1 – Twitter

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Twitter is for staying in touch and keeping up with friends no matter where you are or what you’re doing. For some friends you might want instant mobile updates, for others, you can just check the web. Invite your friends to Twitter and decide how connected you want you to be.  Twitter members can display a widget showing their twitter feed.

Comments from some of those who selected Twitter as a one of their Top Tools

• “I LOVE twitter. twitter is the most powerful professional development experience i have ever had. ever. (microblogging: twitter) content presentation: social presence, teaching presence, engagement, interaction, microlearning/blogging. Engage students in personally driven professional development, community of practice, affinity groups. Reaching out to and engaging in self directed passion driven professional development.” Alexandra Pickett, 2013
  
• “I use Twitter as a Personal Learning Network. I share daily information on resources and tools that I have found, and I select networks of people to follow that provide me with their tips, guidelines and tools that they have found.” Mary Howard
• “the place for links, updates, chat, sharing, collecting opinions, professional and social networking” Maria de los Angeles Castro
•  ”I Twitter daily using the Tweetdeck client on my desktop and on an iphone. Tthe vital tool in my personal learning network where I find and share ideas and links.” Frances Bell
• “I use Twitter to share my thoughts, ideas, information with others and to learn or get inspired by others. I love the way professionals use Twitter as a backchannel during conferences, using tags, adding depth to presentations and discussions. Microblogging is the informal learning tool for me.” Jeroen Bottema
• “I avoided Twitter for some time because I couldn’t see the value in it, but since I talk about Web 2.0 technologies as part of my job, I eventually decided I should give it a go. And now I am hooked! And although I enjoy the social aspects, I have picked up lots of useful information about new tools, links to websites and quick answers to questions”.Sarah Frame
• “I get to know the people whose blogs I follow a little better by following them and others on Twitter. I can harvest useful URLs, and get help when I’m struggling with learning how to create something online, or trying to fix a misperforming application. And it’s just fun! “Joan Vinall-Coxs
• “once my productivity nemesis, has become a valuable learning tool. Over time, I have built up a small network of strong links and a slightly larger network of weak links. I think the primary value comes in two forms: (1) a wider network and, (2) immediacy. I couldn’t manage it though without TweetDeck, a Twitter desktop application built on Adobe AIR. It helps me manage my Twitter stream through the use of columns. I am able to separate followers into different groups and more easily monitor subject matter, replies, and direct messages.”  Janet Clarey
• “I learn something new several times a day and stay connected with people that form my most valuable network. This is the one tool I would choose if I could only keep one (as long as everyone else kept it also!)”  Barry Dahl
• “The best way for me to keep up with the Flash and eLearning community is through twitter. I love this microblogging service for it’s up to the minute community connection. It’s 140 character limit really forces microbloggers to shorten their entries to the truly necessary information.  Tim KindbergI started using twitter after using yammer, it took a while before appreciating it. It led me to many unknown places “Herman Post

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