Creator: TwChat | visit site
Grade Range: 8 - 11
Create a real-time chat room based on a twitter hashtag. Invite users to TwChat to participate in an online presentation without additional programs. Assign others to assist you with moderation. View a list of the Latest Chats and Upcoming Chats. Click "Create own room" to begin. Sign in with Twitter to participate, and then create your first room. Enter the time and schedule for the chat. Tweets appear in the room from all participants. Your tweets appear in the mentor column. Use this tool to follow new Twitter users or block participants.
In the Classroom
Do you use Twitter in the classroom? Use TwChat to create a chat room using a hashtag as invitation. See all tweets related to the hashtag in one place. Consider using a Twitter chat as a collaborative activity to find and share resources about a topic, translate material into/from another language, or understand the meaning behind literary works. Not interested in starting your own chat? Explore the site to discover Twitter chats to match your interests and needs. Find chats that are related to your expertise to learn about issues in the field or to bring a new perspective of that subject area to share with your classes. Find new people with similar interest to follow and build your PLN. Need more information about Twitter? Read more about Twitter at TeachersFirst’s <a href="/spectopics/twitterforteachers.cfm">Twitter for Teachers</a> page.
At Home
If you or your teen have a passion for a particular topic that you follow on Twitter, view all tweets related to the hashtag in one place. Share Twchat with your student as a way to follow and stay up to date with current events. Share this site with your teen to use for cooperative group work. Reinforce positive digital citizenship in chats by accessing the chat yourself and discussing the do’s and don’ts of online chat!
Tags
communication, PLN, social networking, microblogging, twitter, chat,
Subjects
English, Language Arts, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Social Studies, TeachersFirst Edge, Writing,