Blog Post 11.

Oh, Twitter. I definitely thought for the longest time that Twitter was a waste of time... and now I find that I check it all the time! I actually didn't need to create a Twitter account IN class because my cousin made me do it over the summer. She and I are both obsessed with Perez Hilton, and the rest of Hollywood (who isn't, though?). Anyway, I told her I'd never use it, and then when I had to for class, I realized how neat it is! I'm admitting to trying to tweet a few celebrities, but I never got a reply back... but I do realize that you need to be crazy fanatical and tag them about 150 times before they really get your attention. I don't have the patience for that (: I really enjoyed Twitter, and I'll continue to use it.

I think that I will continue to use Twitter on a more personal level. I'm currently following the Relay for Life team I'm helping, and stuff like that... but I'm not entirely sure I want a lot of people knowing that I watch Lost (final season!!!), and what I ate for dinner. I really don't update my Twitter very often, but it's still a more personal thing that I wouldn't want sharing with everyone. I'm already careful with what I put on Facebook, I don't need to censor my odd fascination with Perez Hilton, Prison Break, and the OC too (:

As much as I like Twitter, I don't know that it serves a good educational purpose. It's a lot of fun, and definitely a useful way to get information across quickly, but I think the social networking aspect of Twitter will deter me from using it in the classroom. There are other ways to get information across quickly, and sometimes the good old fashioned paper handout really does work. To those of you who will use Twitter, enjoy it, but I think my Tweeting days are over, as far as school is concerned.

But maybe one day Caroline from the Real Housewives of New Jersey will tweet me back.. :)