Overcoming+Obstacles

I have read a few blogs and articles about the concept of using Twitter in the Day School classroom, and the main obstacle which I read of using this tool, is that many Day Schools either forbid the usage of cell phones by the students, or that even if the students are working on their laptops, they have no access to the school wifi. These readings put a major damper on the excitement of trying something new in my classroom.

As I sat by my computer doing this assignment tonight, a thought came to me that sort of helped me hold on to some of my original excitement. This past year in school, as I tried to utilize more 2.0 tools in my classes, I realized that in order to make this happen, I was going to have to set the students up and practically hold their hands as they ventured into the unknown. What I did was reserve the schools computer lab once a week for us to explore the world of 2.0. What I envision doing, is practically the same thing. I would like to have a standing reservation to the computer lab, and to utilize Twitter with our desktop computers.

There is a famous quote that I really appreciate which says, “The bigger the challenge, the greater the opportunity”. I believe that once we overcome some of these hurdles, using Twitter and the like in the classroom will really lead to positive outcomes.