After using twitter for 4 weeks, I have come to really enjoy using the links and resources from other people. It is a great way to ask a question and get an answer fairly fast. I especially like the principals that I am following on twitter. They give links to interesting education sites and uses a person can find on the Internet. This would be like Steven Anderson tweeting 20 Websites To Find Free eBooks at http://bit.ly/e4kujZ. I believe this will be very useful for me down the road in not only finishing my education but, also teaching my students. As a teacher, I can borrow other teachers information and clues about how to connect with students. After looking at Steven Anderson's tweet, 50 ways to use wordle in the classroom, I was amazed by the different learning options for students. http://bit.ly/dE9cAm.
When I teach, I would like to incorporate twitter into my classroom. I think it would be a good discussion forum for my students. In ag they can follow a variety of organizations that our agriculture related and network with companies and producers on twitter. These sites could include the National Cattleman's Beef Institute in Washington D.C. to many others. By following these people, they can learn about new sites that will teach them about ag in ways I could never dreamed to. For example, Beef Cattle News keeps an update of all prices like "Record U.S. Cattle, Hog Prices Seen on Shrinking Herds, Increased Demand" http://bloom.bg/ecAe5M.
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