The document discusses using Twitter for language arts education. It describes microblogging and how Twitter's 140 character limit can promote concise writing. Potential Twitter activities are suggested like collaborative storytelling, flash fiction, poetry and using it to prompt discussion and sharing resources. Guidelines are provided for getting started with Twitter and educational tools like Edmodo that allow private Twitter-like discussions.

1. 140 Characters in Search of a Story Using Twitter in Language Arts

2. “ Brevity is the soul of wit.” Polonius Hamlet II.ii

3. “ Brevity is the soul of T wit ter .” (what he really meant)

19. Use Twitter to bring literature into your classroom

20. Intrigued by first lines?

21. Classic literature, a line at a time

22. New literature, a line at a time

23. Use Twitter to prompt writing

24. Daily writing ideas

25. Use Twitter to collaborate

26. Twittories, or Twitter stories

27. Use Twitter to find an audience

28. YouthVoices

29. Flash fiction & tiny poetry

31. For sale: baby shoes, never worn. Ernest Hemingway

35. Tiny poems by Diane Cordell

47. Contact Scott Schwister [email_address]