Thursday, March 31, 2011

Networking in class: Idea 2

I started this as a way to have fun with my kids, but it could be fun for any literature or Bible class.

My kids and I are into H.P. Lovecraft stories, particularly the Cthulhu Mythos. (let's leave my dubious parental judgement out of the discussion, please) We created a Twitter feed for that evil high priest of the elder gods, Cthulhu.

All we do is post a few times a day, things that Cthulhu might say, or think, or comment on. It is fun trying to make them fun and creative in fewer that 140 characters. It can be done by individuals or groups. They would have to create an e-mail ID, (let's say TomSawyer@yahoo.com) and then create a Twitter profile to match.

You could also have two or three teams of students doing different characters in conversations. @TomSawyer could trade tweets with @HuckFinn and @Becky. The kids could show these off at home or with friends. They could be graded on how well they spoke in the character's voice.

It's super fun!

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