Since returning to work i have started to use Twitter again with
my students. I have been using Twitter for nearly 3 years now
with my 6th formers with the main aim to improve their
independent learning skills outside of the classroom. Having
using Moodle Glossaries previously, Twitter was an ideal
solution to tap into social media and use a tool my students
were beginning to use. It has proved a real success with
students tweeting on a weekly basis about any news article they
read associated with Information / Communications and/or
Technology. I have presented this to internal staff and at
teachmeets in the past. I have previously blogged on this and if
you want further information please check out my prezi on the
subject. Following a conversation with my pal @gideonwilliams
this morning about the use of twitter with students i thought i
would write a blog post about i have continued to implement the
use of twitter with my students and how this has progressed. My
BTEC students have been using Twitter to repo