Twitter is a microblogging tool allowing you to post short (140 characters or less) items to the web. There are many tools that work with Twitter. You can learn more by exploring the links posted here under Twitter or through searching Diigo for "Twitter".
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"Some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others. This represents a significant increase over previous surveys in December 2008 and April 2009, when 11% of internet users said they use a status-update service."
"# Learning takes place in a social context, and encouraging student-student and student-faculty contact and interaction gets at the heart of student engagement in online-education settings.
# Because of their fundamental reliance on social participation and contribution, Web 2.0 tools, specifically social-networking tools, have great potential for enhancing the social context in support of learning, especially in online education.
# Twitter used as an instructional tool can add value to online and face-to-face university courses that far outweighs its potential drawbacks."