This presentation focused on twitter. The pros and cons of twitter are discussed. One con that is brought up is that parents are sometimes intimidated and hesitant to join twitter. It is a fairly new tool and parents may find it confusing and unnecessary if they already use other communication tools such as email or text messages. On the other hand, there is a feature on twitter that allows people to receives text messages of any tweets made by the persons they follow. The eliminates the needs to always "check" twitter to see if any news has come up. People who are not addicted to checking social media sites during the day may not benefit from updates if they are not notified that they have happened.
Persuading educators to use these mediums such as twitter to be a part of the technological age and the education community is a concern. Using twitter as a resource as opposed to a communication device to open the lines of communication with parents could be persuasive. Teachers can "follow" people they don't necessarily know, but have more knowledge or insight into topics that are interesting/relevant to them.
Personally, I think it is important for my generation of up-and-coming teachers to become involved and informed about technology and its use in the classroom. Students are different kinds of learners than they were 50, even 15 years ago. Technology has advanced; we must advance our teaching styles and strategies to match.
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