Comments on: My “Verdict” On Twitter

By: What the tweet is twitter? « ETAS learning technologies

What the tweet is twitter? « ETAS learning technologies — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:26:17 +0000

[...] not the only one who has written about twitter. A very good article is on Larry Ferlazzo’s blog. He also goes into depth, and I’m sure there will be quite a bit of overlap, but I’ll [...]

By: Larry Ferlazzo

Larry Ferlazzo — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:54:40 +0000

Kim,

I’m glad you found my Twitter explanation helpful.

I just want to clarify that the only things I’ll be “double-posting” will probably be my “The Best…” lists. I’ll post ESL/EFL-related resources here on this blog and not on Twitter; I’ll post non-ESL/EFL-related resources there.

Larry

By: Kim Dijkstra

Kim Dijkstra — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:50:54 +0000

I am so glad someone intelligently explained twittering! thank you so much. Now, I just need to keep following you to see if it is worth my while to go into twittering…sounds like I don’t need it if you will be posting the same info on your regular blogs. Seems to me it is just double duty for you–which, if I were you, I would drop. But I am glad SOMEONE is checking all this stuff out for the rest of us. Again, you provide an exceedingly valuable service and I applaud you for all the time and effort you put into all this. Bless you again!
Kim Dijkstra

By: Monday Morning Roundup (5/18/2009) | Tips by Tony

Monday Morning Roundup (5/18/2009) | Tips by Tony — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:20:00 +0000

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By: Jordan Kent

Jordan Kent — Sun, 17 May 2009 02:39:16 +0000

Larry makes some good points, but I think he missed sone of the benefits of Twitter. I am at a high school where I am the only English teacher. It is through twitter that I have access to and share ideas with some of the greatest teachers.
Twitter also me expand my knowledge. Teachers shouldn’t be just connecting with other teachers. As an English teacher, I follow a documentary maker, writers, a top journalism professor, a culture expert, and etc. Some of the most valuable resources I find are from fields that I would of never explored.
Check out my “5 Reasons Teachers and Students Should Twitter”
http://teachigen.blogspot.com/2009/04/5-reasons-teachers-and-students-should.html

By: Susan Hurst

Susan Hurst — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:01:23 +0000

The problem that I see with Facebook is that it is great to use at home, but it is blocked in my district, so using it for or at school is out of the question. Twitter (so far) is not. I like that you can get short announcements and links to deeper material, be it blog entries or websites on Twitter, which you can then check out if it sounds interesting.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:29:34 +0000

I recommend Ning for social networking and organizing. It allows you to create your own network, and format its content and layout unlike facebook (which I do enjoy for personal social networking). NCTE and Jim Burke (The English Companion) have Nings. My school is using a Ning to host our summer faculty reading discussions.

By: Sue Waters

Sue Waters — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:58:14 +0000

Totally agree with you regarding the importance of “going to where the people are.” That is reason why I wrote my post recently on this aspect with tips like adding email subscription and perhaps adding your blog URL to Facebook.

I personally don’t use FB a lot but I have lots of people connect with me there. People have commented on posts there and I now post the Edublogs Live Newsletter into FB where people also check it out. Definitely worth it for users that prefer FB.

Twitter really is about people’s personal preference. While I don’t necessarily feel it is a good starting point I’ve seen it work amazingly for some new people because of the instant connection.

By: AtlantaTeacher1976

AtlantaTeacher1976 — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:20:01 +0000

I agree with you. I hated the idea of Twitter when I first heard about it. Reluctantly, I joined yesterday. We’ll see how fun and useful it proves to be.