A recurring theme for me is difficulty adjusting to all the changes and all the additions to technology. In some respects, I am so far ahead of my contemporaries, but in others, I trailing so far behind. I have already mentioned my challenges with the e-readers, but I am even more frustrated with figuring out Twitter. I have a Twitter account, and I even have a few followers, but I struggle with how to tweet or even what I would have to tweet about that would matter to anyone; therefore, my Twitter account remains inactive. Because Twitter seems like a social tool, I never really thought about how it could be used professionally.
In “Eight Reasons An Innovative Educator Uses Twitter” on techlearning.com, Lisa Nielsen presented her reasons for using this social media to interact with her students. Many of her reasons could absolutely apply to my position. First, my students could follow me on Twitter for instant updates to my Website; this instant access would allow me to initiate and maintain conversations with my students (possibly parents as well, however my students are older). How valuable is that? Second, as an educator, I could use Twitter to get instant advice from other educators, or I could use it to connect with experts in the field.
With one tweet, we have the opportunity to encounter such a vast audience for interaction or for advice. I might just be time to dust of my Twitter account.
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