Tweeting Teachers

TWEETINGTEACHERSUsing TWITTER for student and Jon Moss Pine Grove Schoolparent communication and as aprofessional development tool @JonMossEdTech #APSCTTechDay www.EDvantaged.com

WHAT IS TWITTER? Twitter is a MICRO blogging tool. Users post brief messages (called “Tweets”) for others to read. Tweets can be a user‟s own content, a “retweet” (forward) of someone else‟s content, a link, or nearly anything else can be conveyed as text.

WHAT MAKES TWITTER DIFFERENTFROM FACEBOOK AND EMAIL?TWITTER FACEBOOK EMAIL 140 character limit  Limit of post length  Unlimited is subject to change. Public to  Public to only EVERYONE.  Public to friends those you directly only* correspond with. Social networking  Direct access to the  Social networking correspondence world! access to the with a finite world! number of recipients.

DemonstrationWHAT DOES TWITTER LOOKLIKE?

WHAT MAKES TWITTER GREAT FORCOMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS? Easier to post micro updates compared to full posts or articles. Many of your news items that you‟d normally share on your class website may be shorter and well-suited for tweeting. Twitter can be easily integrated into daily tasks and can be accessed on-the- go.

WHAT MAKES TWITTER IDEAL FORPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT? Twitter is great for sharing resources, seeking resources, and receiving resources.  True collaboration means that you and others are motivated to help one another! Ongoing dialogs – not a one-time PD session without the option of follow-up. Twitter exchanges can (must) be brief, so there‟s no pressure to draft a lengthy message. Many, many respected organizations have a presence on Twitter. Tweeting teachers have ongoing access to experts, leaders, and organizations. “It‟s professional development at your will, your leisure, and your interest.” (Mercier, 2011)

WARNING! (Mercier, 2011)

DemonstrationACTIONS ON TWITTER

TWITTER SYNTAX@ # (Called a hashtag) Creates a “mention” to  Can connect your tweet to an connect your tweet to a organized topic.  @JonMossEdTech „s presentation specific person or is really, really terrific! organization. #APSCTTechDay  @FakeJeffButler, you‟re  Can express a feeling or hysterical! sentiment.  Thanks for the  Learning that Twitter uses the recommendations, internet... Yawn... @elearningteacher ! #TellMeSomethingIDontKnow  6 months left to the school year!  Thanks for hosting us, #IsItSummerYet @MSNewEngland ! We had a great time!

FOR EXAMPLE...

MY EXPERIENCES Informal professional development (a mixed blessing!) Networking with other professionals  WordPress Experts  Other teachers with Educational Technology interests Program and app developers  ShowMe (from the very beginning!) Next steps?  Communicating with parents and families!

WHAT MAKES TWITTER GREAT FORCOMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS? Easier to post micro updates compared to full posts or articles. Many of your news items that you‟d normally share on your class website may be shorter and well-suited for tweeting. Twitter can be easily integrated into daily tasks and can me accessed on- the-go.

WHAT MAKES TWITTER LOUSY FORCOMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS? You cannot be verbose, elaborate, eloquent, or Shakespearian in 140 characters.  Does this make us seem less professional? Does the very use of Twitter make us seem unprofessional?

UNFORTUNATE TWEETS...

WHAT MAKES TWITTER LOUSY FORCOMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS? You cannot be verbose, elaborate, eloquent, or Shakespearian in 140 characters.  Does this make us seem less professional? Does the very use of Twitter make us seem unprofessional? You invite RESPONSES.

NEXT STEPS Get a Twitter account. Start following people and/or organizations. BE A LURKER. Maybe post a Tweet about today‟s professional development day! (#APSCTTechDay) Experiment with different platforms for your Twitter use?  Website? Native client? 3rd party client app like HootSuite? Post a question or comment. Even if it‟s irrelevant. See what happens!

JUSTREMEMBER... (Mercier, 2011)

 People/organizations toTHANK YOU! follow...  @ASCD About me...  @NCTM  @iPodsibilitiesJon Moss (Pine  @jasonohler Grove)  @virtual_teach www.edvantaged.com  @iear  All materials will be available  @elemenous online! (Give me a few days!)  @rmbyrne @JonMossEdTech  @teach42 #APSCTTechDay  @paulawhite  But you need to follow people and organizations that are meaningful to YOU, not to me!

Tweeting Teachers

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