Use Twitter for Class

Have you ever seen Twitter? It’s an online site that is most similar to the Facebook status message where you can answer what you’re doing in 140 characters or less. While Twitter may seem like a tool that’s counter productive to getting work done, academhack shows that Twitter is more than that.

Twitter is a great way to chat amongst classmates. You can keep conversations flowing beyond the lecture hall.
Build relationships. Twitter is a tool that works well for community building. You no longer envision your classmates as a classmate but as a friend.
Get a sense of what’s happening out there. While Twitter is great for chat amongst classmates, it’s even better to see what’s happening in the world. You can track certain news agents (CNN, NY Times, etc.) to get a sense of what’s out there and can get results in real time (such as on your cell phone if you choose).
Track specific terms. Say you’re very involved right now in the 2008 elections and want to follow your favorite candidate. Whenever someone mentions the candidate’s name, you can find out what’s being said.
Track conferences. Twitter made its biggest debut during a tech conference. But what if, say, you’re interested in the Consumer Electronics Show or another conference? Chances are, someone’s covering that event and will be posting updates to Twitter.
Follow someone famous. You’re friends with Hillary Clinton on MySpace, but she has thousands of other friends. That’s not the case on the smaller Twitter community. Here’s Barack Obama’s Twitter account.

There are many other applications of Twitter beyond just the aforementioned items (and more on the list at academhack). What will you use Twitter for?