Uses

toc =**Basics**=
 * Networking: Connecting with other educators in and out of your field
 * Resource sharing: Ask and answer questions - locate a URL to an educational event or educational resource
 * Track conferences and discussions: Using hashtags follow tweets being sent by those attending a conference; Twitter discussions on a topic of interest

=**Class Twitter Group**=
 * Create a Twitter group for your class (you’ll need to use a different email address than the one from your personal Twitter account.)
 * If you want the group messages to be private - NOT viewable to the public, then register with GroupTweet
 * Have students create their Twitter accounts
 * Require class members to follow the group - you will need to follow each student
 * Have students enable tweets on their mobile devices - probably the most popular to students

=Class Uses=
 * Class Announcements: Tweet to the Class Twitter Group - due dates, assignment updates, etc.
 * Research: Collect and share resources
 * Personal Info: Keep in touch - student-student and instructor-student, group members
 * Brainstorming: Students post their ideas and interact with one another
 * Polling: Create a quick poll and get even quicker responses - of your students or of your network - by Tweeting the question
 * Networking: Class group can follow other Twitter feeds that have direct relevance to class work, such as news feeds and other organizations.
 * Writing: Tweet as a famous person, story character, by creating a fictitious Twitter account; example, @http://twitter.com/darthvader
 * Field Trips: Use mobile devices to take notes on a field trip
 * Photo Sharing: Share photos on cell phones through Twitpic

=**Ongoing Discussions**= > Every other Tuesday: 12 noon ET/ 9am PT & 7pm ET/4pm PT > Tuesdays: 9pm ET/6pm PT > Wednesdays (off for the summer--starting again in August): 7pm ET/4pm PT > Wednesdays: 9pm ET/6pm PT > Thursdays: 7pm ET/4pm PT
 * General education chat #edchat
 * Chat for science educators #scichat
 * Chat for new and pre-service teachers #ntchat
 * Chat for parents and teachers #ptchat
 * Chat for arts educators #artsed

> Be sure to add the hashtag to each of your tweets to ensure it's included in the chat!