Thing 18

       It is important that educators know how social networking works because it is an awesome way to collaborate with other people and colleagues. Plus, it is important to know how social networking works because you can connect with your colleagues and share information.  I already use twitter and facebook, but the new insights that I gained are that you have to be extremely careful with what you post because everyone can see it and that you can use it as a way to collaborate with people that you know.  Social networking is a good way to communicate with your friends and colleagues if you use it right. I like the fact that on twitter it keeps the tweets short because when some people like to update their friends on whats going on they type a long explanation and what I dislike is that you cannot go back and edit your tweets. with facebook I like the fact that there is no limit to what you can type. Tweeter has the most useful features because you can also follow organizations that post information in your major.  I can see an application for these sites because tweeter you can follow organizations that publish journal articles, so tweeter can help you with research.