Joyce Valenza’s Neverending Search

Finishing my dissertation means that I can blog and Twitter again.

I must admit it. Twitter did not impress me at first. But, as I mentioned briefly in my last post, as folks began to use it at and beyond the podium at NECC and at the BLC conferences this summer, we all began to consider its use in the classroom.

I know I am going to run Twittercamp on our library SmartBoard during films and discussions this year to capture student reactions, ideas, and questions with immediacy. It captures tweets realtime, bulletin board style, with thought bubbles connected to users’ avatars. I also like Twitterific, for use with my Mac. It accomplishes similar goals on a transparent black background.

Hmmm, I wonder how this stuff would work at our faculty meetings and planning team sessions.
In a tweet this morning, Will Richardson shared this piece about Twitter, which led me to a ReadWriteWeb post about the Top Ten Twitter Apps. Lots here to play with.