Twitterteachers

Laymen have replaced trained experts as the people who define what's true in our world, and some educators are embracing the collaborative trend.

Great resource and guide for using twitter in the classroom and for professional development with some down to earth guidelines

Now you can send your tweets directly into Evernote as you can now link your EN account to your twitter account

Why should educators get involved with Twitter? Here are nine reasons

High schoolers at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Minn. are being engaged in the classroom in a whole new way. By using social media tools and giving them access to the Internet, students are...

Very good article on what hashtags are and how to use and track them

As print takes its place alongside smoke signals, cuneiform, and hollering, there has emerged a new literary age, one in which writers no longer need to feel encumbered by the paper cuts, reading, and excessive use of words traditionally associated with the writing trade. Writing for Nonreaders in the Postprint Era focuses on the creation of short-form prose that is not intended to be reproduced on pulp fibers. Instant messaging. Twittering. Facebook updates. These 21st-century literary genres are defining a new "Lost Generation" of minimalists who would much rather watch Lost on their iPhones than toil over long-winded articles and short stories. Students will acquire the tools needed to make their tweets glimmer with a complete lack of forethought, their Facebook updates ring with self-importance, and their blog entries shimmer with literary pithiness.