How to Teach Science using Twitter


                                                             Not anymore kiddie, I tweeted it!     

Kids love working on the cellphones, iPads or computers. So why not use them for their studies. Many teachers worldwide are using various forms of technology in their lesson plans. And Twitter is one of them and that does not need any introduction. A great deal of information is available for educators on how to maximize its use. It is a great tool to announce homework, due dates, and providing links to useful resources, books or videos. I am really interested in knowing how a Science teacher can incorporate it in his or her lessons, so I have come up with a list of few ideas:
  • Remind about bringing your/their favorite science textbook to the class on a specific day
  • Post latest research and ask their views on current topics(e.g., on LHC, Global Warming    or Environmental issues)
  • Announce the tidbits of the project students are working on
  • Ask what topic did they like on any particular day
  • Ask students to tweet about their favorite scientists or they can pretend/role play as them to tweet important scientific observation
  • Pose a Chemistry or Physics problem every now and often and ask for solution
  • Making them tweet their experience about the field trip or project they are working on
  • Announce to track an upcoming scientific phenomenon’s e.g., convective storms, mirage, solar/lunar eclipses, comet/meteorite impact etc.  
  • Tracking a particular hashtag/ issues as a whole class and discuss it the class (See my video on what are Hashtags)     

  • Post puzzles or fun science quizzes
Set a feed where students discuss weather in different areas, track forests/deserts/oceans on Google earth, environmental issues in different countries etc.
So, there is no dearth of the ways a teacher can use twitter and many teachers are already using it. I can go on and on and these are just the few ideas.  The best thing is to explore oneself and see what works best for you own lessons.

Reference:
http://www.teachhub.com/50-ways-use-twitter-classroom


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