CootieKate thinks that this will give students a deeper learning experience.

@Mad_Adam found thatTwitter gives teachers the chance to be more in control of their classroom environment. (Sixth Sense.)

CootieKate thinks this community may resemble something students would see in the work force.

CootieKate is considering that this type of communication forms community.

CootieKate believes Twitter allows classroom communication to stay open whenever students have something to say. AWESOME.

CootieKate thinks it’s nice that teachers no longer have to end their teaching at 3pm.

CootieKate found that educators using Twitter will be able to produce valuable future applicants to the work force (Twitter in the Classroom).

@Mad_Adam says “This will allow teachers to keep their educational material more relevant to their students.”

CootieKate mentioned that Twitter allows a classroom to become more of a community, allowing teachers to have a more clear view of what is happening.

CootieKate found that Twitter allows students a behind the scene look into their future while allowing them to see the pros and cons of their chosen career.

CootieKate thinks this means students can follow someone who may be employed in their, “dream job.”

@Mad_Adam means that this includes environments of specific career paths.

CootieKate thinks that Twitter, along with the majority of the internet, connects the classroom to a variety of outside environments.

CootieKate explained that in the workforce, employees must be prepared to take responsibility for their actions.

CootieKate believes that with Twitter, the teacher would be able to observe their communications daily. They might want to receive texts each time a student updates.

CootieKate found that students are held accountable for their actions and microblogs within Twitter (The Kyle Guy).

@Mad_Adam believes that Twitter forces each and every member of the site to obtain a username.

CootieKate thinks Twitter forces students to form clear thoughts in a way that can be communicated clearly to their audience.

@Mad_Adam thinks this is a tool students can use in the professional atmosphere, leaving Twitter as a valuable platform for metacognition.

@Mad_Adam is explaining that Metacog. is the practice of thinking and reflecting upon your learning.

CootieKate knows that Microblogging requires high levels of metacognition.

CootieKate thinks this would be in replacement of students sitting idly as their teachers talk AT them. Ew! (7 Things you should know about TwitteR)

Mad_Adam Will twitter be more than just a fad, or will it fade out just like myspace and facebook? What are the differences?

Mad_Adam http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123915162156099499.html

Mad_Adam http://www.brandchannel.com/forum.asp?bd_id=107

Mad_Adam In this economic climate, how will the companies in big trouble utilize Twitter? Ford steps up.

Mad_Adam http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2009/03/twitter-effect-time-to-update-the-business-card-addresses-again.html

Mad_Adam How essential is twitter in business? Essential enough to put it on your business card.

Mad_Adam http://www.searchengineguide.com/jennifer-laycock/great-examples-of-corporate-twitter-use.php

Mad_Adam Twitter is so much more than microblogging, it's free marketing!

CootieKate found that Twitter is an easy way of posting homework assignments and allows students to deal with the new internet 2.0 structures (Promoting Twitteracy in the Classroom Link).

@Mad_Adam is hoping that you are wondering, what does twitter have to do with this?

@Mad_Adam “Will they be able to function in a way that they can support themselves?”

@CootieKate What’s up Kate? According to this online document there is a Twitter application that companies are using to take responsibility on a more societal scale.

@CootieKate You can use fake money called “Twollars” to donate to charities, and companies will match your donation.

@CootieKate Show this to your kids! http://www.scribd.com/doc/13959418/What-Are-Twollars-Social-Media-Encourages-Corporate-Responsibility-on-Twitter

@CootieKatehttp://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_to_get_customer_service_via_twitter.php

@CootieKate “Case in point, a few months ago I started using the Twitter client Twhirl. 

@CootieKate One day I tried to sign-onto Twitter with Twhirl, and Twhirl said it didn't recognize my password, and wouldn't let me sign-on. 

@CootieKate Frustrated, I posted on Twitter that I couldn't get Twhirl to work, and that I was going to download and try Snitter (a competing service to Twhirl), instead. 

@CootieKate Almost instantly, someone from Twhirl contacted me via Twitter, and walked me through the process to get Twhirl working for me again.  I have used Twhirl ever since.”

@CootieKate found this quote in an article. Hope it helps!

Mad_Adam http://chucksblog.emc.com/a_journey_in_social_media/2009/02/understanding-corporate-twitter.html

Mad_Adam Twitter has separated itself into a corporate tool, something other social networking sites have failed to do.

Mad_Adam http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28059972#28059972

Mad_Adam Wal-Mart knows about Twitter. What other companies can I find?

