tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post4664331800053349769..comments2024-03-22T08:16:45.553-06:00Comments on The Fischbowl: More Than a Passing TrendKarl Fischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11121548023409279686noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-1427894868317035032009-08-25T17:03:22.404-06:002009-08-25T17:03:22.404-06:00I, too, find myself defending my use of twitter. ...I, too, find myself defending my use of twitter. As school board member, I use twitter to find out about current research, opinions, thoughts, etc. of folks in the education world. It keeps me up to date and expands my thinking beyond the state of Colorado and our district. It's quick, easy, and available.Renee Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813098198387246353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-88492597019875345532009-08-17T13:02:57.590-06:002009-08-17T13:02:57.590-06:00I had trouble with Twitter when I first started. ...I had trouble with Twitter when I first started. I don't care when you get up or that you're going to bed. Driving your kids to soccer practice? Good for you; not something I need to know. I readily admit I am not much of a "people" person. Goal oriented and to the point – that’s me. I'm like that in person, too. I have to work at asking folks about themselves and their lives. But I do it and keep working at it because it's part of developing a relationship with my colleagues.<br /><br />Twitter is the same, I've found. Part of building a relationship is the personal stuff. I am careful about the folks I follow. I only follow those who predominantly post about the things in which I'm interested - gifted education, primarily. If someone’s #gifted posts are few and far between, I don't follow her. However, if education is the foremost topic, I can skim over the driving reports.<br /><br />Like you mentioned in the post, Karl, I almost always learn about a new resource, a new article, a new idea of which I wasn't aware when I read through Twitter. In turn, I pass the information on to my colleagues. This has helped me shape the educational experience for thousands of kids. That's powerful!atxteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216583790234498239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-6498426783983223602009-08-17T13:02:05.440-06:002009-08-17T13:02:05.440-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.atxteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216583790234498239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-42476898856423598512009-08-15T21:44:17.354-06:002009-08-15T21:44:17.354-06:00This is more or less what I tried to say to Doug J...This is more or less what I tried to say to Doug Johnson (see I killed my Twitter Account) http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2009/8/9/i-killed-my-twitter-account.html<br /><br />It's who I follow that makes Twitter valuable to me. <br /><br />I also like what you say about the personal stuff adding to community building. Doug didn't seem to get that point either. He said he'd drop people he was following if "They post something that deals with the daily minutia of their lives. (Being stuck at an airport, eating toast, feeling nauseated. I'd really like to care but...)" I *knew* he didn't want to follow me, but since I was following him, he probably did, then dropped me when I mentioned the peacocks that appeared in my back yard this summer.Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737088496139901541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-3238692939455910712009-08-15T19:31:45.413-06:002009-08-15T19:31:45.413-06:00This is for Dan...
I follow plenty of journalist...This is for Dan... <br /><br />I follow plenty of journalists in my area most of which all tweet with other journalists. Visit http://twitter.com/rachbarnhart, follow her and pick off of her followers. Might be local to my area, but you could do the same for folks in your area or elsewhere. I agree with Karl here, do what you do best, dig deeper to find the real value here. You've only taken it for face value. May not be for you, but you have a responsibility to your readers so they can decide for themselves.Brian C. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519033110714562018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-42818401789292939152009-08-15T16:44:53.562-06:002009-08-15T16:44:53.562-06:00Well said, Karl. I think the journalist missed th...Well said, Karl. I think the journalist missed the point. I get the most value from my educational PLN members. I do not care about Paula Abdul or Sarah Palin enough to follow them. I have found twitter to be the major reason I have grown so much in the last couple of years as an educator. My learning has increased more through twitter than through any college course or workshop I've attended over the 25 years I've been teaching.Lisa Parisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139683732388415845noreply@blogger.com