Since 2006, Twitter has become a staple social media platform for millions of people. It connects people in several different ways through only 280 characters or less a post. Twitter is used by virtually anyone, from high school aged students to the president of the United States. It combines different backgrounds of people by creating threads and hashtags people follow and comment on. It is a great way to start micro-communities about common subjects such as teaching, engineering, sports, and so much more.
In the video below a teacher uses Twitter in his classroom because he realized how his students already used their phones obsessively. He knew the only way to reach them effectively would be by engaging them in technology how they are interested. The goal for using Twitter in the classroom was solely for class participation but he soon realized that it was doing much more for his students outside the classroom. Some of his shy students became more open to society and figured out that it does not all have to be so scary.
The following lesson plan is an example of how Twitter was incorporated into a classroom project. The goal of this project is for students to understand the role technology has on today as well as the historical elements that went along with the unit. How could history be different if we had social media during the Civil War or perhaps World War 2?
https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/twitter-tweets-critical-thinking-history-shtml
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