Purdue University is testing a new application called HotSeat in their classrooms. Hotseat is an application created at Purdue that allows students to integrate Facebook, Twitter, and SMS into the class discussions.

"The Hotseat software allows students to use either Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, or SMS to post messages during classes, or they can simply log in to the web site to post to and view the ongoing backchannel. Right now it’s only being pilot tested in two courses, but has already become a fast favorite for both teachers and students. Professor Sugato Chakravarty, whose personal finance course is one of the pilot tests, said, “I’m seeing students interact more with the course and ask relevant questions.”"




 This could prove to be an invaluable tool in classrooms everywhere. If education wants to be relevant, they have to do things outside of the norm to reach students who learn and interact in different ways. 

Has anyone seen anything similar to this used in their classrooms?



via Mashable

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