Thoughts on using Twitter

Twitter is a wonderfully easy way to find educators who are using technology in their classrooms and love sharing their ideas and experiences with others.  Twitter is free and signing up is a snap.

Once you sign up, you need to find folks to follow.  I would love it if you would follow me.  My username is g4husky.  Andy Streit just joined.  His username is coltscubs.  I have been doing this awhile so go to my Twitter homepage and take a look at my followers.  I suggest folks like Tom Barrett, Tom Whitby, Joe Biers, Shelly Terrell, The Nerdy Teacher, and Cybraryman.  There are many more.

If you have responded to the email invitation to be an author on this blog, you are now an Administrator.  Login to the site and choose "Design."  Scroll down the lefthand side of the page and find where we have begun to add Twitter Feeds.  Click the "Add a Gadget" tab.  Click the "Featured Gadgets" tab in the new window.  Scroll through that and you will find the gadget for adding your Twitter Feed.  Follow the prompts and, after saving, we can all view your posts on the site.

If you have any problems and run into a problem, let me know.  I am happy to meet with you and find the answers.  Social Media provides powerful opportunities for learning.  Our students are using it and their use is growing rapidly.  By participating, we can learn to understand the media and help our students make good, safe choices when they are online.

Rick