Twitter

=Twitter=

Educators frequently use Twitter to share resources and ideas, creating a "personal learning network" of people who follow each other. Twitter is also used by teachers to communicate with students and their families.
 * Twitter** is a microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages called //tweets//. Tweets are posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the user's profile page. Although tweets are publicly visible by default, senders can choose to restrict their messages to just their followers. Users subscribe to other users' tweets – or //follow// them.

Getting Started
Set up a free account at @http://twitter.com/

Sue Waters offers advice and tips for new users.

A Teacher's Guide to Twitter and a video tutorial, Twitter 102

10 Steps for Teachers New to Twitter

7 Step Quick Start Guide for New Tweeters

Examples of how educators are using Twittter
Steven Anderson's posts about why and how to Twitter He also created a comprehensive Educator's Guide to Twitter

Blog post describes twitter use in an elementary school, with rules and posters

NC Historian uses Twitter to portray Civil War life Her Civilian Wartime blog. tells the rest of the story for each tweet. Follow her at http://twitter.com/#!/CivilianWartime

5 Reasons I Use Twitter

5 Ways Twitter has Changed Education

Twitter - A Teaching and Learning Tool

How to take part in a Chat on Twitter - from Cybraryman

Jane Hart's guide How to Use Twitter for Social Learning

NY Times OpEd "Teaching to the Text Message"

World Wide Tweets
Ten Tweets that Shook the World - a slide show from PCMagazine