Educational uses of Jim Rible ppt at

Twitter is a microblogging platform that allows you to post 140-character snippets (via text message, web or other media) and have them read at the site, fed into your Facebook status page, or delivered in a variety of other ways. – twitter/comment-page-1/

Usage Web, web apps, but use from cell phone probably most powerful mechanism. – Text messaging charges Tweets can have links – Pictures, blogs, web pages, Who needs 140 characters? Real time updates can be fascinating.

Sports Teams are an Obvious Use

Academic Events

I first saw the academic use in Time’s June 15, 2009 cover story. business/article/0,8599, ,00.html

Twitter Basics

Conventions Links made “tiny” RT - retweet # hashtags – Like subject headings, #ashlandfire – Selective Twitter Status #fb (Facebook App)

Setting up Twitter for your class you-want-to-microblog-twitter-with-your-students/

Twitter for Academia itter-for-academia/