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February 19, 2008
Twitter???
Over the course of the past year, I had been trying out del.icio.us in an attempt to see just what it was that everyone thought was so wonderful. Happily, I too now see the value and use del.icio.us all the time to manage my bookmarks. In fact, I am finding new uses all the time and am much better prepared to share it with the teachers I work with.
This year, I'm setting out to find out the same thing about twitter. Last week, I attended PETE&C and heard everyone talking about the value of tweeting on Twitter. (Yup, that's the jargon!) I have had a Twitter account for quite some time but I just don't get it yet. I've spent the past few days finding some interesting people to follow. So far I've added David Warlick, Vicki Davis, and Steve Dembo. I've seen a number of interesting things, but mostly I've been distracted from doing "real work." I also get the feeling I'm not in with the "in crowd" here.
Hopefully this post will attract some comments that will help me understand this better. I'll be back!
Posted by Pat on February 19, 2008 4:08 PM
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To be absolutely honest, I rarely use Twitter. It is distracting and not really part of my work style. That said, I have been introduced to some new ideas and new publishings during the times that I've watched.
I do continue to be intrigued by the notion of backchanneling events such as workshops and even keynote addresses. I've used a hacked-up chat program that emulates Twitter in my workshops and some of my keynotes with some interesting and educational results.
Twitter is just one small part of my ever growing personal learning network, of which you are obviously a part :-)
Posted by: David Warlick on February 20, 2008 8:00 AM
