Comments on: #EdChat Hashtag — A Special Place on the Internet

By: jonell clark

jonell clark — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 23:55:42 +0000

I am a 70 plus great grandmother who never imagined that I would be typing my thouhts rather than speaking my mind. Although I know that I am still relevant however I do feel left out. I don’t know how to text, skype (sp) twitter, blog or any of those other terms that are being used today. I would love to learn how to blog because I do have a lot to say..oops did I say something to say even though I am not talking about the spoken word. Oh well what’s new?

I find it absolutely fascinating the way echnology has changed the world. And just think
I was excited when I no longer had to use a telephone with a “party” line. The sharing of information and ideas ultimately leads to the solution of many of the challenges that we are confronted with today. I am excited!

Getting older can be a lonely affair but its necessary if you consider the alternative. So I must learn how to communicate without smiling or having the reciepent hear my voice but at the same time share my thoughts and my feelings. WHO WILL TEACH ME HOW TO BLOG? If not you then WHO?

By: 21st Century Censorship | The Obvious Knowledge Gap

21st Century Censorship | The Obvious Knowledge Gap — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:29:28 +0000

[...] however, as I was following the #edchat discussions on my tweetdeck, a question was posed that made me think about the possibility that my [...]

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:37:02 +0000

Elana,

Thanks for the comment. Yes, we have a review process in which our team studies the #edchat topic and thread. From there we take the top tweets that best exemplify the flow, concept, and conclusion of the chat. We normally only focus on the 12:00 session because it deals with ed tech.

Our intent is not to exclude any tweets; however we do want to provide a resource for teachers, parents, and students to experience the pulse of online innovation and collaboration. I hope this answers your question and let me know if you have any more.

Best,
Oliver

P.s. Btw, we are big Edutopio fans!

By: Elana Leoni

Elana Leoni — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:53:13 +0000

Very interesting concept. May I ask how you determine the top “best” tweets? For me, and probably many others, #edchat can’t be defined by a single tweet — It’s about the collaboration of the many tweets.

That said, the way you’ve presented these tweets may get others who don’t partake in #edchat to get an easy glimpse of the type of content created (Rather than them looking at the very long archive or a blog).

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts,
Elana

By: Shelly Terrell

Shelly Terrell — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:43:35 +0000

Thank you for spreading the news about Edchat! I really enjoyed how you showed how the conversation flows together.

By: Berni Wall

Berni Wall — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:28:10 +0000

Great idea! It’s wonderful to get different people’s perpective on edchat and the discussions it’s really hard to follow every thread.
These tweets are beautifully presented!
I guess I now have a reputation to preserve!!
See you at edchat later!
Berni

By: Oliver Lancaster

Oliver Lancaster — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:07:46 +0000

Thanks for the comment Lisa. I use the twitter client Tweetie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweetie) and take screen shots of each tweet. Tweetie is only compatible with Macs though. Let me know if you have any more questions.

I’ll see you tomorrow at #Edchat!

- Oliver