Editor's note: Social media has changed how many innovative educators have watched important current events such as the presidential debates. What about their parents?
Guest post by Jennifer Bond @teambond
As I watched the Presidential Debate at my parent’s house with my iPad as a companion I opened up TweetCaster and started reading the tweets from my personal learning network (PLN) as well as from those tweeting with the hashtag #debate.
As the debate began I shared some Tweets with my parents who acknowledged them but didn’t really say much. As the debate progressed I shared some more tweets. My mom seemed intrigued and took my iPad. She read through the feed and was excited to find a commonality with my Tweeps sharing, “I said that same thing a couple minutes ago!” “Yes mom,” I replied. “Twitter allows you to validate your thoughts.”
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