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12 Reasons to Get Tweeting
I'll admit...I am not on Twitter, and I often don't understand the point of tweeting. It just isn't how I personally communicate. Sure, I use Facebook; sure, I subscribe to various email lists. I just don't tweet!
After reading these 12 reasons to get tweeting this summer, I may very well sign up for an account!! I will also encourage my principal to think about using tweeting as a professional development tool. (I am currently helping him to set up a professional development Blackboard course for all teachers in our high school that will have us do a book study, have us take the 21 Things 4 Teachers course, and provide links to lots of helpful "past" professional development tools. Why not add Twitter? I think it could be cool!) I liked being able to follow other professionals on Twitter, and I also like the idea of setting up a parent/community account so that everyone knows what is going on in our district. I am pretty excited about this idea! Check it out!
I also am not on Twitter, though I have tried it in the past (about 2 years ago). I couldn't get into it and, to me, it didn't seem to "size up" compared to Facebook (where you can see photos and connections between people).
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this article and your post, I was curious if my school district has a Twitter account... guess what.. they DO! This is probably something I should have know...
So now I'm starting to think.. should I have a Twitter account for my classroom? Although it might be neat, I think my students are too young (3rd/4th grade) to be on Twitter. Though perhaps the parents might benefit from this..? Probably not the right fit for me.