I’ve used Twitter live in the classroom before, I really like the need for students to think carefully, and prioritise, the text they use. But we don’t always have net access -so as with the Facebook profile, I’ve produced a template on PowerPoint, I’ve orientated the slides to portrait, looks better and there is more room for students to insert text.

I thought this could be used to summarise the main learning points of a lesson, the key points made in a video, or the most important facts to remember about a case study. You could also use it creatively for a character/place/process within a lesson.

I also liked the idea of using the Twitter template as a more formal starter or plenary, so produced this guess the Twitter user template, I’ve animated it, so people only need to change the text. Both can be downloaded from Slideshare.

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I was working on a R.S. scheme of work and wanted students to produce a summary of their thinking about Lucifer, for some reason I wondered what Lucifer’s Facebook profile would look like. It’s just how I think .

I’ve devised this profile outline, I thought it might get students thinking creatively. Students could justify their thinking.

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I then thought it could be adapted to non-supernatural entities, how about Old Harry?

I think it might be a nice little starter or plenary activity, alternatively teachers could create one and ask students to justify their decisions.

Do you think this would be useful?