Less is More - short writing with social media tools

In the Global Awareness presentation this week, the group mentioned a Facebook project that links US schoolchildren with their Japanese counterparts. Using social media tools can be an immediate and easy way to make a connection to a classroom in another country -- or even just down the street in NYC!

But these tools require concise writing skills. Here are two articles that discuss the benefits of writing less to say more, with some ideas about how to structure that for your students.

• Less Is More: Using Social Media to Inspire Concise Writing
• Taking More Time to Write Less

- Jessica Millstone