Learning in 140 Characters: English Teachers’ Educational Uses of Twitter
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Jeffrey P. Carpenter
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Daniel G. Krutka
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- Keywords:
- microblogging, SNS, social media, professional development, teacher collaboration, connected educator
- Abstract
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The microblogging service Twitter has played an integral role in protest movements,
democratic revolutions, charity fundraising, disaster relief, and has also been adopted by some
teachers for professional purposes. In order to better understand Twitter’s role in education, we
conducted a survey of educators regarding their use of the service. This paper delves into the
data from the 109 English teachers who responded to the survey. These educators described
frequent and versatile use of Twitter. Respondents provided a variety of examples of uses of
Twitter to communicate with parents and students, as well as specific learning activities that
incorporated the service. However, Twitter was most popular among the teachers as a tool for
professional development. The respondents valued how Twitter facilitated resource and idea
acquiring and sharing, and also praised the service for providing them a way to connect to other
educators beyond their local schools and districts. - Downloads
- Published
- 2015-04-08
- Issue
- Vol. 4 No. 2 (2015)
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- Articles