Twitter

Micro blogging is just like traditional blogging but messages  are limited to a certain amount of characters. It is similar to texting on a cell phone. Here is a video clip that helps explain how Twitter works and  how useful it can be. Common Craft videos on YouTube have great mini tutorials on many technology tools, just search for the name of the tool "in plain English". This one is "Twitter in plain English."

Blogging and Microblogging

Many of the classes in our school are communicating and collaborating through blogs this year. What a great way to share ideas!
We use Blogger but there are many other tools that also work well. In addition to having students contribute to and create their own blogs on Blogger, many classes are also microblogging with Twitter. Here is a quick video explaining what a blog is "in plain English"