https://blog.elearnmag.acm.org/?p=98 Online Learning and Training Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:45:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.25 https://blog.elearnmag.acm.org/?p=98#comment-353 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:35:18 +0000 http://wp.acm.org/elearn/2009/12/14/using-twitter-for-role-plays/#comment-353 Twitter really is a unique and multi purpose tool. I’m sure people will keep coming up with unique and creative ways to use the service to its full potential.

]]> https://blog.elearnmag.acm.org/?p=98#comment-352 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:38:40 +0000 http://wp.acm.org/elearn/2009/12/14/using-twitter-for-role-plays/#comment-352 I have used Twiducate! It’s really handy for teachers. My sister is a teacher and she loves it!

]]> https://blog.elearnmag.acm.org/?p=98#comment-351 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:43:36 +0000 http://wp.acm.org/elearn/2009/12/14/using-twitter-for-role-plays/#comment-351 Twiducate is a twitter-like site giving teachers full control over classroom networks. Only students added by the teacher can view and make posts.

]]> https://blog.elearnmag.acm.org/?p=98#comment-350 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:50:24 +0000 http://wp.acm.org/elearn/2009/12/14/using-twitter-for-role-plays/#comment-350 Lisa, hadn’t thought about it, though I did hear of a government department thinking about using Twitter (or corp equivalents) to coordinate emergency responses. Can’t see why doing that in role-play wouldn’t make sense too!
Love finding out about TwHistory, too!

]]> https://blog.elearnmag.acm.org/?p=98#comment-349 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:50:47 +0000 http://wp.acm.org/elearn/2009/12/14/using-twitter-for-role-plays/#comment-349 This really is a new way to teach history. History is almost never studied in ‘real time’. This method allows you to experience the Cuban Missile Crisis over the same number of days as it actually took to happen. I also like the fact that the information is coming directly from the original source documentation.

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