Twitter is a micro-blog. It pushes out messages that are limited to 140 or fewer characters (to fit most SMS standards for text messaging). As with most tools, an RSS feed is also generated. Tweets (Twitter messages) from the instructor can provide “just in time” updates on current topics and timely reminders, and can prompt students to assignments and related materials. A key advantage is that this reaches many clienteles where they do most of their communicating – via text messages.
Resources
- Social Media: What's the Point?
- EDUCAUSE: 7 Things you should know about Twitter
- 50 Ways to Use Twitter in the College Classroom
- Twitter for Academia
- Using Twitter to Facilitate Classroom Discussion
- Chronicle of Higher Ed article on one professor using Twitter
- Chronicle Twitter
- Twitter Tweets for Higher Education
- Twitter for Librarians: The Ultimate Guide (not just for Librarians)
- Twitter as back channel for class – Chronicle of Higher Education article with good discussion
- Hoot Suite is one example of many value-added Twitter sites
- TweetDeck is another of the value-added sites (requires download to computer)
External Tools
- Getting Started on Twitter - http://help.twitter.com/portal
Extension Examples
- OSU Extension Educator using Twitter in the Field
- eXtension BeGrowCreate
- WSU Extension Forestry
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