Twitter for Academics is a guide that explains how academics can use microblogging on Twitter for professional networking and development, interacting with students, and staying up to date in their fields. It outlines the basic functions of Twitter including following others, posting tweets, retweeting, and using hashtags. The document also discusses some benefits of using Twitter for academics including continuing education, networking, enhancing teaching, and community building, and provides some educational hashtags and online resources for learning more about using Twitter academically.