Twitter

Twitter
[|Twitter] A social networking and micro blogging tool that allows users to upload mini posts (140 characters long) to the Twitter website. The user's profile can be set to public which anyone can view or set to private that only allows invited users to follow. Users receive updates through the Twitter website, RSS feeds, or even text messaging.

[|A Teacher's Guide to Twitter]

30 Twitter Tips for Teachers

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__Twitter Desktop Clients__
A desktop client is an application that you can download to your computer that automatically reads tweets from the Twitter site and keeps you updated from your desktop. Download and install a desktop client for Twitter. The desktop client application runs in the background and lets you use Twitter from your desktop. Otherwise, you will have to go to the Twitter website and refresh the page constantly to get updates. [|TweetDeck] is a great desktop client that offers customization features.

[|TweetDeck] [|TweetR]