Continued Twitter Adventure
As this Twitter Adventure continued, I consulted the person (in my house) most likely to use Twitter regularly, my 13 year old son. I talked to him about my struggles with the tool - that it seemed to be very output only. For example, someone from our class mentioned the use of a tool to communicate with students and I asked how other districts were responding to the use of these tools (mine has not been very positive about it). I got no response. Tools that I have used (before now) have more back and forth, so I struggle with this. My son said he follows people/groups who have something to say that might interest him. For example, the Dallas Mavericks and a person who posts YouTube videos he tends to enjoy. I think it is possible I haven't appreciated Twitter because I was basing it on other tools. I will continue to explore Twitter and use it in this way. So far, however, I have not appreciated the tweets of the "friends of friends" type situation. For example, I followed WFAA (local news) and have gotten several tweets from other people who WFAA follows. I am not a fan of this, and would love to know if you can turn it off.
YouTube Adventure
I have used YouTube in my classroom for various videos and at home (I removed and installed my alternator with a YouTube video). However, I had not played with the channels or playlists section. Side note: I am a huge fan of Pinterest. I love the fact that you can search for ideas for any facet of your life and find great ideas. YouTube is like Pinterest squared! I can spend hours on Pinterest, but I could spend days on YouTube. I was a little frustrated by my inability to find videos about my specific type of classroom, but it is such a specific type of setting. I will continue to look for these videos, but then again, maybe I will just make my own. :)
Group Project
I will say, honestly, that I have never enjoyed group projects. I tended to be the one to do most of the work and, even worse, be the 'nag' of the group in an effort to make progress. However, this was so much worse. I never had a problem contacting my group members before - they had to come to class. This was not the case. I know (at least last week) the 2 MIA members were at least still enrolled, but that is basically all I know. The third member doesn't respond quickly to emails and is more of a procrastinator than I am. I am still not certain that he has added his reviews to mine. So, I am sure there is a lesson in this, but group work is not my cup of tea.
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