• Twitter (www.twitter.com)
• Tumblr (http://www.tumblr.com/)
  
• Utterz (http://www.utterz.com/)
  
• Posterous (http://posterous.com/)
• Drop.io (http://drop.io/)
  • Example Course Site
    
• GroupTweet (http://grouptweet.com/)--way to have "private" group blogs (may be a way to address FERPA issues)

How might you use microblogging in Scholarship?

• "Follow" people in your field
• Mutually "Follow" colleagues and tweet about daily events relevant to your field

How might you use microblogging in Teaching & Learning?

• Have students "Follow" you and tweet/post course-related information as well as announcements
• Have students create accounts and tweet about relevant course information using keywords with hashtags -- this can be incorporated into Blackboard course announcements/content OR into a course blog or wiki. (see handout for instructions on how to bring a Twitter feed into Blackboard)
  

How might students use microblogging in their own lives?

• Keep in contact with friends and family -- stay up-to-date on personal relationships
• "Follow" people that are of interest to them

Resources

• 50 Ways to Use Twitter in the College Classroom
• Twitter in Higher Education: Usage Habits and Trends ofToday’s College
• http://delicious.com/rrodrigo/twitter