Twitter as an Educational Tool for 1.27.12

Yesterday in class, we discussed how Twitter can be used as an educational tool. I have never had a Twitter account before, because I never saw a need. I've been asking around as to why people use Twitter, and I haven't found a reason yet that makes me want to use it. I know that in class we discussed educational uses such as #musedchat, but even looking at that, I'm not sure that those conversations are enough to convince me that a Twitter account will be useful. I have no way of knowing how skilled those teachers are that post with that tag, so I'm a little nervous about taking thieir advice in my classroom. Maybe with more of an exploration of the meduim on my part, my mind will change, but I don't plan to use Twitter in my classroom. I think that the blog would be a much more useful tool, especially because, as a teacher, I would be able to moniter what was posted more closely. I'm still trying to be open minded, but so far, I don't see enough educational value in it yet to use it.