Backchatter – Trendwatching in Twitter
Educators and researchers attending this year’s Games+Learning+Society Conference 5.0 have been playing a game (Backchatter at twitology.com) that develops skills in trendwatching. It’s a concept with interesting application potential in the classroom. What if your students were compelled to pre-analyze a discussion, predict trends (places they believe their peers will focus their attention during that discussion) AND perhaps empowered to influence those trends themselves, simply by participating in the conversation? Heady hands-on experience!
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June 12th, 2009 at 9:44 am
[...] LibraryRemix points out that this activity develops skills in trendwatching, and could be used in schools: What if your students were compelled to pre-analyze a discussion, predict trends (places they believe their peers will focus their attention during that discussion) AND perhaps empowered to influence those trends themselves, simply by participating in the conversation? Heady hands-on experience! [...]