I finally am a-Twitter…along with a lot of the rest of the world. There is probably a pschological reason why I am so slow to get on board anything new…even such things as purse and clothing styles. I always give in, just have to slowly ease these newbies into my very comfortable comfort zone!
Thus, after reading how so many of those to whom I subscribe through my Google Reader have a Twitter account, I decided to try out this tech tool. You may find me at tgillmore!
My initial thoughts? I could waste spend a lot of time here! Therefore, for this to work most effectively for me, I will only “follow” those who contribute to my professional growth. I find myself appreciating those Twitter accounts that
- have links embedded (got to learn how to do this!), for if I want to be effective, I should model excellent techniques.
- make me think, which is a good thing when critical thinking skills have are a must (now reading Schooling by Design, The Global Achievemnet Gap, and The World Is Flat…probably a pychological reason for a person reading three such books at one time! That I’ll have to analyze later!)
Please check out these blog posts that persuaded me to go Twitter-ing:
- Twitter: Cranking up the “Idea Machine” by Jim Burke at English Companion
- Experience The Power of Twitter While Sharing Your Gr8Tweets! by Sue Waters at The Edublogger
- #Gr8t Tweets by Wili Richardson at Weblogg-ed
Is Twitter for you?
