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Comment on TEDx Youth at HHSS by Andrew Bieronski

Andrew Bieronski — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:22 +0000

Thanks Mark! I’m glad you enjoyed it, and I’ll be sure to pass this high praise along to me students who put so much time and effort into making this happen!

Comment on Maxing your Twitter Experience by SStewart

SStewart — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:18:54 +0000

Thanks for the feedback and further thoughts, Jane. I think some want their Twitter experience to be positive and enjoyable… and that is valid too. It comes down to being clear about purpose, I guess. It can take time to figure that out, and it can change of course. Awareness takes time too.
As for Q2 from Mark: just using Twitter and being open to unplanned connections can enrich the experience. I discovered many voices/perspectives because others RT’d them into my timeline.

Comment on Maxing your Twitter Experience by markwcarbone

markwcarbone — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:16:17 +0000

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this Michelle. I like that you distinguish between “chiming in” vs. original content as that is a piece of the puzzle. And yes, I too followed Commander Hadfield with great enthusiasm – meaningful and great learning from those tweets.

I find the process of writing, helps me clarify my thinking, the language I use and impacts how I respond to things in other forums (meetings, phone conversations etc.)

~Mark

Comment on Maxing your Twitter Experience by Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:19:59 +0000

I am in and out of Twitter. I find it overwhelming at times, and completely enticing at other times. I am much more inclined to consume content and to retweet than to create original content at this time. I feel that it is not very fair to amass followers, and then be silent; so have a sense that until I am prepared to dive in with both feet and tweet with the regularity that I “facebook” it’s somehow unjust to tweet much.

That said, I have a number of colleagues who follow my twitter, and I am inclined to retweet excellent articles about BYOD, GAFE, and general tech integration. I don’t feel a need to reword or resummarize the article. I generally retweet.

In terms of the depth and meaning of tweets, I can’t help but remark on the incredible impact that the succinct tweets of Commander Hadfield have had on people across this planet in the past couple months. Kids are excited about space programs again, Universities are seeing applications to aerospace programs increase this spring and in general, the world is aware of space exploration again. Especially in Canada. 140 characters or less, Col. Hadfield!!

Comment on Maxing your Twitter Experience by Jane Mitchinson (@JMitchinson)

Jane Mitchinson (@JMitchinson) — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:35:14 +0000

Sheila,

These are fantastic questions. I often find that dissenting voices are shut out. I’m not sure if they are viewed by some as cynical or if they just don’t fit in with the values expressed in an echo chamber. What are we using Twitter for anyway? Affirmation that we’re “right”? Bring on the challenges. Help me shift my views or at least understand and respect others’ opinions.

Love your final question, “Is our own participation or contributing guided by where we think our own voice and ideas will be better heard? Is that good and/or bad?” There is so much social stickiness wrapped up in this question. Also interesting that the field of Public Relations knows to zone in on this as a priority for going after their target audience. Where do we as educators fit into this?

Comment on Maxing your Twitter Experience by SStewart

SStewart — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:46:15 +0000

You have described a good view of what it can be like, Julie. It is interesting where and when richer conversation can occur. I am often “back and forth” on that one…. is it on twitter? On blog posts? One nurturing the other? Do we default to less open and inclusive spaces in order to have deeper conversations and connections to people? How similar or different to “real life” is it? What are we learning from the conversations we do engage in or become a part of?

Comment on Maxing your Twitter Experience by SStewart

SStewart — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:40:12 +0000

My first question was also in regards to how we would define contributing, as Heidi asked. We often call it “sharing”. But just as the message “to share” from adults can be confusing for toddlers, I think it can also be so in online spaces.

For now I thought I would add some things I have been thinking/questioning lately as both a participant and a lurker in a few online spaces:

We may be starting conversations, having conversations….but how are we/how well are we linking conversations? Are we connecting people and forums with similar questions and/or answers, as well as those with dissenting voices? Should we? Do we rely on others to do that? If we are, should we support that…. and how… in order to make the conversations and learning/understanding deeper or richer?

Also, is our own participation or contributing guided by where we think our own voice and ideas will be better heard? Is that good and/or bad?

I was planning to write a post about “who do you tweet FOR?”, but still thinking and thanks for this post to help with that

Comment on Maxing your Twitter Experience by Alison Bullock

Alison Bullock — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:43:32 +0000

This comment flies in the face of Jeff’s: I follow hundreds of people, and really get satisfaction out of little bits and pieces of many conversations: it’s Intellectual Tapas if you will. Julie, I saw “global projects” in your post, and immediately added you to my list of Following. I am a Big Picture person, so I would feel like I was missing way too much, to sit down to a full course brain meal with only 20 people. While the food may be outstanding, I would feel guilty about the folks who hadn’t been invited to dinner. I haven’t yet mastered Twitter as a tool- I’m working with Google+ at the same time, and not sure where it fits either, but as long as they’re both simmering on the mental stove, I can always lift the lid to see what’s cooking in either place.