期刊名称：Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International
电子版ISSN：2146-4014
出版年度：2012
卷号：2
期号：1
出版社：Anadolu University
摘要：As the Internet becomes more widespread, common use of various applications originated from this technology has come into question. Among these, Web 2.0 applications enhance the interaction between knowledge communities due to its attractive features as being interactive and anytime and anywhere connection. The increase of interaction between knowledge communities also means rapid knowledge regeneration and consumption as well.Taking into account the rapid change in knowledge, the widespread Web 2.0 applications like Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Wikis and Blogs facilitate the following of the information. Twitter, which is used by many professionals from different fields, is now a popular application. The use of Twitter by different communities also orientates students to follow others toward their interests. Considering these, we as educators are responsible fo ther dissemination of Twitter use for educational purposes.
关键词：Education; social networks; Twitter; new learning environments.
