If you've seen my bio page, you'll know that I've written a historical mystery novel.
It is set in 1813 in the Regency era in England (think Jane Austen movies, the Romantic poets like Lord Byron, Shelley, Keats).
As you be probably guess, I'm a bit of a history buff when it comes to that era.
Amazingly, Twitter can be a wealth of knowledge about history.
There are some dedicated history accounts. Such as: @TitanticRealTime, @Yesterday_Today, @NasaHistory
I thought it might be a fun way to explore our own learning of Canadian history (1850-1914).
Introducing: @JJHistoryTweets!
This is a student run twitter feed, where students will tweet out their learning as we go.
Tweeting is a great exercise in summarizing ideas. The need to keep your thoughts within a 140 character word limit requires you to really focus on the essential.
It is an exercise in the fine art of being concise.
I'll post updates on the blog whenever we happen to tweet.
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