This week, I chose Option 1, and explored Twitter. Actually, I already have a Twitter account, which I created in one of Polly's workshops, but I rarely use it. I think, that in the future, Twitter could have a place in my life when I get a smart phone. When I get the phone, this spring, I think I will follow various people and educators on Twitter. For now, it is just another thing to check every day on my home computer, added to personal e-mail and Facebook. I could see using Twitter with a class, and having students Tweet their comments about a particular book or project. Something to think about!
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Having a smartphone does make twitter a bit easier, but then I usually ignore my phone all day, so I'm not a good model for this! :) It would be fun to see if the students can connect with their favorite authors via twitter. Another tool for them to do a twitter-like discussion that's a bit more private would be Todaysmeet. I think you probably already know about that one!
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