I have used Twitter for some time. I have a personal account. I have a Twitter account set up for my classes to try and give students and parents one more tool for being kept up to date on important information.
I also started a Twitter account for Magnolia High School basketball. I use this as a way to keep fans that can't attend updated during games, with the score, etc...
I'm not sure how the back channeling would work for my classroom. Our school/district has a very strict policy about cell phones. Students are not allowed to have them anywhere except in their lockers and turned off. Also, we have such a limited number of computers. I'm also concerned that I have so many students that can't stay on task as it is, I'm not sure how I feel about adding one more possible distraction.
My church is using this to have people ask questions at the end of the service giving the pastor the ability to answer some of the questions that have been asked.
It is an interesting concept that I would love to actually see in action in a classroom so that I would have a better feel of how I could implement this.
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