Thing 10 post

What is the value of Twitter?

I don't have a smart phone, so all my tweeting would be done from home and so I think that would be boring. And I am not really that curious about what other people are doing; however I would be a follower of a business or restaurant if it got me free stuff. And for school, it could be interesting to follow an author or a scientist, or arrange for a question and answer session.

Select one of the sites that you explored from The Best of the Web 2008 or Time's 50 Best Websites of 2009. What did you like or dislike about the tool? What were the site’s useful features? Could you see any educational applications for it?

For personal use, I tried Supercook and was very happy to find recipes. It was very easy to use and conected to the actual recipe. I can imagine joining this site and having it keep track of all my ingredients so that I always have new recipes to try. For school, it could be used for a FACS or health class. I also looked at Get High Now which has fascinating audio and visual illusions, plus it explains the brain science behind them. Very very cool, but an unfortunate title that would provoke giggles in middle school. I peeked at World Wide Telescope, but did not want to download the program it needed right now. However, it did appear to have amazing visuals and commentary from teachers and scientists. I bet this could be very valuable in science classes!