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What is Twitter and How Does It Work? | John Cow dot Com

Here it is, the first in my training series for Twitter. This post will be covering the basics of what Twitter is and how it works, so if you’re already up and running with Twitter, bear with me while I get everybody else up to speed. We’ve got 10 more parts to go, and trust me, we’ll be getting into some more complicated things. But in order to get set up right, you’ve got to start at the beginning. And who knows, even if you’ve been using Twitter for a while, you still might learn something!

What Is Twitter?

twitter_logo_headerTwitter is an extremely fast growing social media network with currently over 1 million members but this is expected to explode! All communications are limited to 140 characters, with no special coding or labeling, although you can use links (but the links are changed into smaller redirect links if they are too long).

Twitter describes themselves as a service for friends, family and coworkers to stay connected through the exchange of quick frequent answers to the same question – what are you doing?

In countries all around the world, people follow the sources most relevant to them and access information via Twitter as it happens—from breaking world news to updates from friends.

How Twitter Works

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Twitter offers a simple way for people to connect. Twitter asks one question… “What are you doing?”

Answers must be under 140 characters in length and can be sent via mobile texting, instant message, or the web.

Twitter’s core technology is a device agnostic message routing system with rudimentary social networking features. They accept messages from SMS, web, mobile web, instant message, or from third party API projects.

Twitter’s engineering team works with an open-source web application framework called Ruby on Rails. The web site and user interface were designed using Omnigraffle and Photoshop. They like to make frequent changes to the interface, and Rails provides them with a skeleton code frameworks so they don’t have to re-do the whole site every time they add or ch

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• Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners : February 2009 : THE Journal

  Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners

  by Chris Riedel

  Gail Lovely is adamant about the nature and potential of Web-based learning tools. “Web 2.0 is about trust,” she said at a recent talk. “It’s about sharing and collaborating.” And, she insisted, it’s about putting the power to learn and create in the hands of the students.

  Technology needs to trickle up, she said, not down. We need to give the most powerful tools to the most vulnerable populations because they are the ones who need it. “Young learners, non-readers,” she continued, “need high-speed access, they need animation and graphics and sound. And that’s the truth.”

  According to Lovely, and education technology consultant and speaker at the FETC 2009 conference in Orlando, FL in January, it was the recognition of those needs that led her to develop a “top 10 list” of go-to technology tools to help inspire young students and empower under-funded teachers. “The important thing to remember here,” she said, “is that this isn’t about simply providing you with 10 links. It’s much more important to ask, ‘What are you going to do with these things? How are you going to use these tools?’ That’s why we’re here,” she said. “So I can show you not only what’s out there but also how other educators are using these resources to teach their students right now.”

  10. Kerpoof
  Kerpoof is a site that provides a variety of creative tools for animation, drawing, and movie creation. Users can choose from a range of preset characters and environmental options, or they can create their own. The site offers drag-and-drop simplicity coupled with advanced animation and editing capabilities that, according to Lovely, open the platform up to a range of curricular applications.

  9. Voki
  No. 9 on the list is Voki, a text to speech generator that, according to Lovely, has a lot of very interesting applications. “This is more than just something cute that can be embedded in a Web site,” she said, referring to the animated figure being projected on the screen. “What if the Voki was r

  tags: web2.0, tools, elementary, education, learners, list, elearning

• web2tutorial – home – Annotated

  Web 2.0 Tutorial
  Professional Development for Educators

  The Internet is undergoing an extreme makeover. In the 1990s and the beginning of the 21st century, the World Wide Web was primarily a place for viewers to retrieve information. The information flowed in a one-way direction. Websites were mostly built by “techie” folk who knew complex HTML coding and FTP site management. If you’re scratching your head, you’re not alone.

  Then around 2004 a birth of new web tools began to pop up. These tools allowed common people like us to add content to the web. People with no programming skills were suddenly publishing their own journals, photographs, videos, auctions, podcasts, wikis, slideshows and more. The web became a two-way street. Everyday people were now creating the content.
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  By 2007, a second generation of the web had taken over – Web 2.0. Also known as the Read/Write Web, the new web is a breeding ground for creative and engaging educational endeavors.

  Teachers are using the new Web 2.0 tools to launch their classroom into the 21st century. Students are creating online content, collaborating with other students around the world and showcasing their work to a global audience. Web 2.0 facilitates professional networking. It provides authentic learning experiences for students, and it encourages global awareness, creativity, innovation, critical thinking and collaboration. The knowledge our students will gain from engaging with Web 2.0 technologies will foster the communication and information literacy skills that are required in the 21st century.

  The great thing about Web 2.0 tools is they are easy to use. Really. And it’s all free. Take some time to follow the links on the side, and you will soon be merging onto the information superhighway.

  tags: web2.0, wiki, tutorials, resources, rss, education, tutorial, blog

  • By 2007, a second generation of the web had taken over – Web 2.0. Also known as the Read/Write Web, the new web is a breeding ground for creative and engaging educational endeavors.
    • Good , concise statement of Web 2.0 – post by smitech

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