The presentation was very informative, but the tweeting throughout raised several questions about how this tool could be used in K-12 public education. Personally, I believe the tweeting during the presentation had many pros and some cons. Overall, I really enjoyed the interaction with classmates that the tweeting allowed. It allowed the learning and topics to be augmented by other mediums (ie. websites, links, pictures). Being able to extend learning during the lesson was very beneficial. The fact that the links and extra information can be accessed after the class is also helpful to keep interest in the topic for such a long period of time. I think students with ADHD could benefit greatly from tweeting during lectures if there was an efficient way to monitor their on-task behavior and appropriateness of their responses. Collaboration with other students in class was so much more efficient than trying to talk to each other while the presenter is talking. The ability to communicate and share ideas during a lecture without interrupting the lecturer encourages students to share their ideas and opinions.
One concern that I have is getting too far off track and missing content that the lecturer is trying to get across. I think this problem would be magnified with K-12 students because some of them do not appreciate class lectures and learning as much as graduate students do. Monitoring the tweets are another concern that I have as an administrator. I could see issues such as bullying, sexual harassment, and socializing as problems that could get in the way of K-12 learning if tweeting was allowed during class. These are already issues that distract from learning, but I tweeting may add to these problems.
In closing, I think if tweeting was correctly monitored and taken seriously by the students, it has the possibility to be an excellent tool for learning...
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