Comments on: Still trying to explain Twitter http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/still-trying-to-explain-twitter/ The fringed curtains of thine eye advance, and say what thou seest yond - Shakespeare, ‘The tempest’ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:58:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: tsheko http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/still-trying-to-explain-twitter/#comment-449 tsheko Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:25:45 +0000 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/?p=1403#comment-449 Well done, Maggie. Great victory! Well done, Maggie. Great victory!

]]> By: maggieverster http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/still-trying-to-explain-twitter/#comment-448 maggieverster Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:06:51 +0000 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/?p=1403#comment-448 Hi Tseko, Thank you for embedding my powerpoint. I am in the process of updating it... I had to fight to get our DoE to open up twitter and started a motivational post on why it should be allowed through our school firewalls: http://maggiev.edublogs.org/2008/11/19/twitter-motivation/ and am glad to report our Sita has given the go ahead! Hi Tseko,

Thank you for embedding my powerpoint. I am in the process of updating it…

I had to fight to get our DoE to open up twitter and started a motivational post on why it should be allowed through our school firewalls: http://maggiev.edublogs.org/2008/11/19/twitter-motivation/ and am glad to report our Sita has given the go ahead!

]]> By: tsheko http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/still-trying-to-explain-twitter/#comment-298 tsheko Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:22:23 +0000 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/?p=1403#comment-298 These are all very good reasons, Anne. It's the immediacy of the alerts which I find invaluable too. A great summary. Thanks for dropping by. These are all very good reasons, Anne. It’s the immediacy of the alerts which I find invaluable too. A great summary. Thanks for dropping by.

]]> By: Anne Mirtschin http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/still-trying-to-explain-twitter/#comment-297 Anne Mirtschin Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:14:27 +0000 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/?p=1403#comment-297 It is nearly 12 months since I started using twitter. When i first started it made no sense at all but after much perserverence, has now given me a personal learning network that I know I can call on at any time to get advice, share resources or just keep in tune with what others are doing. It has kept me up to date with the latest in web2.0 uses for education and alerted me to many tools that have been useful in my classes. Alerts are given on PD, online sessions and conferences which I will join in, if the time is appropriate. Latest blog post updates give me a lot of interesting reading. I now have many valuable global contacts. It is can be good to lurk initially, then take the plunge and join in the conversations. It is nearly 12 months since I started using twitter. When i first started it made no sense at all but after much perserverence, has now given me a personal learning network that I know I can call on at any time to get advice, share resources or just keep in tune with what others are doing. It has kept me up to date with the latest in web2.0 uses for education and alerted me to many tools that have been useful in my classes. Alerts are given on PD, online sessions and conferences which I will join in, if the time is appropriate. Latest blog post updates give me a lot of interesting reading. I now have many valuable global contacts. It is can be good to lurk initially, then take the plunge and join in the conversations.

]]> By: KFred85 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/still-trying-to-explain-twitter/#comment-295 KFred85 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:49:07 +0000 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/?p=1403#comment-295 I have been on twitter since the end of September and I freely admit I was skeptical. I have since changed my mind. Twitter has been an amazing resource for me in terms of discovering the social media world. The blogs, sites, and other tools I have been exposed to have been invaluable in both my work and professional life. I agree that you need to truly make a commitment to be involved. It is the only way you can become part of a valuable network. I would urge those who are skeptical to try it for two weeks and really make an effort. Try to find people in your field or interests to follow. Contribute to the conversation and you will reap the rewards! I have been on twitter since the end of September and I freely admit I was skeptical. I have since changed my mind. Twitter has been an amazing resource for me in terms of discovering the social media world. The blogs, sites, and other tools I have been exposed to have been invaluable in both my work and professional life.

I agree that you need to truly make a commitment to be involved. It is the only way you can become part of a valuable network. I would urge those who are skeptical to try it for two weeks and really make an effort. Try to find people in your field or interests to follow. Contribute to the conversation and you will reap the rewards!

