Twitter chats allow users to use the 140-character format to discuss a common topic using hashtags. There are an abundance of Twitter chats for education and professional development. Twitter chats can be used in the classroom by anyone with a Twitter account. Students could use Twitter to discuss class questions, explore and discuss a theme or concept, or have theoretical discussions with fictional characters.
User Friendliness
(Julie)
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Safety
(Lauren)
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Customization for Educators
(Brandon)
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Cross-Curricular Application
(Brandon)
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Cognitive Differentiation
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EXCEEDS
4
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Is more user friendly than traditional means/methods of teaching and/or completing standards, and/or can be used as an alternative method for students who struggle with the traditional methods of instruction/assessments.
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Can be closely monitored by teachers/gatekeepers to ensure all participants (students, community members, etc,) abide digital citizenship standards with strict security measures and clearly stated privacy policies.
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Can be customized to support collegial professional development AND classroom instruction, assessment, and/or reporting.
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Can be used to develop units of study that tie in learning targets from multiple subject areas and connect to the world beyond school in order to increase relevance.
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Can be used in all levels and a variety of processes of Marzano’s taxonomy.
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MEETS
3
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Can be used on a variety of devices and is easy to use for students and teachers.
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Can be monitored by teachers/ gatekeepers and allows for opportunities to select/edit for instances of non-compliance of digital citizenship and with moderate security measures and a reasonable privacy policies.
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Can be customized to meet the needs of individual educators according to grade level, subject area, class size, experience with technology, professional development needs, etc.
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Can be applied to multiple learning targets across multiple subject areas and/or can be used to help design or support cross-curricular units of study.
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Can be used for a variety of processes and levels of Marzano’s taxonomy.
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PARTIALLY MEETS
2
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Can be used on a variety of devices or is easy to use for students and teachers.
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Can be monitored by teacher/ gatekeepers with limited opportunities to be select/edit for instances of non-compliance of digital citizenship standards and minimal security measures.
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Can be partially customized, but not enough to fully meet the needs of individual educators.
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Can be applied to only one or two learning targets in one or two subject areas and does not support the development of cross-curricular units of study.
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Can be used for a variety of categories on one level of the taxonomy or a few processes on various levels of Marzano’s taxonomy.
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DOES NOT MEET
1
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Has several barriers which make it difficult for students and/or teachers to use.
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Does not allow for monitoring by teacher/gatekeeper and permits disregard for digital citizenship standards.
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Does not allow customization to meet the needs of individual educators,
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Does not apply to learning targets in any more than one subject area.
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Is limited to only a few categories of one process of Marzano’s taxonomy.
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Twitter chats get a 3 for User Friendliness. They have device flexibility and are easy to use, but they aren’t necessarily easier than traditional methods in the classroom.
Twitter chats get a 2 for Safety. Twitter accounts can be locked and the chats can therefore be kept to just the students in the classroom, or they can be opened up to the entire world. The teacher has little to no control over what students so with their accounts once they are created for classroom use.
Twitter chats get a 4 for Customization. They are a good 21st century tool for PD as well as being a classroom instructional tool.
Twitter chats get a 3 for Cross-Curricular. They provide ample opportunity for exploring online content and connecting students to the world beyond classroom walls.
Twitter chats get a 3 for Cognitive Differentiation. There aren’t a ton of opportunities for the highest taxonomy level.
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