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February 21, 2008
The Twitter Question Continues
Continuing on my quest to learn more about Twitter, I've been checking regularly. Yesterday, I was home sick so I had my laptop close by all day and checked in between naps. At one point, I saw a tweet from Steve Dembo announcing an online evening session from Discovery Educator featuring Vicki Davis. I signed up and attended last night -- yes, all from my laptop and my sickbed! And all because of twitter.
Also, yesterday I checked back on my first blog post about twitter and what should turn up but a comment from David Warlick. He claims not to be a big twitterer, but I think our viewpoint differs a bit. David posts his whereabouts on a regular basis while I'm happy with one or two a day so far.
Right now, I think I'm in the harvesting stage. As I see someone who appears interesting I follow their name to their twitter page and "follow." Often, I'll get a message saying they have now elected to "follow" me back. Guess that's how the network grows! My most recent additions were Peggy George, a retired principal from Arizona, and Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, with a lenghthy ed tech resume.
I'll keep playing with this!
Posted by Pat on February 21, 2008 10:42 AM
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Hi Pat,
I smiled when I read your posting about Twitter because I related to everything you said. I often feel like I am not part of the "in" crowd but through increased usage and following some key ed tech teachers/leaders, I have become an enthusiastic advocate for Twitter. Just as you, I have been able to take advantage of some incredible "just in time" professional development opportunities only because I learned of them on Twitter. I am able to watch the teaching/learning process first-hand through the experiences shared by others and am gaining so much knowledge and expertise about new Web 2.0 tools through this process. If I hadn't posted information on Twitter about the TappedIn discussion on Web 2.0 tools I may never have met you and learned about your wonderful blog when we were able to communicate via private chat on TappedIn. If you hadn't been on Twitter you may not have known about the TappedIn session and our paths may have never crossed. The professional connections and access to resources and learning experiences are unparalleled for me. I'm very happy being a "harvester" on Twitter and through increased use I have gained the confidence to post my resources and experiences--in 140 characters or less! :-) It was great meeting you online!
Peggy
Posted by: Peggy George on February 27, 2008 11:02 AM
