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zestyguy said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

@LOTRzagorath …
@LOTRzagorath That’s assuming people have actually learned to use Google Wave by now. It’s a UI nightmare, and is completely unintuitive. The potential is huge, yes, but it’s the technologies which are easy to use that catch on. It’s a large reason why a product like the iPhone, which is not fully featured compared to some of its peers, is so successful. It’s an effortless user experience. There are people who still don’t know what Google Wave even does.

kesmit3 said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

Agreed, as it …
Agreed, as it develops – Twitter was good because users could use their cellphones to post comments…

Mephistopelus said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

@LOTRzagorath …
@LOTRzagorath Totally agree:)
This video, is not more than PR of Twitter, thought.

LOTRzagorath said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

@Mephistopelus …
@Mephistopelus Absolutely; Wave is brilliant for collaboration—this is the perfect use case. In the meantime, I think Buzz would be more useful than Twitter though, because of the inline comments.

Mephistopelus said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

I think, that …
I think, that Google Wave might be more useful for class collaborating.

dmedeirosrj said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

Dr. Rankin is hot. …
Dr. Rankin is hot… great teacher

miguelango said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

the beginning of a …
the beginning of a trend!

PHATVW said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

This is great! …
This is great! Twitter used as a collaborative tool.

ultratux2000 said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

i mean i love …
i mean i love twitter (btw @maxtillich haha) but hey, there is a life after the university and the sudents will have to speak in front of a group of people and they will need more than 140 chars. i got the idea but you dont help “the shy” people you rather isolate them by giving them a platform.

turcorox911 said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

in reality
and …

in reality
and depending on how it’s used, you could possibly use: truly, indeed, in certainty, and stuff of the like
thesaurus is always there too

bleckb said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

jaytodd: Education …
jaytodd: Education isn’t a product/service like milk or car repair. What you are paying for is the opportunity to apprentice with someone who knows a lot more than you. What you get out of it depends upon what you put into it.

richardvg03 said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

Education SHOULD be …
Education SHOULD be customer service… we PAY for a service… correct???

skruvisx said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

Hundreds of Twitter …
Hundreds of Twitter accounts hacked bit . ly/2T8NBn

skruvisx said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

Hundreds of Twitter …
Hundreds of Twitter accounts hacked bit . ly/2T8NBn

jaytoddmartin said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

why do people say ” …
why do people say “actually” so much? What’s a better word to say instead?

theMezz said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

AGREED !!!!!!!!!!!
AGREED !!!!!!!!!!!

peapodfontaine said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

I’m sorry but if, …
I’m sorry but if, after each class, I was the TA that had to post all the hand-written comments I would kill myself.

Is there not a student computer lab at this school? Let the students post their own damned comments. Why on earth would this be the TA’s responsibility? Education is not customer service.

lllSCOOPlll said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

twitter for …
twitter for learning that i can get
but twitter for fun ?
a big waste of time
plus its so LAME
[5 stars]

Osmun79 said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

I saw this sort of …
I saw this sort of thing growing with class-related Wiki’s and really enjoyed the thought of using editable Wiki’s. I am on the fence with Twitter. Obviously, Dr. Rankin’s point about it causing students to have to hone arguments is great, but she also mentions it limits longer discourse on material. I have not joined Twitter, and am not sure that with all the spam that it’s what I need right now.

MrJKoi said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

it makes a lot of …
it makes a lot of sense to use twitter in the classroom. helps students keep in touch with teachers, if you need some info on an assignment or anything your teacher can twitter all the info on it. great way to connect with teachers and professors

itwsw said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

That teacher is …
That teacher is hot lawl.

maxiihrdy said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

Follow @ItoshiiHito …
Follow @ItoshiiHito on twitter :D

Summerstage1 said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

look this is a kind …
look this is a kind of awakening, not a replacment of talking, it is a way to get them INTO the topics….cheers T

jfrhode said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

It would have been …
It would have been interesting to hear further reflections from Dr. Rankin on what perhaps didn’t go as well as she had hoped, if she’ll continue incorporating Twitter in the future, recommendations for other faculty, etc. Thanks for sharing!

karfran said in March 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am    

Interesting! I’d …
Interesting! I’d like to try that some day!

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