Can Twitter be used to facilitate learning? Kevin Mulryne

Synchronicity Twitter is an asynchronous tool Twitter is a synchronous tool WebEx text chat parallels? @tombarrett

Twitter is an asynchronous tool

Twitter is a synchronous tool

WebEx text chat parallels?

Viral tweets My tweet My network Retweet Retweet

Viral tweets My tweet My network @reply @reply @reply

Viral tweets My tweet My network Follow

Conference learning Twitter as a ‘back channel’ hashtags e.g. #conf09 http://www.twitterfall.com http://www.eventchatter.com/ http://pistachioconsulting.com/twitter-presentations/ http://www.twazzup.com/

Twitter as a ‘back channel’

hashtags e.g. #conf09

http://www.twitterfall.com

http://www.eventchatter.com/

http://pistachioconsulting.com/twitter-presentations/

http://www.twazzup.com/

@tombarrett Twitter in the primary classroom https://twitter.com/tombarrett http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhn2vcv5_118cfb8msf8

Twitter in the primary classroom

https://twitter.com/tombarrett

http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhn2vcv5_118cfb8msf8

Twitter stream analysis General network: Sharing zone Conference/live events More scope for other zones

General network:

Sharing zone

Conference/live events

More scope for other zones

3 rd party tools http://www.grouptweet.com/ http://www.mobypicture.com http://twtpoll.com/

http://www.grouptweet.com/

http://www.mobypicture.com

http://twtpoll.com/

Conclusions – so far… Of use as a way of a disparate group keeping each other in touch easily with learning developments – as a stream of updates, thoughts and quick reactions There are other tools better suited to developing learning conversations due to transitory nature Great for mobile use at an event

Of use as a way of a disparate group keeping each other in touch easily with learning developments – as a stream of updates, thoughts and quick reactions

There are other tools better suited to developing learning conversations due to transitory nature

Great for mobile use at an event

Conclusions – so far… Maybe there are better tools on their way… http://sites.google.com/a/pressatgoogle.com/googlewave/home/screenshots-and-media-5

Maybe there are better tools on their way…

http://sites.google.com/a/pressatgoogle.com/googlewave/home/screenshots-and-media-5