also thought would be very useful is to post summaries of lessons.  In a math classroom this could mean posting the important rules, concepts and formulas we covered in the chapter so the students will know exactly what to study for the test.  I can’t wait to start teaching and try out this form of technology and see how it works for me.

http://www.teachhub.com/50-ways-use-twitter-classroom