Twitter is a great place for educators to share ideas. It has become my go to place when I am looking for something to read, a new idea or some inspiration. It is a great avenue for sharing practice, asking questions and building a community.
But . . .
. . . Twitter has some problems and these seems to be growing. To get the most out of Twitter a degree of caution is advised.
A widget that aggregates a bunch of different twitter conversations that teachers are having on twitter. It's a great way to display what your PLN is saying right from your blog.
Twittering the student experience
by Alan Cann, Jo Badge, Stuart Johnson and Alex Moseley
Background
Based on our personal experience of Twitter, we were interested in examining what use students would make of the service and to what extent it could be used as a support channel.
NYU professor Clay Shirky gave a fantastic talk on new media during our TED@State event earlier this month. He revealed how cellphones, the web, Facebook and Twitter had changed the rules of the game, allowing ordinary citizens extraordinary new powers to impact real-world events. As protests in Iran exploded over the weekend, we decided to rush out his talk, because it could hardly be more relevant. I caught up with Clay this afternoon to get his take on the significance of what is happening. HIs excitement was palpable.