]]> By: tsheko http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/still-trying-to-explain-twitter/#comment-292 tsheko Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:42:59 +0000 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/?p=1403#comment-292 Paul, you've summed Twitter up so well. The levelling of Twitter also means, as you've said, that you get to communicate with people you've read but would otherwise not have the chance to converse with. It's a surprising 'place'. And it's the place to come and thrash things out with peers. Actually, you've said it so well, you should take your comment out of the dungeon and into a blog post where others can see it. Paul, you’ve summed Twitter up so well. The levelling of Twitter also means, as you’ve said, that you get to communicate with people you’ve read but would otherwise not have the chance to converse with. It’s a surprising ‘place’. And it’s the place to come and thrash things out with peers. Actually, you’ve said it so well, you should take your comment out of the dungeon and into a blog post where others can see it.

]]> By: Paul Stewart http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/still-trying-to-explain-twitter/#comment-291 Paul Stewart Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:28:17 +0000 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/?p=1403#comment-291 Whilst I don't tweet as often as many of my contemporaries, I continue to enjoy the benefits of having people within reach who can respond to ideas I have, or stimulate my interest with their contributions to the stream. Recently I presented at VITTA and found a number of people in the audience were attending my session because they had followed me on Twitter. It's a nice feeling to be regarded for your thoughts rather than your appearance, income or nationality. In some ways the Twitterverse is a great leveller. Sure there are cliques and inner sanctums just like in any other communities, but it is also a place where anyone can have their observations and ideas recognised, sometimes by luminaries but more often by those whose sensibilities are shaped by similar experiences, frustrations and challenges. It's an interesting place to visit. For those who haven't dipped their toe in the water, maybe it's time... Whilst I don’t tweet as often as many of my contemporaries, I continue to enjoy the benefits of having people within reach who can respond to ideas I have, or stimulate my interest with their contributions to the stream.

Recently I presented at VITTA and found a number of people in the audience were attending my session because they had followed me on Twitter. It’s a nice feeling to be regarded for your thoughts rather than your appearance, income or nationality. In some ways the Twitterverse is a great leveller. Sure there are cliques and inner sanctums just like in any other communities, but it is also a place where anyone can have their observations and ideas recognised, sometimes by luminaries but more often by those whose sensibilities are shaped by similar experiences, frustrations and challenges.

It’s an interesting place to visit. For those who haven’t dipped their toe in the water, maybe it’s time…

]]> By: tsheko http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/still-trying-to-explain-twitter/#comment-290 tsheko Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:42:27 +0000 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/?p=1403#comment-290 Hi Dean, thanks for your comment, and I hope you still had a hand on the wheel while you were typing this. Had to look up HUD and still not sure what it is, but I'm presuming it's more conducive to driving while reading tweets. I don't miss the Sydney traffic. From Cabramatta to the city was hellish. How long did it take you to get into Twitter, and was it speeded up because of an existing community, or was it the way you formed your community? Hi Dean, thanks for your comment, and I hope you still had a hand on the wheel while you were typing this. Had to look up HUD and still not sure what it is, but I’m presuming it’s more conducive to driving while reading tweets.
I don’t miss the Sydney traffic. From Cabramatta to the city was hellish.
How long did it take you to get into Twitter, and was it speeded up because of an existing community, or was it the way you formed your community?

]]> By: dskmag http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/still-trying-to-explain-twitter/#comment-289 dskmag Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:34:23 +0000 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/?p=1403#comment-289 Twitter is great. Instead of listening to the endless lowest common denominator drivel on breakfast radio, I can sit in the endless Sydney traffic jam and read how great the rest of the world is. I only wish they'd hurry up and create a HUD so I didn't crash as often. Twitter is great. Instead of listening to the endless lowest common denominator drivel on breakfast radio, I can sit in the endless Sydney traffic jam and read how great the rest of the world is. I only wish they’d hurry up and create a HUD so I didn’t crash as often.

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