tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684614809616117076.post2552618264579009859..comments2012-01-19T04:58:55.474-08:00Comments on Duygu: About Twitterduygutezerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00575523173164148082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684614809616117076.post-56406601319336073392011-10-12T03:47:18.159-07:002011-10-12T03:47:18.159-07:00It is sometimes a matter of getting used to someth...It is sometimes a matter of getting used to something. When I first sent an SMS I was quite amazed how I could send a simple text message to another telephone. Nowadays, young people send 2 or 3 thousand SMS messages every month! I'm not sure if TWITTER will have a long life in our cyberworld, but it has started to become part of the fabric of everyday communication. So, as teachers we should at least be aware of it, and how to use it. Then it will be up to our imagination to figure out if we can use it as part of teaching practice. :)Steve Neufeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223788009732515222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684614809616117076.post-37287071100168210402011-10-05T14:26:57.977-07:002011-10-05T14:26:57.977-07:00I think, people do not prefer twitter because it l...I think, people do not prefer twitter because it looks like just sharing personal, private thoughts about daily life. but, if we use it for a serious purpose just like we for our course, people would start to use it in a beneficial way. unfortunately, I think most of the students of ENG311 won't try to connect via twitter:(however, ı can say that ı have changed my mind about twitter after our meeting for CTE319:) ıf we really use it for learning and sharing new information, twitter will become crucial.duygutezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575523173164148082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684614809616117076.post-84687997184347045742011-10-05T13:41:44.342-07:002011-10-05T13:41:44.342-07:00You've got the essence of TWITTER...it's a...You've got the essence of TWITTER...it's all about following people that interest you. It took me several tries and false starts before I started to realize the benefits of TWEETING for my own professional development. I'm still struggling to see how best to use it in teaching, especially in a language context. I'm teaching four sections of ENG311 this year, and my correspondence with students is mostly through EDMODO and email at the moment. Since this is my first time teaching the course, I'm not sure I want to experiment with TWITTER right now. Most students have FACEBOOK and very few have TWITTER, so it would take some time to get everyone comfortable. However, I might try it as an optional way for students to contact me. I'll let you know....it will be interesting to see if you find TWITTER useful in your studies at METU, and whether this will help you see ways that you can use it with your students when you are a teacher. :)Steve Neufeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223788009732515222noreply@blogger.com