twitter

I may have mixed feelings about twitter but I do have a lot of thoughts so here comes a random stream of consciousness barrage of twitter-related material. And I like lists so it will be in list form:

1. I feel like half of what I see on twitter I don't fully understand. One tweet can have a bunch of different hyperlinks in it, like three people it is specifically being sent to, two external links, and one link to a previous tweet. Just trying to figure out what is being said almost feels like learning a second language.

2. I really like how tweetdeck shows me recent tweets in the corner of my screen while I'm doing something else on my computer. I just saw a tweet from the history channel for today in history-the US broke diplomatic relations with Germany in 1917 during World War I. It's definitely important to find active Twitter users (tweeters?) that talk about things that interest me and are relevant to my future classroom.

3. I like the fact that I can gain a plethora of educational ideas, research, and suggestions just from a brilliant person I am following. It really makes sharing of ideas much more efficient than everyone having to find them on their own or talk directly to someone who knows about it.

4. I still am not really into the groove or feel of Twitter yet however. I seem to be using it more just to look at what other people are saying. Hopefully I will learn during the rest of this semester how to get involved in the conversation. I feel a little uncomfortable doing that right now though.