This video blog is a companion to the article of the same title on EmergingEdTech.com [URL: http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/10/4-great-twitter-applications-for-teachers-using-twitter-in-the-classroom/].
These tools offer free functionality that extend and enhance the possibilities for instructional uses of Twitter.
Twitter is playing a role in more classrooms every day. Articles like "6 Examples of Using Twitter in the Classroom" and "100 Ways To Teach With Twitter" have drawn tens of thousands of readers, a clear testament to the high level of academic interest in this wildly popular microblogging platform.
Teachers are finding new ways to use Twitter to engage their students, build stronger academic and professional relationships, and to share information in a richer learning environment, and they are using tools like these to bring more fun and functionality to the process.
Please click on the URL link to access the article and learn more!
