{"id":2144,"date":"2013-09-19T10:22:18","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T15:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=2144"},"modified":"2013-09-19T10:22:18","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T15:22:18","slug":"i-just-tweeted-florencenightingale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/i-just-tweeted-florencenightingale\/","title":{"rendered":"I just tweeted @FlorenceNightingale"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have to admit that I\u2019ve been skeptical about using Twitter for students. I know all of the research is saying to make use of the social media services that they\u2019re already using if you want to reach them and have good student participation but I've been hesitant to try Twitter.<\/p>\n

Well I found out about one project that actually seems to work well!\u00a0 Twitter sites have been set up for historical figures and characters. You can have your students follow people like William Shakespeare<\/a>, Florence Nightingale<\/a>, Benjamin Franklin<\/a> or King Henry VIII<\/a>, sites that are already in place. You can also set up your own historical figure on Twitter. (See how to be a historical figure on Twitter<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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Ben Franklin & Friends, pre-Twitter era (iClipart)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

The idea of having the students tweet questions and comments to @KingArthur would probably not find favor with the Society for Creative Anachronism<\/a>, but why not? I can see where the students could become fully engaged in tweeting @BenFranklin (after he\u2019s had a few beers and would be in a happy mood of course). Setting up a Twitter account like this could have uses in several disciplines other than history. As a French instructor, I can certainly see the value in setting these up for famous writers and historical figures we were studying, and then having the students tweet en fran\u00e7ais<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Remember the party game of explaining your \u201cLast Supper\u201d list of people with whom you\u2019d like to share a meal once you get to heaven? Well, here\u2019s a way to converse with your dream list via Twitter! Let\u2019s see, I need to look for a Twitter account for @BobMarley, @CocoChanel, @ElinorofAquitaine, @L\u00e9opoldS\u00e9darSenghor and @MahatmaGandhi for starters. Who\u2019s on your dream list? Happy Tweeting!<\/p>\n

P.S.\u00a0 Check out this blog post<\/a> (where I read about this topic) for more ways to promote creative learning: http:\/\/steve-wheeler.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/5-technologies-to-promote-creative.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have to admit that I\u2019ve been skeptical about using Twitter for students. I know all of the research is saying to make use of the social media services that they\u2019re already using if you want to reach them and have good student participation but I've been hesitant to try Twitter. 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