Edtwist - New Social Kid On The Block

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18 November 2014

Are you just as obsessed with pinning delicious recipes and dream homes as we are? Yes, Pinterest has really taken off in the last few years, providing us with endless inspiration for everything from food to interior design. So if you love the layout and the way things work on Pinterest you’re going to love the new kid on the block, Edtwist. Especially if you feel you’re missing a platform dedicated to sharing information of any kind. Welcome to the world of Edtwist.

Edtwist is the education network gaining, collaborating and sharing insights through their search quests.

Edtwist is a research environment to help you find information, not get lost by information. You know what you’re looking for better than any other person or machine. The browsing environment runs contrary to this goal by pushing information with the assumption (though it may be based on great artificial intelligence) that Edtwist knows what you are looking for based on your past behavior. The elements you should know about:

The good thing about the search on Edtwist is the option to choose where you want to do the search. It can be the obvious one – Google, but also YouTube, Bing and Edtwist. The cool thing is the way the search results come up. Even if you search on Google you get the results in a board style way. Way more fun! Ready to get started?

• Type in your search query
• Choose desired search end point
• Enter

POWER TIPS

• Select “edtwist“ to discover community’s knowledge board on your research topic
• Your last search endpoint becomes the default for your next search (toggle to select an alternative).
• Conduct search without login. When you are ready to save your findings, please sign up/ login using Facebook, Google+ or email.

Have information on your mind, computer or cloud? “Add Scribble“ to:

• Add notes like a sticky note
• Upload image from your computer
• Paste a web or video URL

An Edtwist Boards look and works similar to a Pinterest board. You can select from default or custom categories to manage your boards. Each serve as additional data to help you (or the community) search for boards in the future.

Make your profile to gather all the knowledge you’re interested in and have access to all your boards. Fill in the profile to make people easier to find you. You can also add collaborators to your profiles so you don’t have to work on it alone. If you’re looking for a place where you can share knowledge in a clear and accessible way and share it with your collaborators and become a beta tester of a new, promising platform, then Edtwist is a perfect fit for your curious self. Give it a go and let us know how you’re liking this new, education network.