Thing #18

        Twitter has always been a social networking site I have avoided because I have never really saw any need to join. When I first heard about it I assumed it was just another networking site where people posted updates about themselves. After I read about what Thing #18 was about I again wasn't excited about learning about it and why as a future teacher I would need to use it in the classroom? After reading all the material and doing a little more research myself I learned that I was wrong about Twitter and I can have a use for it other than posting random updates about myself for the world to see. Several articles talked about the benefits Twitter have for educators and how it can be a great resource for teachers who can use it as a way to stay in touch with other educators for ideas in their classrooms and for updates about on what is happening in education. Twitter can also be used to talk with other educators in your field to gain support and for help if need be along with a multiple of other benefits which I never though about.
        I did a few hashtag searches as I tried to get used to using the site. I looked at a few hashtags that related to art education and education in general along with looking for hashtags in photography. In regards to hashtags I didn't find it as hard as I thought it would be to understand but I am still trying to learn about other aspects of Twitter so I can become more comfortable with it as I try to become better adapted to it. Would I use Twitter as a tool in the classroom? I think that if I thought about it maybe there is a way to use Twitter or even facebook as a tool in some classes, For art I can maybe use some of the photos that I saw for the Museum of Modern Art or another Museum Twitter as examples in the classroom but other than that I can't really see a use yet for my art class.
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