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Twitter Feed from Independent Schools Who Tweet
"Twitter" is a micro-blogging service. Each entry or "tweet" is
limited to 140 characters. The following are the most recent tweets
of independent schools who twitter. Each entry is preceded by that
school's twitter name. Clicking an entry below will show you that
entry at twitter's website. If you then click on the logo/picture
you will be at that school's twitter home page.
IndySchools on twitter = http://twitter.com/indyschools
If you are an independent school that twitters, please send Demetri a message that includes your school name and a link to your school's twitter page, or follow IndySchools on twitter.
For a beginner's description of what twitter is, please watch the "Twitter in Plain English" video, and also see the Twitter Search in Plain English video. If you want to see a tutorial of how to set up a twitter account for yourself, please watch this video. If you're already familiar with twitter, you may want to read the NY Times article that links to many interesting add-ons for it.
IndySchools on twitter = http://twitter.com/indyschools
If you are an independent school that twitters, please send Demetri a message that includes your school name and a link to your school's twitter page, or follow IndySchools on twitter.
For a beginner's description of what twitter is, please watch the "Twitter in Plain English" video, and also see the Twitter Search in Plain English video. If you want to see a tutorial of how to set up a twitter account for yourself, please watch this video. If you're already familiar with twitter, you may want to read the NY Times article that links to many interesting add-ons for it.
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