Everyone is tweeting on twitter!

Imagine having instant access to new ideas, important campus updates, meeting results - all by just answering your phone! Imagine being able to communicate to all your students instantly by simply texting on your phone! When I first learned about twitter, I admit...I was a skeptic. It struck me as rather narcissistic.

But for every negative I could come up with, there was a positive screaming out "but wait!" Here are the top 10 reasons to twitter in the educational setting:

1. Immediate - Connect to students/people in an instant.
2. Concise - Every professional email in theory written in just characters.
3. Handy - Twitter from your phone.
4. Network - effectively communicate without leaving your chair.
5. Goldmine - A wealth of information waiting out in cyberspace.
6. Collaborate - Together we're better - a virtual staffroom.
7. Self awareness/reflection - Reading about other educators’ experiences makes you question/confirm your own practices
8. Idea generator - great medium for sharing ideas and getting feedback.
9. Get smarter: Following smart people on Twitter is like a mental shot of espresso
10. Don't be left behind! EVEN THE PRESIDENT IS DOING IT!



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