support each other in 140 characters or less
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- 1. Support Each Other in 140 Characters or LessOctober 24,
2009We may not really care at all about " What are you doing?" But
we do care about: what you know, where you find their information,
new ideas you might have Twitter can be easy fun and
informative.Easy:Just keep a tab open to it when on the computer,
Or just go to it when you want to ask or answer a questionCan doCan
even do it with voiceFun:There are funny people on twitterAll
useful information is not seriousWe can find out gossip about
famous peopleadmit it.. Its funInformative:Follow people or
organizations that tweet informationFollow people or organizations
who regularly tweet links to resources and referencesGet opinions
from others about different issuesAsk for and usually receive
answers to your questionsTwitter can help youHelp build
communitywhich facilitates collaboration Help share resourcesHelp
get answers to specific questionsHelp find resourcesdirectory
sitesfinding subjects to followexample hashtags resources shared by
followed expertspeople to follow back to directoriesTwitter can
help you help othersShare your knowledge with otherswhat we send
out usually comes back to usShare your resources with othersTwitter
can create a communityThe quick back and forth that is often
characteristic of twitter, can create a sense of a groupa sense of
communityIf you share with others less than 140 characters become
more than tweetsshare resourcesshare ideassharing ideas can lead to
collaborationcollaboration can lead to communityshare opinionsshare
informationshare your thoughts(or maybe even what you are
doing)After a while familiarity leads to more communityOr a
community can create a TwitterYou can also set up twitter groups If
you would prefer to keep the conversation within one group of
peopleBut I would suggest using all of twitter because of the
resourcesof the informative tweets fromorganizationspeople you do
not knowsuch as expertsWho Should I Follow (analyses your tweets
and looks for peopleyou may like to follow) such as others with
similar interests)It's all in the follow!Stuck with a tech
problem?Looking for resources?Need feedback?Just can't remember
that word?Tech Problem?one of your contacts may have the answerNeed
a specific resource?one of your contacts may send you in the right
direction.Need feedback?ask opinionstake informal pollsdiscussJust
cant remember that word?I bet someone you are in contact with will
have it for you. Ask!The community will answerBut first create the
community. Here you will find instructions on how to create your
own Twitter group.
Atebitshttp://blog.atebits.com/2009/02/twitter-groups/ Mashable:
The social Media
Guidehttp://mashable.com/2009/02/15/twitter-groups-3/Andhttp://mashable.com/2009/07/13/more-twitter-groups/Follow
your interestHere are some places to find people or organizations
to follow for relevant information:Twellow: The Twitter Yellow
Pageshttp://www.twellow.com/Twitter
Groupshttp://twittgroups.com/index.phpTwitter for
Teachershttp://twitterforteachers.wetpaint.com/TwitterCounter
(ranks tweeters by number of
followers)http://twittercounter.com/just tweet it (Groups
tweeters--or tweeple-- by interest)http://justtweetit.com/Who
Should I Follow (analyses your tweets and looks for people you may
like to follow)http://www.whoshouldifollow.com/
Here are some suggestions for people or organizations to follow and what their
Tweets may offer:
ATE_UTSA
http://twitter.com/ATE_UTSA
Edutopia
http://twitter.com/edutopia
Doogoland
http://twitter.com/Doogoland
TexanCultures (The Institute of Texan Cultures)
http://twitter.com/TexanCultures
teainfo
http://twitter.com/teainfo
Bill Cosby
http://twitter.com/BillCosby
mollybob
http://twitter.com/mollybob
PBS's Independent Lens Tweets
http://twitter.com/IndependentLens
education
http://twitter.com/Education
eLearning30
http://twitter.com/eLearning30
Short funnies to break of the day by Copyjoker
http://twitter.com/Copyjoker
And here are some more useful things you can do with Twitter:
Direct Tweet (like a text message but easier than pulling out your phone) - Get to know your colleagues through their Tweets - Make announcements - Brainstorm - Take a poll - Share resources - Follow mentors
Get a good laugh - Find gossip about famous people
Find trends on Twitter
http://tweetscan.com/index.php
To use Twitter from your smart phone. Get the lowdown at:
http://www.twitterfone.com/
If all else fails, check out edmodo. Edmodo is a private twitter-like network specifically for educators.
http://www.edmodo.com/
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