When I first signed up for Twitter I won’t lie; I wasn’t overly impressed. I didn’t know who to follow, I didn’t know what to say. After all, surely the ’status update’ function of Facebook would do the same thing.
I persevered, followed more people, shared some interesting things I found and then all of a sudden I started getting replies and direct messages! I tell you, that made me feel a lot better about Twitter on the whole.
The next step was when one of the people I followed shared this link to 25+ Incredibly Useful Twitter tools. One of the tools mentioned was Twhirl. I downloaded it and found it certainly enhanced my Twitter experience. I could now share photos, shorten urls and see who had replied to me all on one interface. Nice!
Another pivotal Twitter moment for me was when I got really excited about a lesson I was doing using digital microscopes, posted a tweet about it and received some replies straight away. They asked to see a photo so I obliged, and more replies followed.
I use Twitter not for updating my status, but rather as a place to share great tech links and ideas I stumble across, a place for daily professional development by checking out the links of others, and a place to connect with people who are not yet friends, but I hope they will be someday.
So why not look me up? I’m klandmiles on Twitter.
By: Craig Steed on November 11, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Your experience with Twitter mirrors mine. I hooked into it at the end of ULearn 08, knowing 1 or 2 others on it. But by just putting yourself out there, following links, reading and commenting on blogs etc. then a whole community begins to develop around you, and the learning is amazing. To me its really illustrates the power to learn together through the web! It’s cool.
By: mrsbuwc on November 12, 2008 at 2:53 am
Thanks for the comment – I am always amazed when someone has read anything I write!
I wonder, is asking your PLN something on Twitter going to replace a Google search? I’d rather have a recommendation than scroll through thousands of unknown pages.
See you on Twitter.