Twitter’s great isn’t it! It’s a fun, quick and easy way to communicate with friends. Twouble is, what happens when others are watching, too? Greg Adams investigates. You’ve probably heard of Twitter. You may even be among the growing number of ‘Twitterers’. What exactly is it? Well, the service describes itself as “a social messaging utility for staying connected in real-time”. What that actually means is that you can use it to send and receive text messages – known as ‘tweets’. It’s a bit like SMS for the Internet (and sometimes referred to as micro-blogging). Messages can be up to 140 letters in length and are automatically (and instantly) posted not only on the author’s profile page but also delivered to...   more

Florence Lyons believes technology could have been invented for language teachers and uses it as much as she can. When I first came to New Zealand in 2006, I was surprised to see how much teachers were using IT in their classrooms (and that everybody was given a laptop!). Previously, the only training I'd received was how to create basic PowerPoint presentations. However, it seems that technology has been invented for us languages teachers – and this has led me to use ICT in almost every lesson! I personally use Twitter, where I have learnt so much. To me, it is a place of exchange where teachers can share, discuss and meet. If it wasn't for Twitter, I would not have met Toni Theisen, Teacher of French at Loveland, Colorado. Because we are teaching the same novel, Le Petit...   more