Ferrinda Innovation

My presentation with Kate on Thursday on twitter went extremely well.

Initially when asked by Lina to research twitter I was more than gladly to, as firstly I had never heard of it. On closer inspection though I almost immediately became reluctant of this decision and wish I had of opted for something easy like google earth which I am more familiar with. Now however I am glad that I did stick it out! Not only have I learnt about something new, but it is slowly beginning to grow on me.

Our aim for our presentation on Thursday was to give a brief introduction on twitter and its potential in the classroom. I thought it was important to provide an honest opinion as I was not trying to sell twitter, but merely be an ‘expert’ on it. I felt that by the end of the session the class had a fairly un-bais view on twitter and were able to make a decision if they would be interested in using after. The feedback from the class was overwhelming and appreciated.

Thursdays session was not possible without the help of Sue and her post which can be found here. Sue without your help I think Kate and I would be tweeting to each other and no one else! Also an extended thanks to Sues network that followed me and responded during the presentation to my tweets.

A request…

As promised during my presentation I know would invite anyone in my network to add my peers who have recently created their own twitter account. Please add:

@mferrinda (myself) @kateabbott @raquirk @jess_colgan @haylzvg @linapell @louisevdp @geoffclarke @christinaly @Wayda

Thanks to all for your help and cooperation!

7 days and counting to the presentation of my innovation to the class! The confidence is high and preparation is getting there. The journey so far with twitter has been positive, and expanding my network day by day.

The response to my last post was a shock to me, thanks Lina, Denise, Sue, Sarah, John and Ines for the comments! I had no idea that I would receive international interest from a blog written by me just a student in Western Australia. The power of this tool is becoming more apparent.

The purpose of writing today is a shout out to all people who have had any experience with twitter! I want to know what YOU think of it in terms of using it with students:

1. The GOOD

2. The BAD

3. The UGLY

Reading through John’s wiki (http://projectingpassionately.pbwiki.com/) has shown me an excellent example as how web 2.0 can be put into action.

Lina, Denise, Sue, Sarah, John and Ines – I’m still building up my network and learning how to use twitter. Can you ask your networks if they can share their thoughts on twitter with me and also add me to their twitter network? My twitter is mferrinda . Any feedback that I can receive will help me to best educate my fellow peers while also demonstrating how powerful these tools can be for learning.

Thanks in advance!