Twitter can be used for both formal professional development through conferences and informal networking. It allows users to follow others to expand their horizons through microblogging and sharing of ideas. While trying new technologies may not always go smoothly, Twitter is a way to engage in online communities around topics of interest and to build your professional network.

1. Twitter: Viral Professional Development and Networking Martin Pluss Tara Anglican School twitter.com/plu

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3. Twitter What is Twitter? microblogging #ais08 @plu How does Twitter work? Follow or be followed

7. Expanding your horizon Filling the gaps Email Instant Messaging Third Party Applications Twirl, twitterfox, twitterverse, twitterstats, snitter For the classroom or for you?

8. Viral Professional Development Formal Digital Education Revolution 2008 #der08 AIS Integrators Meeting 2008 #ais NECC Oregon 2008 #necc08 This Conference #ais08 Nonformal Personal networking

9. Try new things and…

10. … sometimes things go a cropper…

11. … then you live to tell the story

12. HANDOUTS I have 100 printed copies of a paper on Twitter: Viral Professional Development and Networking. Just ask for one if you cannot make the presentation Or Email ( martinpluss@gmail) or Twitter (plu) me for a copy or more information