I've been on Twitter for many years, in both my professional lives. Not only am I a teacher, but I'm also an author with over twenty books published. Since the majority of those, however, are pubbed under a pseudonym, my writer social media platforms are separate from those I use as a teacher.
So yes, I have a Facebook account as myself (Cindy Duprey) and I keep in touch with several graduates that way. In years' past I've also allowed current students to friend me, but I've gotten a bit paranoid in recent years. Not all the things posted to my wall are kid-friendly and I don't need a parent yelling at me because someone posted an off-color joke and their kid saw it.
I do not have a FB account as my writer-self, however. The dual logins can get to be a pain in the neck. I have a writer Twitter account that I use on occasion but I've found I didn't use my teacher one very much, so I let it go.
Tweetdeck is my Tweet manager of choice. It allows me to have several "streams" of tweets that are tailored to specific interests. I recommend it if you're overwhelmed by too many updates.
As for other social media platforms, I've been a resident of Second Life since October 2006 and have used it both to teach classes (a series of writing workshops for people all over the world) and as a design course for high school students. Unfortunately, some decisions on the part of Linden Labs, the company that owns Second Life, made it impossible for us to continue to use it at the high school level. :(
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