Twitter In the Classroom

I think that twitter should be used in classrooms but only in lecture classrooms. This will aid in the clarification of a certain question. Not all people are comfortable talking in front of some 300 people and I think that Twitter could be a useful tool for this problem. It is also a good way to record thoughts and ideas that you search, or even takes simple notes with. Twitter connects you to a larger world outside of the classroom and even the country. It can also be a useful for last minute or important alerts that a teacher might need to send out. Every day the world is becoming more technological and this is one way that might be a future help into education. If I were to use twitter in my classroom I would have my students have a private account so that what we share can be kept between us. Also I would recommend that my whole class participate so everyone can be on the same page.