Comments on: is TWITTERing at Conferences/Events a good thing?

By: Deanne

Deanne — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:46:00 +0000

Study reveals high level of twitter use at conferences
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/study_reveals_high_levels_of_twitter_use_at_conferences.php

By: Deanne Bullen

Deanne Bullen — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:06:04 +0000

Hey Mike
Thought you might be interested in a couple of blog posts that I have come across.
From Olivia Mitchell – about 8 things she learnt about using twitter as a participation tool. http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/audience/twitter-participation-presentation/ She discusses her planning for a presentation on “How to engage your audience with Twitter”

And this great blog post from danah boyd – http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/07/13/i_want_my_cybor.html – I want my cyborg life – closing sentences in her post says it for me –
What will it take for us to see technology as a tool for information enhancement? At the very least, how can we embrace those who learn best when they have an outlet for their questions and thoughts? How I long for being connected to be an acceptable part of engagement.

And – if it weren’t for the tweets that those who are at conferences/events that myself and others can’t be at – we wouldn’t be able to engage with the ideas and discussions. Thanks to those tweeters. One of the big issues though – when there is a lotttttt of activity at something you are really interested in is sorting + sifting through the mass of information.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:47:02 +0000

Hi Mike
As that nerd, i did feel a little self concious about ir and potentailly would be at the ire of the ‘old school’ teachers, but after yesterday and reading hte blogs i am quite excited about the possibilites it holds.
For me i would love to have podcast of lesssons and pracs avaialbe for kids, benfiting those who are absent or just not with it on the day. Oftne the valuable information in the spoken contenet not what is written.
As a teacher of all boys, i also started to think of the benfits of podcasts etc on behaviour management, when all the evidence is recorded :). Of course this in addition to the ability to connect with these kids in their medium, remembering that teaching is equally about building the working realtionship as the content.

Thanks Mike – now can u teach me to podcast and bring secondary education alive for this generation :)

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:15:38 +0000

I like keeping in touch with conferences that others are tweeting about. I feel like I am still engaged in a minor way. It annoys when when the tweets only come out after the event. Its already old news by then.

Tweeting on a Nokia phone is so clumsy that I miss some stuff going on. Need to get myself an i-Phone

By: Jen Millea

Jen Millea — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:44:15 +0000

Mike, you may also be interested in my post on this issue at http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/jmillea/2009/02/23/too-rude-blogging-and-tweeting-at-conferences/