Twitter is a social media platform that allows users to share short messages called tweets. It can be used for both professional and personal purposes, including networking, research, teaching, learning and staying connected with friends and family. Key aspects of Twitter include tweets (individual posts), retweets, hashtags to group topics, and following other users to see their tweets. The document provides examples of how Twitter can be used educationally, such as for classroom discussions and sharing information with students.

1. Twitter in Education How & Why www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk

5. Video: Twitter in Plain English www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk

11. Example Tweet: @MarkRussell Reply to MarkRussell HashTags: #eLearning and #University Tweet content Number of characters remaining in current tweet (counts down from 140). www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk

13. The Networked Teacher Source: Alec Couros www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk

14. It’s not about Celebrities, it’s about you! Stephen Fry 480,000 followers by May 2009. Barack Obama 1.5million followers by May 2009. www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk

16. Useful Resources TweetDeck www.tweetdeck.com Desktop application to run and manage followers, tweets, searches, favourites, etc. Bit.Ly www.bit.ly Shorten website links into only 19 characters; leaves you more characters for each tweet! Twitter Search search.twitter.com Search Twitter for names, phrases, people, trends, news, etc. www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk

17. Mobile Devices TwitterFon www.twitterfon.net TwitterFon is a simple, clean, easy to use, and super fast Twitter client for your iPhone and iPod Touch . TinyTwitter www.tinytwitter.com Will work on all BlackBerry phones and any Java enabled mobile device. Twibble Mobile m.twibble.de Twitter application for Nokia Smartphones. www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk