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Publication Date: 2016
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From Tweets to Telegrams: Using Social Media to Promote Historical Thinking
Killham, Jennifer E.; Chandler, Prentice
Social Education, v80 n2 p118-122 Mar-Apr 2016
An examination in the classroom of well-chosen tweets not only illustrates how social media engages citizens in participatory democracy, but can spark enriching debates on current events.
Descriptors: Social Media, History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Primary Sources, Biographies, Teacher Student Relationship, Perspective Taking, Personality Traits
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