I never thought I would create a twitter account. I always thought that it was simply a waste of time and energy. I got this impression from the amount of time my roommates and friends checked their twitter account or how many times they talked about hash tags or celebrity gossip. Near the end of fall semester, I decided just maybe I should create one to see what all the hype is about. I added my friends and was getting requests to be followed as well, but to be completely honest I never was interesting in tweeting or reading what others had going on that day or their random thoughts. I still gave it a try but can still say I am not a big fan. Maybe one reason for this is that I don't know what to tweet about? Or that I never know of a clever "hashtag" or maybe because I don't understand retweeting or why you need to tag someone in a post?
However, this class has brought me to realize that Twitter can connect people on a more professional level rather than just gossip between friends or celebrities. I now see that professionals will tweet interesting articles or ideas that may be useful in my teaching and professional life. I am willing to try to give Twitter another chance and try to become more familiar with it since it is a popular social network. As for in the classroom, I am not sure how this technology can be useful for students. I can see students getting way off topic and using Twitter for other than communicating ideas with their classmates. I guess, I just feel that blogging may be more beneficial and easier to manage and use for students communication. It would be a more structured way. I guess, I am wondering are there other ways you can use Twitter in the classroom?
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