We’ve all researched the topic and brought together a vast array of resources that we are going to pan through using the following criteria for our project! As of now, we’ve narrowed down the presentation format and solidified an argument which may or may not be narrow ENOUGH to present. The goal for next week is to comb through the research using this stuff as a guideline.
For Tuesday Evening Meeting (5PM at Library):
Go through articles
Pull out quotes
Cite all the sources in MLA
Presenting:
Essay as Twitter
- 140 characters per burst
- In a style characteristic of Twitter
Videos
- 3 or 4 small videos to clarify points
- Final video documenting process
Content:
Education
- Teaching microblogging as a form of communication
Business
- Advertising
- Interaction with consumers
Thesis:
Using Twitter in the classroom and teaching it as a legitimate form of communication will better prepare students for future real-world encounters including interactions with business and advertising. Therefore, such communication must be integrated into composition courses.
Matt (and group): Thanks for the update. I am better understanding your thesis, but I think it jumps ahead a bit in that it assumes readers will already believe/know that twitter is a legitimate form of communication. So y’all may need to pull back a bit and focus on showing HOW and/or WHY twitter is a legitimate form of communication (in what genres? in what spaces?) and why it — or something like it, seeing as Twitter will, like Myspace and FB and the rest, likely be replaced by some other technology in the next 12-18 months — should be taught.