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Hi Liz,Twitter is blocked by daueflt at DEECD schools as far as I know. I asked to have it unblocked a couple of years ago. It is simple for the technician to just add it to the whitelist. As far as the Ultranet is concerned, if I restricted myself to just connecting with Victorian teachers, I’d be missing out on a LOT. about blogging and the Ultranet highlights some of those points. I know you agree with me though. The Ultranet may be useful for some things, but I don’t think broad collaboration is one of them.Many people are still very sceptical of Twitter as just another social networking site . I am often having to sell the value to fellow educators. I’ve written a few posts on Twitter which you can find . Are you on Twitter yourself? I don’t use Twitter much with my students but I find it is the best form of PD that I can get. And that impacts my students every day. Even though I can use Twitter at school, I spend most of my time on it at home. Obviously, I don’t get time to check it much at school. You may already be using Twitter a lot as an educator sorry for not knowing who you are on Twitter! If you’re not though, that would be a good place to start. Sorry I can’t be of more help. I guess you have to try to sell the benefits of Twitter to the powers that be!Good luck and please let me know how you get on.Kathleen