IM'ing tools

 

AIM

 

Jabber

 

Ebuddy

 

Windows Live Messenger

 

Yahoo! Messenger

 

.NET Messenger Service

 

AOL Instant Messenger

 

Excite/Pal

 

Gadu-Gadu

 

Google Talk

 

iChat

 

ICQ

 

Jabber

 

Qnext

 

QQ

 

Sametime

 

Skype

 

Xfire

 

Gadu-Gadu

 

ICQ

 

Paltalk

 

Trillian: meta-tool for coordinating IM'ing interactions

 

Meetro

 

Using YackPack with PBwiki

 

Uses of IM'ing in the Classroom

Jacobs, G. E.  (2008).  We learn what we do: Developing a repertoire of writing practices in an instant messaging world.  Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 52(3), 203–211)

Jacobs, G. (2006). Fast times and digital literacy: Participation roles and portfolio construction within instant messaging. Journal of Literacy Research, 38(2), 171–196.

Jeong, W.  (2007). Instant Messaging in On-Site and Online Classes in Higher Education. Educause, 30(1).

Lewis, C., & Fabos, B. (2005). Instant messaging, literacies, and social identities. Reading Research Quarterly, 40(4), 470–501.

 

 

Twitter

 

Twitter

 

Paul Boutin, NYTimes: All You Need to Know to Twitter

 

Using Twitter for Professional Development

 

Jeff Utreht: Twitter in Plain English

 

#engchat: Twitter sharing for English teachers

 

Videos: Testing Our Twitter: Introductions to Twitter

 

Twitter stream for new English teachers

 

100 Twitter Feeds To Make You a Better Teacher

 

Twitter for Academia: Using Twitter in the classroom

 

25 Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom

 

Video: Using Twitter to Support Engagement in Higher Education

 

Twitter Transforms Teaching

 

Twitter Handbook for Teachers

 

Twitter for Teachers

 

16 Useful Twitter Tools for Blogger

 

50 Ways to Use Twitter in the College Classroom

 

10 Things Teachers Should Know about Starting with Twitter

 

Jessica Gross: Embracing the Twitter Classroom

 

Roy Clark: From Telegraph to Twitter: The Language of the Short Form

 

WeFollow: Find others on Twitter based on similar interests

 

Tweetseeker: Find others on Twitter based on similar interests

 

21 Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom

 

Monica Rankin: Video: Experiment Bringing Twitter to the Classroom, UT, Dallas

 

Students share Twitter notes with each other during class

 

Literary Tweets: 100+ best Authors on Twitter

 

David Pogue, The New York Times, Twittering Tips for Beginners

 

Traci Gardner: Twitter: 140-Character Professional Development and Writing Tool

 

Twitterfeed: Send Tweets to a blog

 

Twitdom: Different Twitter applications

 

100 Twitter Tools

 

Tweetube: Share your videos on Twitter (Mac)

 

MicroPlaza: Twitter meme tracker

 

ReadWriteWeb: Using MicroPlaza Twitter meme tracker

 

Academic Hack: Setting up a class Twitter account

 

Twitter for Academia: Uses of Twitter in the classroom

 

15 Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom

 

Teacher Twitter Groups

 

Youth Twitter (safe site created by Paul Allison)

 

Twittown: Twitter community site

 

Twitter Fan Wiki

 

Summize: Conduct keyword search on Twitter

 

25 Twitter Tools and Firefox Plug Ins

 

Twitpic: Share photos on Twitter

 

ReadWriteWeb: Most popular Twitter apps

 

Using Twitter for educational practices

 

Twitter Inspires Extra Short Stories, Los Angeles Times

 

Twitter for librarians

 

100 e-Learning Professionals to Follow on Twitter

 

Twemes: Global memes for Twitter

 

Matt Dickman: video on use of Twitter

 

Terry Freedman: Using Twitter in the classroom

 

Linda Briggs, Microblogging with Twitter, Campus Technology

 

ProBlogger: How To Use Twitter: Tips for Bloggers

 

Alan Leu: Twitter Tweets in Higher Education

 

Alan Lew: Del.icio.us tags: Twitter tools

 

 

Alternatives to Twitter

 

Edmodo

 

Edmodo: A Twitter for Education

 

Identi

 

Pownce

 

Jaiku

 

Friendfeed

 

Plurk

 

Demo Girl: Screencast on using Plurk

 

Digital storytelling with Plurk

 

ReadWriteWeb: Alternatives to Twitter