It has a social element as well, as it allows users to befriend and monitor each other’s messages or updates. So what you have here is a publishing tool that can be either public and private.
Twitter in Education
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Another great document- 7 things you should know about Twitter
Another useful social bookmarking site is Yammer. Yammer is a real-time communication platform for groups.
Even though Facebook was another social networking site-I choose not to include it as I feel there are better options out there for educators to use and I have had some bad experiences within schools settings and have opted to choose other options.
It's nice to see that you are furthering your research on these activities. Did you get a chance to look at My Space or Facebook? What do you think are some of the benefits and defeciencies of web sites like these? Do you think Ning is a safer alternative to Facebook?
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work!
:)Felicity