This chapter had me scratching my head a lot. Firstly, it dealt with Twitter. When I first saw that the chapter would discuss Twitter, I was surprised. I do not "get" Twitter. It seems to be a technology that has taken off in the world, yet I don't see the point of it. I understand the basics, I even have a Twitter account. I follow and have followers. But I don't get it. Facebook makes so much more sense to me. I guess I don't like the time it takes to check on everyone's latest posts... although I don't know what makes it so different from the time it takes to check on everyone's Facebook posts. I guess Twitter is one of those things I don't get.
I found the idea of using Twitter in the classroom very odd. I'm sure my personal feelings about Twitter contributed to that, but I just don't see what the point would be. I would love to see an actual example of what can be done. I think that might enlighten me... maybe I'd finally see the point! :) I also was curious about Richardson's mention of Edmodo as 'Twitter-esque'. I don't see it that way, but maybe there is a function that I haven't discovered in my still nascent usage of this classroom technology.
I am also still in the dark about tags. I'm hoping we will have a chance to go over this in class. I am curious about both Diigo and Delicious. I've heard of Delcious before, but I've never checked it out. I plan to look at both of these sites, but I'd love a tutorial in class.
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