Benefits of using Twitter.

 

Twitter allow its user to connect with million of other user on the apps. By following the local reporters, politicians, businesses and private citizens who post information about the community allows us to keep in touch with current events. Traffic updates, weather, local news, special events, and other information useful to numerous attractions are also included in community posts. From sports and entertainment to major breaking news, national and international affairs attract a lot of interest from users of Twitter. Large-scale incidents, from TV shows to natural disasters, are the subjects of enough posts and debate to appear as "Trending Topics" on Twitter, giving Twitter users an indication of what is current, relevant and common. 

 

Little did you know, Twitter also can be used as an educational platform. Many people think that Twitter is only meant to spread news or make announcements, or for entertainment only, but it also offers a new channel for teachers to engage with students and new and exciting ways for students to explore topics. 

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For educators, you can use your Twitter to announce important news and share student successes by posting the photos, videos, or posts throughout the day and on a number of subjects, and you can tweet daily. If you found an interesting read, a website or someone that even worth following on Twitter, share it with your students on Twitter. You also can create relevant hashtags for your classroom to engage your students in an activities. So that your students just need to search for that hashtags to receive an information regarding their study. These days, as more and more parents are “socially networked,” and take this opportunity to use these channels to communicate with them. Parents can notify an update on the important dates such as test and assignment work to be submit. They also can update on their  children activities using a dedicated hashtags to know about their study progress. As for students, they can research different career path by following Twitter accounts and communicating with professionals in the industry. There are many academic account and personal account that tweets a benefits information for you guys. Twitter apps is accessible from anywhere, that's means, you can reach all your audience whenever and wherever they are since it is available for all mobile devices, tablets and platforms. 

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This 'microblogging' portal is not only for entertainment, but it also playin an important role in academia as well. Parents, teachers and students will get the benefit of being active on Twitter. So now, everyone can start join Twitter and start using all the amazing features offered by the apps. Twitter is a relatively informal medium for communication, so don't be afraid to develop a personal, friendly and humorous tweeting style. Using Twitter in education provides an excellent means of social interaction and allows students to speak up and become opinionated about the topics they believe in.