Bill Ferriter is the teacher that I got assigned to for this project. In this blog, he talked about the importance of Twitter hash tags for teachers. Hash tags on Twitter make it really easy for anyone to search for something. It can save teachers and students a lot of time by having hash tags assigned for their classes. I think it would be great if all teachers used Twitter for their classes, whether it's elementary school, middle school, high school, or college.
In his second post he talks about the benefits of formative assessment. Formative assessment is "timely feedback gathered and reviewed during the course of a learning experience that serves to 'inform' both teachers AND students and allows for the 'formation' of new learning plans". It sounds like a great plan, but there is a big problem--it is extremely time consuming. If schools really want formative assessment to work, the building principals have to be willing to help. They have to be willing to take out some curriculum that is not really needed. With formative assessment, the units take longer to cover, therefore the teachers do not have enough time to cover all the required curriculum throughout the school year. Also, the teachers need smaller classes so they will have more time to help and work with the students one on one, so the school systems have to be willing to hire more teachers in order to make smaller classes.
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