This past week, I found myself sharing Twitter as an educational app, a way to tap into the network of learners around the globe. Here are some of the Twitterapps that really caught my attention as usable in education while reading this fantastic wrap-up of the 25+ Incredibly Useful Twitter apps (I also have to point out that this is a great list article!):

1. Diigo.com – When you bookmark a web page, you can easily send your annotations/notes/highlights of a blog entry to your blog and share the web site via Twitter. It’s great for multipurpose blogging–to your regular blog and microblog (twitter).
2. Just Tweet It – It was created to make it easier for people using the popular micro-blogging service Twitter to find other “Tweeters” with similar interests. I can imagine sharing this with educators who are just starting out who need help finding other edubloggers.
3. Hashtag – Hashtags are an easy way to track a specific topic or event such as the San Diego Fires using the Twitter network. You can encourage people attending a conference or learning event to share what they’re learning about and then track them all using hashtags.
4. TwitterMail – When you provide your Twitter credentials they supply you with a TwitterMail email address. For instance abcdef1234@twittermail.com. If you send an email to that address it will be posted to Twitter.com. Also you can receive your latest twitter-replies automatically by e-mail. This might be great for educators who live behind the “Berlin Wall;” you know, access is blocked by content filters in an effort to “protect” anyone from using the web inappropriately but with the more disastrous effect of preventing anyone from using it all. You can email your twitter updates out and receive them.
5. StrawPoll – Run your own poll on twitter with the new StrawPoll Platform, where you can use your own Twitter account to ask the questions you find interesting. Do your own surveys using Twitter…what a powerful way to get answers from your network of co-learners.
6. TweetBeep – TweetBeep is like Google Alerts for Twitter! Put in a keyword or website, and get emails when others tweet it! What a great way to tap into the conversation about education and reform without actually having to sit there and watch it happen as it happens.

Be sure to read 17 Ways to use Twitter and the Big Juicy Guide to Twitter (probably find out more than you ever wanted to know!)