Twitter and LinkedIn are two social networks that I'm already familiar with. I have had accounts with both for more than a year. Normally, I use a school Facebook for all announcements about homework, practice, and the like. The original Twitter account I have is primarily for personal social networking. I felt that in order to keep a semblance of a private life, I needed to make a new Twitter account for school purposes much like my Facebook account. The thing I like about Twitter is that you can set up your tweets to be sent straight to Facebook by linking the two. I still think that having to keep track of two social networks (Twitter and Facebook) is redundant, but in order to reach my students, I feel I need to be available every way possible.
As I stated before, I have been "LinkedIn" for quite some time, however I haven't really seen the benefit of it. Since I am solidified in my job and am connected to almost all of my network contacts, I rarely use it, if at all. I feel like I'm repeating myself over and over and over, but at times I feel overwhelmed with the number of networks I have signed up for, social and professional. It's hard to keep up with all of them although I very much see their usefulness. If I ever do decide to move schools, LinkedIn could definitely help me get in touch with people in other districts and positions that could be beneficial in a job search.
All in all, this half a thing is probably the most popular. The prevalence of social networks and how they are used to communicate is astounding. If one chooses to not be in the loop, I feel they are missing out on opportunities to better themselves not only with their students but in their career as a whole.
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