To Twit or not to Twit… (or is it tweet?)

Twitter took off on the idea that you can and may want to keep up with people you care about. You post what you are doing at the moment, thoughts, ideas, passions. And, others post, too. The premise here is that you get to keep up with friends and really get to know the intimate details of their lives. There may be some things we really don’t want to know. But, you get the idea.

So, the question is, how does this work in an educational setting? I can see the use of blogs, wikis, social bookmarks, slideshare and even digg. Twitter was conceived with the idea that you can follow others, that you care for, around and know what their doing at any moment they choose to post. People can follow you, but do you have time to stop and twitter? I find it challenging. I can barely find time to read and work on my assignments. I’m curious to know. What do you think of twitter in teaching/learning?