Twitter

There are many upsides to bringing Twitter into the classroom. Students can participate in Twitter chats, create Twitter summaries, and can connect with people all over the world. Connecting with people all over the world can be a downside as well. Once a student in on Twitter, he/she is free and able to tweet out to the world without it having to go through the teacher. This tool would be great for older, mature students, but many may find it distracting and full of opinions the students are not ready to read.

Customization for Educators	User Friendliness	Safety	Cross-Curricular Application	Cognitive Differentiation
4 - Can be customized to support collegial professional development AND classroom instruction, assessment, and/or reporting.	3 - Can be used on a variety of devices and is easy to use for students and teachers.	1- Does not allow for monitoring by teacher/gatekeeper and permits disregard for digital citizenship standards.	4 - 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	3 - Can be used for a variety of processes and levels of Marzano’s taxonomy.