I’ve been using Twitter for quite a while now, and I think it’s a great way of building up a network of like-minded people. I’ve lost count of the number of cool web applications and tips I’ve got from people via Twitter. There are some very experienced educators out there talking about IWB’s as well as cool uses of Web 2.0
It seems like many companies are finally embracing Twitter as a way of releasing information. In recent weeks both Smart and Promethean have started using it. It will be interesting to see how much will be two-way dialogue with users, and how much will just be pushing out press-release or company info. Only time will tell. Promethean have already been posting sneak peaks of the ActivStudio 4 Beta, which looks interesting.
If you do want to follow Smart on Twitter they are on there as MySmartSpaces and Promethean is on there as Activtweets and also as Activeducator. Worth keeping an eye on them anyway. And of course, I am on there as Dannynic if you want to add me to your following list.
Last post of 2008. I’m looking forward to 2009. I’m at the ASE conference again next week, then it’s time for BETT09. Should be some good stuff on show again this year I hope.
So thanks for following this year, and I wish you all a very happy 2009!
Thanks so much! I am an Activboard User and a major twitterer…you should also check out plurk. Many people have moved to plurk for the threaded conversations. I use ping.fm to update both twitter and plurk at the same time.
I am atruger on both but protect my following so you would have to request to follow.
Good luck! Keep up the good work!
~Anne
Thanks Anne. I haven’t really checked out Plurk yet, will take a look sometime.
For me plurk took a lot of prodding from friends to get into, but I am seeing the value in it.Instead of random comments scattered everywhere in Twitter, the conversations are threaded. You can look at the original and then see all the replies underneath it. I have seen some posts get between 50-60 replies which would be awfully tough to follow in twitter. That’s why I do both. I accepted you as a follower on twitter if you want an intro on plurk, I am happy to arrange that.
~Anne
From Promethean….
Thanks for the comments…
Hopefully Promethean’s use of twitter and the like will evolve to be more a conversation that just product news.
I suppose employees do not always have the ability to say too much about their personal thoughts on pedagogy and policy, etc. on company branded sites… that is not to say they do not have an opinion.
But if people ask questions or post comments – we have to reply… 🙂