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Twitter
Twitter is a social networking tool that keeps people connected with one another and with sources of information. At its most fundamental level, Twitter is a place where users answer the question, "What are you doing right now?" At a more sophisticated level, Twitter becomes a tool for seeking and sharing information with a custom network of users. Posing and answering questions, posting links, and expressing opinions are all ways in which users connect. Categorized as a microblogging tool, Twitter updates are limited to 140 characters or less, and are therefore "cellphone friendly." Many schools are using Twitter as a means of sharing information, communicating updates, and marketing their services.

[|Schools Use Facebook, Twitter to Get Out Their Message]

Examples
[|Read this article] to learn how the Broward County Schools are using Twitter as a district communication tool. [|Noblesville, IN] - school district updates [|New Milford HS, NJ] - principal twitters [|5th Grade, Salina KS] - students write their own updates [|Huron HS] - Assistant Principal updates to staff

Learn More About This Tool
To learn more about Twitter, watch "Twitter in Plain English."

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Ready to create your own Twitter account, post an update or two, and find some other Twitterers to follow? Click on the image below to access a tutorial video.



Finally, read [|10 Things Teachers Should Know to Get Started with Twitter]