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=**Twitter as a Personal/Professional Learning Network**=

Sixteen of us gathered in the computer lab to explore the much talked-about application: Twitter. Jodi Corngold demonstrated how BCS is using Twitter as a communications tool.

A social networking service where you can post and receive messages up to 140 characters in length. Each message is called a tweet.
 * What is is Twitter?**


 * Access Twitter** at www.twitter.com

Most participants spent time creating Twitter accounts. Those who successfully logged on to Twitter began following Berkeley Carroll, much to Jodi's delight. Once a Twitter account is activated, you can seek organizations or expert/professionals in your field to follow. Professionals usually use Twitter to share brief information about new developments that may be of interest to others within the field.


 * Managing your tweets:** You can download a free application called Tweetdeck to manage and organize your tweets.

One site recently created to identify groups in education is found on pbwiki and is called "twitter4teachers" []
 * Other Resources:**

Here's a link to a 2-minute video that explains the use of Twitter for personal use too. //**Twitter in Plain English**// []

//Explore. Have fun. Learn from others.Stay connected!//