@Mad_Adam “Will someone hire them?”

CootieKate “Will they be a valuable addition to the workforce?”

CootieKate thinks parents are concerned as to whether or not their children will be able to make it in the business world.

@CootieKate Shouldn't we be preparing the next gen. for a world where micro-blogging reigns supreme?

@CootieKate This is so prevalent. You're the Education major - What should we be doing?

Multimodal Matt "'Now with Twitter and other services there is this notion of smaller and ever more rapid bursts of information.'”

Multimodal Matt "'Blogs were the beginning of that, a progression from the static web.'"

Multimodal Matt also this: “'Twitter is at the forefront of the real-time web,' says Fred Wilson, a Twitter investor and partner at Union Square Ventures."

Multimodal Matt "In July, a congressman from Texas, John Culberson (R-Texas), had to be told by House leadership to stop Twittering his constituents from the floor of the chamber."

Multimodal Matt "Jon Stewart mentioned the site on The Daily Show in June.

Multimodal Matt "Whatever the exact usage numbers, the service is right in the zeitgeist. The community was, ahem, atwitter when"

Multimodal Matt found this in CQ Weekly Online

Multimodal Matt is astonished by the wide variety of applications Twitter users have found for this service.

Multimodal Matt "'both for pushing out word of what you’re doing and what you’re reporting on . . . and for following developments that you can develop into stories.'”

Multimodal Matt “'It wouldn’t be so much that you would shift your energies to Twitter. It would be part of what you do,'"

Multimodal Matt "'But it’s a promising networking tool for reporters', said Jay Rosen, a journalism professor at New York University who tweets and blogs."

Multimodal Matt check out this quote from CQ Weekly Online: "'So far, Twitter is not having a major impact on political coverage.'"

Multimodal Matt was floored to find out that more than 150,000 people follow Barack Obama on Twitter. :O

Multimodal Matt wants you to check out TwitterCongress.org.

@Mad_Adam According to Popular Science, as of Oct. '08, more than 70 members of Congress have Twitters.

Multimodal Matt http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/washington/13cong.html?_r=1

@Mad_Adam Politicians have embraced this and it's stirred up a controversy.

@Mad_Adam We know businesses are using Twitter as a way to advertise and promote themselves but who else uses Twitter?

Multimodal Matt has just enabled text updates through Twitter. Now he can tweet on the go!

Multimodal Matt is scared...Twitter will allow i-Link home-automation software to turn lights on and off. Found this in Popular Science.

Multimodal Matt just discovered that following "cnnbrk" will get him breaking news tweets.

@CootieKate Here is the article: http://www.headlightblog.com/2009/03/auto-promotion-using-twitter-in-the-automotive-industry/

@CootieKate He’s a website designer and information architect, so he knows his stuff. Check out his website to verify his credentials if you would like: http://www.robertstribley.com/

@CootieKate Robert Stribley wrote a great article for razorfish about how the auto industry is successfully, and not so successfully engaging their customers using twitter.

CootieKate mentioned that it also allows for student engagement in ways they may be forced to engage themselves in a working environment.

@CootieKate Here is an article by a woman who works for work.com that talks about how to make Twitter time worthy for everyone. http://www.work.com/twitter-for-business-4020/

@CootieKate Hey Kate, I found this video that tells what Twitter is all about. http://multimedia.boston.com/m/21966439/talking-twitter-innovation-economy-video.htm

CootieKate wants the world to know that Twitter is THAT new and innovative way to better prepare students for their future within the job force.

Mad_Adam http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041402020.html

Multimodal Matt wonders what else Twitter might be good for. I know I can let everyone know every little detail of my life but...

Multimodal Matt agrees with Stone that the limit promotes creativity. And also loves this interview!

Multimodal Matt "The limit on texts are 160 characters & we wanted to reserve a little bit of room for a user name & so we made it 140."

Multimodal Matt just saw Stephen Colbert's interview with Biz Stone, Twitter's co-founder.

Multimodal Matt wonders why 140 characters were chosen. It seems like an arbitrary number.

Multimodal Matt likes the 140 character format. Each "tweet" is about as long as a standard SMS (Short Message Service) text message.

@Mad_Adam I didn't think Twitter dated back to 2006. Seems like it's only been around a year or so.

Mad_Adam joined in on the phenomenon known as Twitter. I need to figure out what makes this so popular.

Multimodal Matt is making his first post to Twitter...Finally gave in and got one.