Teaching with Twitter (and introducing 12 Seconds)

Hear how David Parry, a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, uses Twitter, a messaging service, for his courses here.

See 12 Seconds for a video tool that functions in a similar manner.

All things Twitter

You'll find an impressive list of both Twitter tools and ways to use Twitter at http://www.typepadhacks.org/2008/03/twitter-tools-t.html. Some favorite listed uses for Twitter include:

• Microblogging
• Note to self
• Link Sharing
• Polling

Plus there are dozens of links to Twitter tools and related applications including:

• Twhirl
• Tweetscan
• Twitpic
• Loudtwitter

The author of this blog entry (John T. Unger) said that he went from wondering why anyone would use Twitter to having it become one of the most important tools he uses to work and socialize, and he provides plenty of reasons why. A very interesting post to read and explore!