Access Network - Introduction to Twitter

Twitter is an easy-to-use web-based networking tool that is being used by thousands of teachers and learning professionals across the world to share ideas, resources, challenges and life in general, through short messages. Last Thursday, three teachers met via Flashmeeting to discuss the use of this tool to educators. The participants were Iain (http://twitter.com/don_iain), David (http://twitter.com/parslad) and 'newbie' Sean (http://twitter.com/edmanager).

If you have never heard of or experienced Twitter, you may wish to watch the 'Twitter in Plain English' video below, produced by commoncraft.



Click here to watch a replay of the Access Network conversation.

Below are links to some Scottish-based learning professionals who are 'on' Twitter.

http://twitter.com/ewanmcintosh (4iP)
http://twitter.com/johnjohnston (North Lanarkshire Council)
http://twitter.com/jconnell (John Connell - Cisco)
http://twitter.com/CPDScotsman (Con Morris - CPD Scotland)
http://twitter.com/laurieod (Laurie O'Donnell - LTS)
http://twitter.com/whereisab (Andrew Brown - LTS)
http://twitter.com/olliebray (Ollie Bray - LTS)
http://twitter.com/joecar (Joe Wilson - SQA
http://twitter.com/gtcs
http://twitter.com/dobelou (Louise McDonough - DoBe)
http://twitter.com/ScotEduBlogs (Latest education blog posts)
http://twitter.com/fkelly (Fearghal Kelly - East Lothian teacher)
http://twitter.com/louisesdad (Martin Brown - LTS)
http://twitter.com/JimbobMorrison (Jim Morrison - residential school teacher)
http://twitter.com/careersscotland
http://twitter.com/mvass (Margaret Vass - Chartered Teacher)
http://twitter.com/derekrobertson (LTS)
http://twitter.com/lynnehorn (Principal Teacher of Languages)
http://twitter.com/tombarrett
http://twitter.com/stuartmeldrum (East Lothian teacher)
http://twitter.com/mrmackenzie (Sinclair McKenzie - Science teacher)
http://twitter.com/jonesieboy (Robert Jones - Maths teacher)