Twitter

[|Twitter] is a free micro-blogging service.
//"Merely looking at a person's Twitter feed isn't interesting, because it seems like blather. Follow it for a day, though, and it begins to feel like a short story; follow it for a month, and it's a novel."// NYTimes, September 7, 2008.

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**[|Josh's Twitter page]**


Other people to follow on Twitter:
[|Darren Draper]- Salt Lake City, UT -Has a great blog that is very thought provoking in the area of educational technology

[|Angela Maiers]- Iowa -Shares great resources for use in all areas of education

[|Chris Lehman]- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -Principal of the Science Leadership Academy

[|Steve Dembo]- Chicago, Illinois -DEN Star

[|Tony Vincent] Phoenix, Arizona -handheld computing advocate, educator, consultant, all-around great guy :-)

Some Nebraska Twitter-ers:
[|Beth Still]- ESU 13 (Scottsbluff)

[|Corey Dahl]- ESU 8

[|Pam Krambeck], [|Jeff Ingraham], [|Linda Peters]- ESU 3

[|Jackie Ediger]- ESU 9

[|Katie Morrow]- O'Neill

Want to find other Twitter users who are educators like YOU?
[|twitter4teachers.pbwiki.com] provides a list by content area/job description.

Other Micro-blogging Resources
[|10 Things Teachers Should Know About Twitter]- blog post by Tony Vincent that really explains how to make Twitter useful for YOU! [|Twitter blog] [|Why Teachers Should Use Twitter] [|Comparison of Micro-blogging Tools] [|Using Twitter as an Education Tool] [|Are Social Media Experts Ruining Twitter?] ("sit with the nerds") [|Edmodo - Microblogging for Students] (from [|Free Tech 4 Teachers]) [|8 Ways Twitter Will Change Your Life] [|9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World] Twitter for Professional Development [|Advice for Teachers New to Twitter] [|Who Should I Follow] - to help you find others who are 'like' you and those you already follow! [|Summize]- Allows you to search Twitter for what people are talking about.

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