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title: "Online Schools on Twitter"
date: 2009-04-20
url: https://learningischange.com/2009/04/20/online-schools-on-twitter/
author: Ben Wilkoff
categories: ["Uncategorized"]
tags: []
---

# Online Schools on Twitter

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I realized that my last post lacked a little context, so I am giving it now. Yesterday, an online school [(http://twitter.com/iHighVirtualSD](http://twitter.com/iHighVirtualSD)) decided to follow me on [twitter](http://twitter.com/). It got me thinking. How many other online schools are already in this space (either as entities or as representatives who put their virtual school into their own profile)… I used [http://tweepsearch.com/](http://tweepsearch.com/) to find these:

- [http://twitter.com/EDgal](http://twitter.com/Micki_Wingate)
- [http://twitter.com/Micki_Wingate](http://twitter.com/Micki_Wingate) (hasn’t posted since July 23rd)
- **[@virtualparent](http://twitter.com/virtualparent)**
- **[@Connections4U](http://twitter.com/Connections4U)**
- **[@MsLivFLVS](http://twitter.com/MsLivFLVS)**
- **[@Carrie_Jean](http://twitter.com/Carrie_Jean)**
- **[@julie_rose_](http://twitter.com/julie_rose_)**
- **[@jennobles](http://twitter.com/jennobles)**
- **[@baldy7](http://twitter.com/baldy7)**
- **[@bb915](http://twitter.com/bb915)**
- **[@kurquhart](http://twitter.com/kurquhart)**
- **[@magzmom](http://twitter.com/magzmom)**
- **[@glad2be](http://twitter.com/glad2be)**
- **[@schultzem](http://twitter.com/schultzem)**
- **[@crescentprephs](http://twitter.com/crescentprephs)**
- **[@onlinehigh](http://twitter.com/onlinehigh)**
- **[PennFoster](http://twitter.com/PennFoster)**
- **[LaurelSprings](http://twitter.com/LaurelSprings)**
- **[@unkwillow](http://twitter.com/unkwillow)**
- **[@Online_Courses](http://twitter.com/Online_Courses)**
- **[@catalyst11](http://twitter.com/catalyst11)**

I am sure that there are more out there, but my point is this: Some of these twitter accounts are people, and some are representing an organization. While I may want to pay attention to an organization’s updates, I am not intersted in engaging them in a conversation. The schools that use twitter most effectly are going to be the ones who realize that it is a two-way medium and not something to simply broadcast whatever PR sounds good to the person holding the keys to the account at the moment.

I guess I am still looking for a good twitter profile that speaks for many, speaks to many, and listens to even more.

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