Follow The Teacher's Corner on Twitter!

[Addict]

Just started it today:

http://twitter.com/teachercorner

:waving:

[Addict]

Oh yeah - I am kind of new to twitter, so I am still working on figuring out how I can use it. I think it can provide our users with an alternative way to get new updates to the site, giveaways, and get feedback...

[Boxcar]

That is really cool.

[muinteoir]

I'm pretty new to twitter too, but I'm a facebook pro. Have you considered a facebook page?

[Addict]

I do have a facebook page started today as well: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Teachers-Corner/134207843344?ref=ts
Not sure what I am doing, but I guess if people become a 'fan' then they will get updates if I post them there as well.

[muinteoir]

If you post updates to the Teacher's Corner page, those of us that are fans will get them in our news feed.

This will be great!

[silvana]

welcome to twitterland Addict!!!

[SiobhanMarie]

Oh cool as, I'm glad about the facebook because although I have a twitter I'd rather stick to what I'm good at for the moment!

[MsCoffeeLover]

I am totally signed up for both. I don't even really get what Twitter is and what I am supposed to be following, but I will sit down with some coffee on the beach and think about it.

Face book has been fun to join and has connected me with people I totally wanted to find again. However, I am going hardcore with the privacy settings because students are out there, and they are not allowed to ask to be my friend (that option is gone) or see much. I even removed some of my teacher friends because some of them accepted a friendship request from students, and I don't think that is appropriate. I didn't want my profile linked to their profile.

They are still friends in real life, but not friends via facebook as long as a student or former student is one of their friends. No Way!

[MsCoffeeLover]

Oh, and I totally don't understand the poking thing on face book. So, they poked you. What are they poking me for? Why am I poking back? I don't get it. I got and accepted their friend request. I guess when in real life, your friends "poke" you just for fun. Maybe thats it.

[chellerenees66]

Facebook! That's really awesome! I am still not sure about the twitter thing? Not wure if i understand it compltetely, or the time to figure it out! but love the facebook thing! Thanks!

[Addict]

@MsCoffeeLover -
I don't really know what I am doing, but I am beginning to see the uses in communicating easily with friends, family, and businesses/celebrities, etc...

On twitter, I follow CNN breaking news, local news stations, and some celebrities that I find interesting (Adam Corolla, Tom Martino, etc)... It is more-or-less an easy way to communicate short (usually insignificant) news/info quickly.
On twitter I see that I can use it for communicating ideas to my followers. For example, on July 4th I sent a tweet to my followers letting them know of our crosswords and puzzles for the 4th of July. I asked them to 'retweet' if they like the puzzles - this in essence would "spread the word" about The Teacher's Corner to their followers (for each and every person who 'Re-Tweeted' my tweet). In short - a quick way to 'advertise' our resources very quickly. I'm worried though that twitter is TOO easy to inject advertising, and unwanted advertising at that. I think it will soon become saturated with advertising (or tweets that are advertisements) and become almost unusable unless they find a way to stop it.

Facebook is good too - similar to twitter (for advertising purposes), but the 'broadcast' uses a smaller 'net'. It is not quite as easy to send information and have it go viral, but the chances of becoming over-saturated with advertising (on facebook) are less likely. It also has great ways to keep in touch with family, friends and also to network.

I plan to continue to use both to keep in touch with TTC users, but not to over-saturate. I will also probably have giveaways specific to users of these 2 sites - so be sure to follow us (on twitter) or become a fan (on facebook).

[Boxcar]

The only thing I don't like about this is that I won't be able to remain aynonomous (sp?). Because I sometimes mention things about my center and/or community on this site, I prefer to remain an enigma. I feel more protected this way. I've never broken confidentiality or anything like that, but I just am more comfortable keeping my two identities seperate.

[SiobhanMarie]

Hey MsCoffeeLover - I do think the poking option on facebook is just meant to be fun, haha.

I've joined the teachers group on facebook - I'm really keen to mingle!