Microblogging

   Microblogging is a very useful tool that an be used for many purposes.  Some may use it for purely social reasons, whereas others use it for job and personal development.  As an educator, I find microblogging very useful to collaborate with other professionals to share ideas, research, resources, etc.  Grosseck and Holotescu describe uses for Twitter in the classroom in the article Can We Twitter FOr Educational Activities? Some of the uses of Twitter in the classroom mentioned in the article include: building a classroom community, exploring collaborative writing, and collaborating across schools.   Twenty-Seven Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom also offers a lot of great teaching tips for utilizing Twitter in the classroom. Opportunities are endless! You and your students will enjoy the all the possibilities made available to you if you use Twitter in your classroom.  Don't hesitate, start Twittering today!