Tweeting for College Applications

The University of Iowa is narrowing their applicants by the quality of their Tweets.  An application question asks the admissions candidates to use Twitter to answer a question.  The winning Tweet will receive admission and a scholarship to the university.

This would be a great bell ringer for your students during the first days of school.  It leads nicely into the use of convergent media and ties in nicely with the history of communication unit.

University of Iowa Question

Press Conferences

This link might be useful for those of you who require your students to attend or practice press conferences.

How Press Conferences Work