Using Twitter for Professional and Educational Purposes

 Twitter is another form of social media that can be used to share information, ideas, and to communicate with others. Twitter is a popular way for people to find out what their favorite celebrities are doing by “following” them. When you follow someone on Twitter you are able to view their profile and post comments.

Twitter can seem like just another distraction online but it can be a powerful professional and educational networking tool if you choose who to follow carefully.

Here are a few tweets from some of the top names in educational technology. Hopefully these will inspire you to see and use Twitter in a different way.

Linda Braun

It’s a game that teaches programming concepts - cargo-bot the @yalsa app of the week http://t.co/TDRolXAN5e
— Linda W Braun (@lbraun2000) July 3, 2014

Tony Vincent

3 iPad Apps You May Not Know About for Demonstrating Learning → http://t.co/witPebwWqc #slide2learn #notatiste pic.twitter.com/M9I5Btg4HU
— Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) July 1, 2014

Buffy Hamilton

Building Trust in Connected Learning Environments | Connected Learning http://t.co/JQEQm4vVZb
— Buffy Hamilton (@buffyjhamilton) July 2, 2014

The Daring Librarian

The Ultimate Guide to Embedding Social Media Posts on Your Website via @askdebra http://t.co/xh0JYrusJa
— The Daring Librarian (@GwynethJones) June 27, 2014

Jim Lerman

5 critical iPad mistakes to avoid | eSchool News | eSchool News http://t.co/T6rycXZHiP
— Jim Lerman (@jimlerman) July 5, 2014

Kathy Schrock

Updated my online tools page with lots of new things! Added links to those with Chrome apps. http://t.co/YYx35fYQdd
— Kathy Schrock (@kathyschrock) July 4, 2014

These posts have links to some really great resources that I wouldn't have found unless I was following these wonderful people on Twitter. Next time you get on Twitter hopefully you try to use it as a way to find resources and connect to people who are experts in their field.