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Imagine if you had a message that everyone needed to hear, but you only had six second to say it. How would you get it across? How would your communication skills be tested? How would your creativity be stretched? How would you engage and inform?
Vine, a new app from the makers of Twitter, forces users to answer these questions. Vine is a micro-video application. Vine allows the creation and sharing of any six-second video users can think of. While this paradigm lends itself to a variety of comedic stunts, it holds huge potential in the realm of education.
Throughout our schooling, we’re taught the value of concision. To impress, say more with less. Services like Vine and Twitter put this principle to the test. What valuable information could students and educators possibly say in six seconds or less?
If you’re looking for more great tips on how to use mobile technology to engage your students, have a look at our very own signature course, Technology Driven Classrooms (TDC). TDC is bursting with unique ideas and strategies that will keep your students looking forward to learning.
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