Chirp, Chirp Twitter

Twitter is another great way to stay in touch with people. I found joining and adding a gadget for twitter was pretty painless. I like the 140 character limit when sending a "tweet". That way the message can be a short and "sweet tweet". Twitter would definitely be useful as a school librarian. I could send out short messages about events and new resources. I could also twitter with other school librarians. We could ask each other questions, share links and successes. Twitter could also be used to post technology tips or share a new found website or blog. I found the twellow directory very helpful when looking for librarians who twitter. The 200 pages of results was a bit daunting, but I found several librarians to follow including Utah State Library (USL_Library) who use twitter for training Utah Librarians in social media. They claim to follow the most brilliant minds in the library world. Let's follow them too! (My husband wondered if one would be called a "twit" if they used twitter. I said a person should be called a "twit" if they didn't use twitter-maybe now he'll join too)