Comments on: Twitter

By: ChristineMM

ChristineMM — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:24:51 +0000

Hi Paul, FYI on Twitter, I use lists bc it’s more organized so my twitter follow list is small. I have a dozen lists with twitter-ers in there. So don’t just judge a tweeter on their follow list, check if they use lists.

I have over 900 followers but honestly don’t know which of them are spammers or people who quit Twitter since clicking that button. I therefore follow 10% of who follows me but I have ppl on my lists who I read.

Just another perspective.

I’m also busy creating content on my blog & twitter and don’t spend an equal time reading others. Kind of like a book writer spends more time writing their own book then reading books of others. Just limited time that’s all.

By: roselle

roselle — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:20:10 +0000

Good to meet you. Thanks for the follow. I don’t think I’ve tweeted with any other home grown professionals so this is a rare pleasure. Regards!

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:03:33 +0000

P.S. Why protect for the job search? I’m not sure. Mainly, I’m just reevaluating the whole thing about putting any personal information up on the web.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:01:49 +0000

I can’t go for number 5 in your second list. I personally have decided to break up my twitter life into three pieces. One is personal and protected, mainly because I’m on a job search. One is to interact with ESL teachers, because that is one of the occupational hats I wear. And one is to interact with historians and other academics interested in digital humanities. In this way I don’t bore people with posts irrelevant to our common interests. Admittedly, I started this before twitter began its lists, but I am finding it easier to operate this way.

By: Monise Seward

Monise Seward — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:18:00 +0000

Hello. Saw you respond to Dr. Steve Perry about the union. I am following you but wanted you to know that if you check my Tweets from the past few days, there is not much education-related stuff on there, as the Atlanta area papers stop reporting during the break! I do have an education blog at WordPress: EducationCEO.

I would like to interact with you because I do not believe that unions are a bad thing. I think too many ‘experts’ are pointing fingers in the wrong direction. They never consider the stuff that goes on in states without unions..I have a few horror stories to share on that!

Lastly, you are a Social Studies teacher! I majored in History/African American Studies but ended up teaching Special Education.

That’s a little about me and why I decided to follow you!

Monise

By: Sue Waters

Sue Waters — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:09:32 +0000

I have to agree with Terry – as always an excellent post.

Also I will try harder not to tell you what I had for breakfast everyday

Please note since after 8PM EST is prime time for you and my twitter account may get a bit overwhelm at times (always) feel free to add an @suewaters in the occasional tweet.

By: Terry Freedman

Terry Freedman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:33:42 +0000

Great post, Paul. Thx for bringing it to my attention. I think we are both coming from the same place (http://www.ictineducation.org/home-page/2009/11/6/10-things-to-do-when-someone-follows-you-in-twitter.html)

I think your point #6 is really important, actually even regardless of sharing with your class. To my mind, professionals don’t curse in public, and certainly not on a network comprising several million people!