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This is an interesting use of Twitter- an interactive map showing languages other than English tweeted in Melbourne. 

A series of user guides for Twitter, featuring screencasts and tips about getting started, tweeting and using hashtags.

A fantastic how-to for Twitter, a great introduction for those who are too afraid to dip in.

Focussed on university lectures, the article is a look at how Twitter is allowing for greater discussion. Alternatives for secondary schools are available, with one teacher I know using an online discussion board for students to post questions so the classroom (in theory) is quieter.

Great video by Shell Terrell on how to build your Personal Learning Network using Twitter

"Teenagers know that schools are hopeless with social media - the fact email is the only way they can talk to teachers is the biggest clue. Ask any teenager how often they email and you will see."

Over four themed episodes that criss-cross the globe, journalist and academic Dr Aleks Krotoski explores the meaning of a phenomenon that is transforming everything from how we learn to how we shop, vote and make friends. The series reveals astonishing facts about how the web is rewiring our society, our economy and - drawing on a unique experiment conducted specifically for the series - maybe even our brains.The series brings together everyone who's anyone on the web - from its inventor Tim Berners-Lee to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg; from Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales to Amazon's Jeff Bezos; from web pioneers like Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to digital media barons like Arianna Huffington and Twitter founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams.

"As part of an upcoming renovation we're spending a lot of time thinking about engagement and how to stage positive and productive user experiences. "

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