I never thought that I would actually "Tweet"

I have to admit, I promised myself I would never do the “Twitter” thing. Now that I have joined, I do see some of the positive benefit. It is a great way to follow the latest in areas that I am interested in. I can follow ESPN if I want to know the latest in the sports world. I can follow a celebrity if I want to know their next move. I can also keep tabs on my cousin in Washington just by following him on Twitter. Professionally I can follow educational organizations such as NEA or the US Department of Education. This is a good way to keep tabs on what is going on in the Education world nationally. I also found a great research Tweeter (if that’s what you call it) called Teacher Created. This is just another great place to find teacher resources in abundance.
As a coach I can see Twitter as a great place to keep parents and the community in the loop. It could be used to announce schedule changes, rain outs, or game results. Instead of making numerous phone calls, you could simply make one easy post. The problem I see in this is that there are many people that will not get a Twitter account. So maybe Twitter could be used as an additional informational resource. Many of the things I have mentioned above could be used for a class also. I see it working even better for a college course. Besides being used as an announcement tool, it could be used to implement an actual lesson. It could be used as a scavenger hunt, or even a word association activity. Whatever the use might be, Twitter does have its ups and downs.
With all of those benefits I still miss the day when people could go about their business without letting everybody else know about it. Professionally and educationally, I can see many benefits of using Twitter. It is another tool to reach out to students, parents, the community and the educational world. If Twitter becomes a place where you let everyone know that, “I just ate chicken with gravy and vegetables…yummy” than I can do without it.