Twitter: Common English Problems

https://twitter.com/CmmnEnglishProb

For my platform, I chose to use Twitter. I am familiar with most of the social media sites but I decided this one would be the most practical for me. As a teacher, I think about what would be the most convenient for my students to use. Twitter came to mind because the ease of the site. I then thought about what is something that would be interesting that they wouldn't mind reading. Because of a trend of correcting grammar on social media, I decided to make a twitter that gives suggestions/corrections on how to use words in English. This is beneficial for student in terms of their writing. Whether it is for assignment or casually, there are tons of words and phrases that are used incorrectly. With this twitter account, I can update students and followers on how to use common incorrect usage of English words. As an English teacher, I would tell my students to follow this account to stay caught up with updates from the account. Another idea would be to have assignments based on the updates from the Twitter where they would have to apply something new they learned from the account to their writing. Students could also use this among each other. It is already pretty common for users online to correct spelling and grammar but this account could be used as a source of that information. With useful updates, this account could gain credibility with students and gain popularity. In the classroom, this is practical and fun.