Twitter something only for the elitists? I believe that twitter has many uses other then just be to write what you are doing every 20 sec. That you can write something very quick and reach many users is a very good thing, and that is exacly why Twitter (or any other microblogs for that matter) is a good thing to use for education. I dont think you shall use it instead of litterature or something like that, but when you combine the fast information you can get with twitter it helps people that attend to a certain course to get information, when for instance something gets canceled, if there is a new homework, or something that is important that you find out fast.

They have a project at M3 where they uses twitter as a tool to help them distribute information in a quick way.
down below is a picture that describes how they uses twitter. Its a great and quick way to share information that is relevant to the users.



Microblogging is a way to help students to feel part of a class when you are talking distance courses, it is also a way to encourage discussion, since it is simple and easy to use. It's very good for group-work and collaborate writing, and perhaps the most important is that its keeps students up to date with all relevant information.

you can use Twitter in many ways, this is just one way that you can use it, like an venue

#2it012 wiki means quick in Hawaiian and it's an way to share knowledge between people since all are able to change and add their own info

#2it012 vlog is short for video blog, and is like an blog updated regularly

#2it012 blog is short for Web log, is updated regularly, and is used to spred your own thoughts and ideas to the world

#2it012 hash tag it's a way to follow and see relevant post made by others, on twitter # is used and you can share your tweet

#2it012 XML is short for Extensible Markup Language and is used in for example html programming and enables users to create there own tags

#2it012 microblog is like a normal blog, but there is a change you have a limited amount of characters to use, Twitter is an example of this

#2it012 blook is a term that is a book that comes from blog content

#2it012 social media is a term that enables people to socially interact with one another, e.g sites like facebook and youtube

#2it012 Facebook wall is where you can send gifts and write something to a member of facebook, then he or she can respond to your wall

#2it012 Facebook is a social networking site that conects people, you can send gifts, photos, and links to your friend and family

#2it012 Web 2.0 is the term to describe the 2nd generation of www, and it enables people to share information online

#2it012 Twitter following means that you are following a member of twitter, you can see his or hers update directly on your twitter page

#2it012 dooce means that you loose your job because you have posted something publicly on your blog that isnt for everybody to read.

#2it012 Google+ is a new attempt at social networking, you can share pictures and many other features that facebook also have

#2it012 plug-in adds functionallity to a larger system, e.g old internet browsers cant handle audio and video, then a plug-in can be used

#2it012 blogsnob is slang term for people that doesnt respond to comment made in his/hers blog other then his/hers friends.

#2it012 flog means fake web log, its offen used to marketing products, and the user is offen paid to distribute this information

Nu har kursen startat, jag läser den via distans och skolan som har kursen är Umeå universitet, kursen är på engelska så det är möjligt att jag i fortsättningen kommer att skriva på engelska i bloggen under tiden som kursen håller på.
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Mvh Robert