Twitter

I'm not a huge fan of Twitter.  I can understand its use as a social network, but it seems to me if it were brought into the classroom, as some of the articles I read did, that it would create more distraction for class than aid it.  In the collegiate classroom maybe this would not be such a problem, but as for me, thinking about my future high school classes, I just don't think it would work as well.  I know we would all like to assume that our future students will be studious and hardworking, refraining from "outbursts" of unruliness, but the truth is if one were to use a program like twitter, there will inevitably be a student that will exercise poor judgment in a text just to get a laugh.  Also, if your class were like a huge lecture hall, such a program like Twitter could prove useful in order to address comments that cannot be touched upon during class, but in a smaller environment, a class of fifteen or so, hopefully you would be able to address any problems on the spot during your lesson.  I just think the social stigma associated with programs like Twitter ultimately hinders the usefulness said application can contribute to the learning environment.