Though I don't think the two compare, as far as applications in the classroom go, I feel that Twitter has more. Wordle seemed to have very little purpose but to look cool. They had a good idea of using it as an icebreaker of some type by putting all the students names in it. I also liked the front page of a binder idea. However, I would teach high school so I feel like this is something they can do on their own.
Twitter seemed more useful for a secondary classroom setting. It would be a great discussion tool as well as a way to communicate with my students in a manner that they are interested in. I will likely use twitter in my classroom as a discussion bored, a place to post homework questions, as well as possible bonus point opportunities.
I thought both tools were very fun and interesting. As far as application in the classroom though, I found Twitter to be more useful for my age level.
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