30 ICT & Education Experts in Ireland To Follow On Twitter

If you're a regular Twitter use, feel free skip down to the next section on the right hand side.

What does TV and Twitter have in common? 

Now that much of the tedious hype surrounding Twitter has died down, it's possible to take a second look at the service with some balanced perspective.

Whenever anything becomes incredibly hyped, some people will instinctively want to criticise it so as to be seen to be different.

That's not to say that some criticisms aren't valid, they could be but they must be considered in the overall context of all free services that enhance the web.

Creating a twitter account and adding users from a topic of shared interest such as the GAA or gardening is like having a real-time information channel.

The main difference between the gardening section of your preferred news website and Twitter is that,

(1) You control the information you read. If you decide you aren't getting any value out of following a particular user, you simply choose to no longer follow them and their tweets (their ideas, advice and musings).

(2) It's live and can be interactive. Most websites can't announce stories as fast as Twitter can and often the article writer doesn't participate in the comments section. By contrast, Twitter is all about having conversations with people who share similar interests.

Live TV always has an edge to it that pre-recorded programmes can't replicate. Twitter is the online information equivalent.

You can't dismiss Twitter entirely because of the lack of quality in certain areas, just as you can't dismiss TV if you dislike certain channels.

The quality and value is there in abundance if you know where to look.

If you're thinking of creating your own Twitter account, visit our How To Set Up Twitter Guide.

























Resources Via Twitter For Teachers, Parents & Students

Whether you are a student, teacher, parent or guardian chances are you have an interest in Ireland's education and ICT industry, student issues and how technology is evolving within these areas.

With that in mind, I've come up with a list of Twitter users in Ireland who I recommend you should follow.

I'm not claiming for a second that it's the definitive list and apologies if there's anyone really obvious who has been left out.

Think of it as a way to either kick start your own Twitter profile or enhancing your existing account with a new information channel (ie. Twitter list)

Since the list was created, I find myself using it quite a lot on Twitter as a way of keeping up to date with the latest student and teacher issues in Ireland.

If anyone has any recommendations for other Twitter lists or to suggest someone who is more worthy of a place in the list, you can reach us via @studentsoftware.  

More lists will be added to our account shortly. Enjoy!
30 ICT & Education Experts in Ireland To Follow On Twitter

Software4Students Ireland recommends you follow these ICT/Education/Student experts.
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@TheUSI (national representative body for students, over 200,000 members)
@usiequality (The national student equality campaign)
@ncteireland (agency of Irish Department of Education and Science responsible for supporting ICT in Schools)
@aontas (National Adult Learning Organisation)
@EduIreland (Education Ireland Facilities)
@issu4u (Giving Irish students a voice)
@ReachOut_IRL (Real stories of young people in Ireland)
@ScoilnetPPrim (Post Primary School news)
@ScoilnetPrimary (ICT in learning and teaching)
@studentsoftware (Software4Students twitter account for Ireland & UK)

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@IrishEducation (Education news from around Ireland)
@WatchYourSpace (Ireland's online safety awareness centre)
@itnuigalway (Information Technology, National University of Ireland, Galway)
@ionadbairre (works to improve teaching practice in UCC)
@irishdeafkids (education updates)
@Giftedkidsie (voluntary support and advocacy website)
@ILTAtweets (Irish Learning Technology Association)
@GaelNet (online community for Irish language speakers)
@siliconrepublic (Ireland's technology News Service)
@nitechblog (all things tech in Northern Ireland)

@johnmayo (NCTE, Dublin City University)
@catherinecronin (NUI Galway academic coordinator, lecturer & online facilitator)
@klillington (Irish Times tech journalist)
@adrianweckler (Sunday Business Post tech journalist)
@vonprond (University President in Ireland)
@hjames (Heather James, learning & Drupal enthusiast)
@marloft (Teach online w/ National University of Ireland, Galway)
@offportal (Tech transfer case Manager at Trinity College Dublin)
@sharonlflynn (NUI Galway Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching)
@helentreacy (developing an online teaching tool for those with Autism)
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