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Why would I ever Use Twitter?!

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Saw a great blog post today on Twitter. I admit that I could have written the first paragraph myself!
I have a Twitter account, and I've "tweeted" a few times regarding what I'm doing, but since I don't follow anyone, and no one is following me, it hasn't become a common habit. This post with it's resources may get me to do more and see the benefits and how it might work in your classrooms.
Do any of you use Twitter?
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Unknown said…
Since this post, I've started following some of my "heros" and consider it my personal learning network. Occasionally, some of the posts are about someone's golf game, or what they had for dinner, but that just gives people more personality! Start following me, micwalker, and I'll follow you too!
May 8, 2008 at 2:56 PM
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