Comments on: Learning in the ‘hallways’ of Twitter http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/07/22/learning-in-the-hallways-of-twitter/ Helen's thoughts on learning. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:13:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Angela Maiers http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/07/22/learning-in-the-hallways-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Angela Maiers Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:10:39 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=73#comment-93 Hello, my name is Angela Maiers, and I am a Twitterholic! I have been Twittering for almost three months and have no intention of quitting. Seriously, you hit the nail on the head at every point. I hesitated to begin Twitter thinking shy would people care? Who has time to do this, and more importantly what would be the point? What can be said beyond hey, how's your hat in 140 characters? WOW-was I wrong. I have learned more, made deeper connections, been inspired and impacted by 140 characters more than anything else Web2.0! Twitter is a must have tool for every 21st century learner! Great post! Hello, my name is Angela Maiers, and I am a Twitterholic! I have been Twittering for almost three months and have no intention of quitting.

Seriously, you hit the nail on the head at every point. I hesitated to begin Twitter thinking shy would people care? Who has time to do this, and more importantly what would be the point? What can be said beyond hey, how’s your hat in 140 characters?

WOW-was I wrong. I have learned more, made deeper connections, been inspired and impacted by 140 characters more than anything else Web2.0! Twitter is a must have tool for every 21st century learner!

Great post!

]]> By: helenotway http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/07/22/learning-in-the-hallways-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-90 helenotway Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:17:03 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=73#comment-90 Anne - I think we are both addicted :-) The beauty of Twitter is that no one is forcing us to use it, to attend or to be interested. The motivation comes from within and it is real. Beth - I know that 'wow' feeling. I love how you can just respond to a simple 'good morning' from the other side of globe, to discover mutual interests and connections. Cory - lol :-0 Very true. And we don't have the four walls to keep us somewhere where we don't need/want to be. Elaine - I haven't used those Twitter apps. Thanks for the heads up. I agree that the web meetings have been great too. A good chance to follow up on tweets from the week and much more. Anne – I think we are both addicted :-) The beauty of Twitter is that no one is forcing us to use it, to attend or to be interested. The motivation comes from within and it is real.

Beth – I know that ‘wow’ feeling. I love how you can just respond to a simple ‘good morning’ from the other side of globe, to discover mutual interests and connections.

Cory – lol :-0 Very true. And we don’t have the four walls to keep us somewhere where we don’t need/want to be.

Elaine – I haven’t used those Twitter apps. Thanks for the heads up. I agree that the web meetings have been great too. A good chance to follow up on tweets from the week and much more.

]]> By: Elaine Talbert http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/07/22/learning-in-the-hallways-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Elaine Talbert Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:58:18 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=73#comment-89 I like your observations connected to the Hargadon trends. I also wonder why Twitter is so compelling. I signed up last year and resisted until about four weeks ago. I only started using Twitter because of BeTwittered where it is on my igoogle page and that is fantastic! Also, I love the sleekness of TweetDeck. So, I finally found it was easy to do and not just another tool to try to remember to use. I like responding to tweets from hours ago and thanking people I have never met for the many professional learning opportunities I can so easily access. The web meetings I have participated in have added a whole new dimension. Elaine I like your observations connected to the Hargadon trends. I also wonder why Twitter is so compelling.

I signed up last year and resisted until about four weeks ago.

I only started using Twitter because of BeTwittered where it is on my igoogle page and that is fantastic! Also, I love the sleekness of TweetDeck.

So, I finally found it was easy to do and not just another tool to try to remember to use.

I like responding to tweets from hours ago and thanking people I have never met for the many professional learning opportunities I can so easily access.

The web meetings I have participated in have added a whole new dimension.

Elaine

]]> By: Cory Plough http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/07/22/learning-in-the-hallways-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Cory Plough Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:59:56 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=73#comment-88 Helen- Its okay, its okay. You can be addicted to Twitter. Many have fallen under its spell and nothing too bad has happened as a result. Unlike many other addictions, this one reaps positive rewards. I can safely say that I have learned more from my PLN on Twitter than from all the BA History classes I took. Or from all the MA EdTech courses I am taking. I trust that when I am on there I will learn. That is very much different than any other educational experience Ive ever had! I Twitter therefore I learn. Helen- Its okay, its okay. You can be addicted to Twitter. Many have fallen under its spell and nothing too bad has happened as a result. Unlike many other addictions, this one reaps positive rewards. I can safely say that I have learned more from my PLN on Twitter than from all the BA History classes I took. Or from all the MA EdTech courses I am taking. I trust that when I am on there I will learn. That is very much different than any other educational experience Ive ever had!

I Twitter therefore I learn.

]]> By: Beth Still http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/07/22/learning-in-the-hallways-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Beth Still Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:44:35 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=73#comment-87 My name is Beth Still and I am addicted to Twitter. I post a few times a day. I post anything from insightful comments to inside jokes. I love Twitter because it has allowed me to feel a connection to people while I have been working in a somewhat isolated environment over the summer. The comments that still make me say "wow" are the ones I see around 7pm (MDT). It is about that time when the people I follow "down under" are just waking up. It hits me that I am connected to people on the other side of the world who share common interests. I don't know why, but it is just a great feeling to know my network spans the globe. My name is Beth Still and I am addicted to Twitter. I post a few times a day. I post anything from insightful comments to inside jokes. I love Twitter because it has allowed me to feel a connection to people while I have been working in a somewhat isolated environment over the summer. The comments that still make me say “wow” are the ones I see around 7pm (MDT). It is about that time when the people I follow “down under” are just waking up. It hits me that I am connected to people on the other side of the world who share common interests. I don’t know why, but it is just a great feeling to know my network spans the globe.

]]> By: Anne Baird http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/07/22/learning-in-the-hallways-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Anne Baird Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:44:52 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/?p=73#comment-86 I would have to agree with everything you have said Helen. Twitter is very clearly becoming an essential part of my personal learning network. I think where it's different to professional learning teams in our own schools is the fact that we choose who we follow and by association who follows us. So we end up with a network of colleagues who share the same interests, goals, passions and even energy. Sadly too often the PLTs at schools are very hard work in terms of maintaining interest, energy and dedication to the task and the development of professional practice and the team. More and more I am recognising the incredible power of microblogging (Twitter) and blogging in general as an ongoing professional development. Because we choose to create our own learning networks it makes it even more powerful. I would have to agree with everything you have said Helen. Twitter is very clearly becoming an essential part of my personal learning network. I think where it’s different to professional learning teams in our own schools is the fact that we choose who we follow and by association who follows us. So we end up with a network of colleagues who share the same interests, goals, passions and even energy. Sadly too often the PLTs at schools are very hard work in terms of maintaining interest, energy and dedication to the task and the development of professional practice and the team.
More and more I am recognising the incredible power of microblogging (Twitter) and blogging in general as an ongoing professional development. Because we choose to create our own learning networks it makes it even more powerful.

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