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Using Twitter for Student and Parent Notification

Posted August 9th, 2007 by mrmoses

A while back I mentioned using twitter at my high school. I spoke with our principal about students and parents being able to get updates about what’s going on at the school on their phones and he was completely into it:

here’s the directions page.

I plan on sending out at least one tweet a week, just about what’s going on at the school. And away we go.

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5 Responses to: “Using Twitter for Student and Parent Notification”

1. Belinda responds:
   Posted: August 9th, 2007 at 9:46 pm →

   I plan on using this too – to send friendly reminders to check the blog, what the assignments are for their class that week, and to ask for help if they need it. I love this idea – so glad you are keeping the technophile in all of us going – btw, according to urban dictionary, a technophile is the opposite of a luddite. Hee..hee.

2. Artichoke responds:
   Posted: August 9th, 2007 at 10:13 pm →

   I am so glad that I stumbled over your blog – this is such a smart use for a WEb2.0 technology tool that I could see no value in – when I read about Twitter I dimissed it as yet more white noise – BUT when every parent has a cell phone – which tends to be true in New Zealand – this is a great idea

3. mrmoses responds:
   Posted: August 10th, 2007 at 6:27 pm →

   @Belinda – I’m going to use it for my Government classes as well. It looks like we’re going to be blowing up some kids cell phones. Cool!

   @Artichoke – Thanks. It took me a while to see the value in twitter as well (http://mrmoses.org/?p=72), but I love this use of it. BTW, there’s another edublogger from NZ that I read: http://learnonline.wordpress.com/, if you haven’t already, check it out.

4. Belinda responds:
   Posted: August 10th, 2007 at 11:20 pm →

   “…looks like we’re going to be blowing up some kids cell phones. Cool!”

   Is too much information ever really too much information?

   

5. Belinda responds:
   Posted: August 11th, 2007 at 9:19 pm →

   http://www.gapingvoid.com/history76156.jpg

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