This is the post that I am looking most forward to. I understand that many of you out there really don't see 1) the need or 2) even the point of Twitter. Well, let me just tell you I am a firm believer of the power of Twitter. It has taken my learning to a whole new level. I mean the amount of information that I receive on Twitter each and ever day is truly remarkable.
I will say a few things concerning Twitter. First off, you have to give it 2-4 weeks to see the full power of it. I am serious when I say that I went a good month before I really realized that all of the information and resources that I could exposed to using Twitter. It is truly remarkable.
With Twitter by far and away the most important thing is who and how many do you follow. First, let me start with the how many. I think to start you may want to pick a low number to follow, as you don't want to get inundated with "tweets". The next thing is finding the RIGHT people to follow. Listed below are some good ones...
@web20classroom - Technology Educator from North Carolina
@bjnichols - Elementary principal from Virginia
@nmhs_principal - High School principal from New Jersey
@tinneyc - Supervisor of IT, Livonia Public Schools.
@rmbryne - creator of freetech4teachers.com
These are some top notch people in education that you should be following... feel free to follow me, I'm @dmitch528.
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I agree that Twitter is a very, very useful application, but one that takes time to warm up to. I started using it and then drifted away; but when I returned to it, I have truly learned so much that I can't imagine life without it.
ReplyDeleteI was following a number of blogs before, but since Twitter, I find that those same bloggers also tweet all the blog titles...so I can quickly follow the Twitter feed and pick out the one or two that I want to read in more detail. Then I carry it one step further and also keep my Delicious/Diigo accounts open in case I want to bookmark and tag the pages for future reference.
One other tip on following...I also check out the lists that others are following...say you go to one Twitter page of a person you want to follow...generally if you like them, you will like the people that they follow too..so take a few minutes and check out those people too. The other place to follow is professional organizations...most of the educational organizations have Twitter accounts. One of my favorites is @ASCD.