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20 Essential Twitter Chats for the Library Crowd. Libraries are increasingly getting hip to using Twitter as a tool, with many offering the service as a point of contact with librarians. But Twitter is an excellent tool for librarian learning as well, offering lots of great opportunities for discussion. Many Twitter chats exist for the literary and library world, and we've discovered 20 of the absolute best for librarians to check out. #aslachat : Join the Alabama School Library Association for #aslachat sessions on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. CST. Although the focus is on Alabama school librarians, the subjects discussed are great for all types of librarians. Twitter/Blogs. IM & TXT Lexicon . Media Glossary . Children and Media . PBS Parents.

Home » Because of their rapid-fire nature, instant messages (IMs) and text messages (TXTs) often include abbreviations and slang.

IM & TXT Lexicon . Media Glossary . Children and Media . PBS Parents

Although some of these may seem obvious (e.g., cu = see you, and l8 = late), others are not. The following list of abbreviations and explanations with take the mystery out of your child’s messages: afk = away from the keyboard. Twitter and EdTech.

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