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Twitter is like Kleenex - Catch my guildcast!

I'll be presenting on Twitter at DevLearn '08 - both at an introductory breakfast bytes session and as a slightly more advanced session later on. That has led to a Guildcast where I was interviewed by Brent Schlenker of the eLearning Guild.

We talk about Twitter (or microblogging) in general, as well as different ways I've used Twitter in learning on my own. I didn't even really get to the myriad of other ways to use Twitter in learning. It was sort of a spur of the moment interview, so I'm really impressed with how Brent managed to edit out my ums, ahs, and giggles.

Oh, and Twitter is like Kleenex? There are so many microblogging tools (Twitter, Pownce, identi.ca, Jaiku, etc) that Twitter itself is sort of taking on a general term. You know, like Kleenex for any tissue or Coke for what is generally a soda.

The Guildcast is here - enjoy!

Latest Tweets

The latest tweets from the Write Technology Twitter Feed:

• 11:21 Am heading to the new ShareThis offices this afternoon. So, what does everyone want to know about ShareThis? #
• 14:22 Off to visit the new ShareThis offices! #

Cheers! -- Find Michelle Lentz here on Write Technology, on Twitter, or on Pownce.

links for 2008-09-24

• Is ShareThis the next Digg? | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone - CNET
  Will 'share' buttons on stories supplant the popularity of the aggregation powerhouses? The real trick, of course, will be for ShareThis to succeed financially. Read this blog post by Rafe Needleman on Webware.
  (tags: ShareThis Cincinnati CincinnatiStartups Digg Web2.0)

Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals

First off, an apology. There's been nothing here but Twitter and delicious feeds for weeks. We lost power and Internet for almost an entire week in there as well. (There's nothing like when a hurricane hits ... Ohio.) I've also just been rather uninspired lately. It happens - blogger writer's block. I haven't conquered that yet, but I do want to tell you about an upcoming, and FREE, event.

Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals is being offered by Tony Karrer's Work Literacy group (this includes Michele Martin and Harold Jarche) in combination with the eLearning Guild. According to Tony's blog, this event is a

... 6-week, highly active, social learning event will introduce you to new methods and tools. It will be moderated by Michele Martin and Harold Jarche, with help from Tony Karrer. This is your opportunity to ramp up your understanding of Learning 2.0 technologies prior to DevLearn 2008 so that you can participate better either in-person or as an outside spectator, and to interact and learn with people who are passionate about learning.

Tony has a schedule of topics on his blog and you can pop in and out whenever you please. It's elearning at its finest, with activities completed at your own pace. The group is using Ning to facilitate the learning. I'm a big fan of Ning (as I wrote about here) and I use it for several sites, including a personal site, a charity site, and another non-profit site I currently have in progress.

You certainly don't have to be going to DevLearn to participate, so I highly recommend signing up and just popping in occasionally to see what's happening, or ideally, participating the whole time.
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Cheers!
Find Michelle Lentz here on Write Technology, on Twitter, Pownce, and FriendFeed.

Latest Tweets

The latest tweets from the Write Technology Twitter Feed:

• 13:40 I'm oddly bothered by the semantics in Mac & MS ads about "PC" which is a personal computer. A Mac is technically a PC. Always bothered me. #

Cheers! -- Find Michelle Lentz here on Write Technology, on Twitter, or on Pownce.

Latest Tweets

The latest tweets from the Write Technology Twitter Feed:

• 15:45 Ran out to the main library for an hr to access the Internet and see what I missed. Glad I brought a computer - the machines here are mobbed #
• 15:46 Article on freak Hurricane Ike windstorm that left us with downed trees, no power, no internet. That includes my house is.gd/2FP3 #

Cheers! -- Find Michelle Lentz here on Write Technology, on Twitter, or on Pownce.

Latest Tweets

The latest tweets from the Write Technology Twitter Feed:

• 14:16 If anyone still wants to register for tonite's wine tasting, registration closes in 15 minutes. 8 seats left. #

Cheers! -- Find Michelle Lentz here on Write Technology, on Twitter, or on Pownce.

Latest Tweets

The latest tweets from the Write Technology Twitter Feed:

• 09:55 Have several WMA files that I need to convert to MP3 on my Mac? Any suggestions? #
• 10:04 Last call! Only 8 seats left for charity wine tasting for the memorial scholarship. Registration only thru tomorrow AM. is.gd/2rqy #

Cheers! -- Find Michelle Lentz here on Write Technology, on Twitter, or on Pownce.

Last Call

Today is your last opportunity to register for the charity wine tasting. Remember, we established the scholarship fund in memory of my younger sister Krystal, who passed away last October. 100% of the proceeds benefit the scholarship.

I will be taking the registration page down tomorrow morning in order to give Party Source a hard number, and I am not legally permitted to collect money on their premises. Therefore, if you still want to register, or wanted to tell other folks about it, this is your last chance.

There are 8 seats left - if we sell out, we'll hit our goal for the year. This is our last fundraiser until next April!

Please let me know if you have any questions. You can register at http://www.klpscholarship.org. If you don't want to use Google Checkout, please email me and we'll arrange an alternative method of payment. :-)

Thanks, and I hope to see you tomorrow night!

links for 2008-09-03

• Twitter breaks down barriers in the classroom
  (tags: Twitter)
• Twitter: Far more than "what I had for lunch today"
  (tags: Twitter)