The Tweeting

The Tweeting --

I have had a Twitter account for three years now. My Twitter handle is named after my school and library. Looking back, I wonder if that was a problem. My gentle Tweeting did not result in many followers. Is it because I did not use my name? But I felt I was there to represent my Library. I would love to hear feedback on that dilemma!

In my effort to control my screen life, I have never added the Twitter app to my phone. I only check it and participate via computer. Another bad decision?

I do enjoy seeing what my colleagues in other local school libraries are doing. That has been my main pleasure of Tweeting! 

Time to step up my Twitter participation - thank you 776!

Reading Without Walls seems perfect for Roosevelt Middle School. I never would have learned about this idea without Twitter! I read so much — online, through magazines, and so on. But keeping track is hard. Twitter can help me organize all of this! 

The Chats! Never knew such a thing existed. Sounds great for me! Sitting where ever — home on the couch, desk after work, waiting room at doctor’s office and you can participate in a chat.

I checked out the list. I was disappointed not to learn more details so I just decided to dive right in.

The first chat I joined — right time, right time zone and everything. No one showed up!

I tried a second later that same day.  #blogchat gathers every Sunday night. Love the regularity! Mark Collier advises on how to build your brand through blogging.  

The tweets came in pretty fast. It was hard for me to follow. Also, I became easily confused with how to respond. Practice helps! When the moderator responded to me I was shocked!!! But that exchange certainly built confidence.

So hurt, however, when another participant made what I considered a snide comment about one of my comments! Was I reading too much into it? Was I delving into the part of online communication that I did not like — the safety some feel in typing something that they would not say to your face? I’m over it — and I have tried other chats!