There is a cat ch phrase among educat ors on Twitter: LURKING AND
learning. It’s used to describe the first steps an administrator or educator new to
Twitter should take. According to Tom Whitby, a retired English teacher turned education
professor at St. Joseph’s College in New York, who helped create #edchat,
by “lurking and learning,” searching for relevant people, and taking time to see how
others engage on Twitter, the initial learning curve will gradually flatten out.