Blog #11

I have gotten comfortable using Twitter this semester and I have enjoyed learning about it. I like that you can follow celebrities, businesses, and your friends all at once. I love that everyone has caught the Twitter bug and can't stop using it. I find it fascinating how many people are discussing the same topics as well.

Using Twitter this semester has been unique. I cannot honestly say that I will be using it too much in the future. I have found that I enjoy reading other people's Tweets much more than I enjoy tweeting. I like to know what is going on with all of my friends, and I also like to see when businesses are promoting through their Twitter accounts, but I will not be likely to use this tool for my personal socializing.

I think Twitter is very fun to engage in, but I do not see it as a significantly effective teaching tool for K-12 education. I think it is about as useful as Facebook or MySpace in that sense. I am not sure that students will use it to their full advantage, and I fear that introducing children to this type of website will only cause them distractions. I think Twitter is great for marketing, networking, and socializing, but I am not a supporter of it for education use.