Twitter has been around for a while now. Although I know what Twitter is, I still don't really understand it. Often times on people's blogs you can see their "tweets" running down the side of the page: "Just ran to Walmart to get some milk." or "Can't wait for dance lessons tonight." or "Pizza for dinner - woohoo!"
After watching the video on the DPS Challenge Page about Twitter, it made Twitter seem really nice - a way to connect with people in between blog postings, phone calls, emails, etc. I guess what I keep thinking though is "Does anyone really care that I watched DC Cupcakes last night or that I really hate the fact that I can't get grass to grow in my front yard?"
Maybe I am over thinking this? Maybe I am overly self-conscious? I'm not sure. I like the idea of Twitter - learning more about people or staying close to those you may not see everyday, but I'm just not sure I'm meant to be a Twitterer.... Tweeter.... oh well - who knows!
Hi Kate,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post about Twitter. It's a great tool for keeping in touch with people --and it surely makes the world smaller. I'm not sure Twitter is for me either. I'm such a private person. I would feel so exposed on Twitter. I'll give it some more thought and keep you posted!
Kind regards,
Bonnye
Hey Kate! Hope you are well...we miss seeing you over at Little River!! I think I only got to see you once this year!
ReplyDeleteAnyway...about this Twitter thing! I am now obsessed! I attended NCTIES with Laura Fogle. While I was there I saw a seminar on Twitter & classroom. Teachers are now making classroom twitter accounts for parents. You just make everything private and you can update automatically through your phone. I haven't done it yet but I will for this upcoming year!
I guess using Twitter really depends on the population that you teach. Most of my families did not have technology available to them at home. I started the year off hoping to be able to email my weekly newsletter to parents and quickly found out that it was not a possibility.
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