- Brief introduction/description of tool
Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow open access. Since late 2009, users can follow lists of authors instead of following individual authors. All users can send and receive tweets via the Twitter website, Short Message Service (SMS), or external applications (notably including those developed for smartphones). While the service itself costs nothing to use, accessing it through SMS may incur phone service provider fees. The website currently has more than 100 million users worldwide (Wikipedia).
- List various applications for Twitter
- Instant feedback.
- Track a conference or seminar.
- Follow a professional or famous person.
- Public notepad.
- Writing assignments.
- Grammar.
- Maximizing the teachable moment.
- Keep track of to-do lists with Remember The Milk.
- Twittercal — tweet your google calendar
- List of various online resources
- 100 Ways to Teach with Twitter
- Teachers' Resources - Twitter in Education
- 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Education by Blog By Carol
- 50 ways to use Twitter in the College Classroom
- Discussion of how to use the tool in teaching, learning, and scholarship
Twitter Applications
