Although, according to Gartner's Hype Cycle , Twitter is about to enter the "Trough of Disillusionment", many educators are still trying to come to grips with it, and in particular its use in the classroom.  0160; Here are 10 resources that specifically look at the educational use of Twitter: 25 Twitter projects for the 25 2009

Whilst at Online Educa last week a number of people queried the fact that Twitter was #1 on the Top 100 Tools for Learning.  0160; I explained how for many people Twitter was particularly important as a personal learning tool, and pointed them to the many examples of how learning professionals are using Twitter .  But for those who are looking for examples of how to use Twitter in a more formal learning context, I recently 0160; Rather than repeat the activity here, you can read all about it in the link below.

Timo Elliott has created a set of free twitter tools that allow PowerPoint presenters to see and react to tweets PowerPoint Twitter ticker bar PowerPoint Twitter feedback slide PowerPoint Twitter voting tweets in real-time, embedded directly within their presentations, either either as a ticker or refreshable comment page.

Over the last few months I've posted about lots of Twitter resources: tips, guides, manuals, etc  - now here's a new one: The Complete Guide to Twitter from MakeUseOf.com.  tackles every Twitter feature, tip and trick you can think of. work the interface, to Tweet from your desktop, cool Twitter bots and funniest 0160; In their own words this what they say about it: "In quot;In over forty pages (!),

I am constantly being asked how Twitter can be used in an educational or training environment, which was one of the reasons I wrote my earlier posting, Twitter in the Classroom: 10 useful resources . Today OnlineColleges.net has produced a great list of 101 ways to use Twitter on campus - showing how teachers, administrators administrators as well as students projects, catching up on news around the world and on campus, public relations relations and recruitment, library announcements, and more.

Once people have found out I’ve been using Twitter for all of about 4 months now they think I’m an expert (I’m not, and do not profess to be) and keep asking me; what is it all about, then? Good Twitter Academia Blogging eLearning Social Network University 2.0 Good question, and not one I’ve really been able to answer for myself, let alone answers for [...] Twitter Web 2.

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while this year's biggest hit Twitter is said to have "tipped over the peak" Tags: Twitte Gartner's annual Hype Cycle Special Report provides provides a detailed look at technology maturity across the IT industry. The The 2009 report features 79 Hype Cycles.

Another Twitter guide!  Twitter 101: The Basics  Building Your Twitter Community  Managing Your Twitter Stream Sharing on Twitter Twitter 0160; This one's from Mashable so worth a look ... There's an audio introduction and 5 chapters: The Twitter Guide Book SMIL