tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586295268269223812.post8699976190163234993..comments2023-05-05T04:15:44.503-04:00Comments on Joyful Collapse: Love to Hear the Robin…Mindy Keller-Kyriakideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639126403959309890noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586295268269223812.post-12970992016719891872012-04-21T14:07:48.280-04:002012-04-21T14:07:48.280-04:00I have used the idea of a facebook update and then...I have used the idea of a facebook update and then a tweet in my classroom to help students understand whats important when summarizing. First, my only instruction was to write a summary of the story we read. Then, they had to take that summary and shorten it to fit into a facebook status update. Then, they had to take that summary and shorten it to fit into a 140 character tweet. This really helped break it down so that could analyze and evaluate what makes an effective summary and it helped then to differentiate between what important vs whats not important in a summary. It was such a great lesson!=)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337170842491308904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586295268269223812.post-13707268778433769922012-04-20T12:06:16.272-04:002012-04-20T12:06:16.272-04:00Comment from one of my groups arguing the idea of ...Comment from one of my groups arguing the idea of using Twitter at all: <br /><br />Twittering is a specific form of writing. Twtter requires the twitter to concentrate on how to limit the number of CHARACTERS, not on how to consider the consciceness of a thought. The uses of twitter are (1) informal social contact and (2) promotions or ads. Twittering is not appropriate for teaching students how to communicate precisely and succinctly. What is conscise in in the planning of an utterance when unecessary phrases and interjections such as FYI, WTF, Ur, UC2, SUL, etc are added? What gives conscise to the meaning because it is written in camel case: e.g, UCGo2TheMeeting@12. I am disturbed when educators confuse such shortcuts as instruction in how to think conscicely. To me, it exposes an ignorance of the realith that there exist different styles and purposes of writing; it demonstrates an inability to judge how electronic literacy is so very revolutionary and different from Standard.<br /><br />Perhaps, someday, Shakespeare will be written as 2BOrNot2BThatIsThe?.That is not the purpose or intention of Twitter. Do not confuse one specific writing form with another.Mindy Keller-Kyriakideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639126403959309890noreply@blogger.com