Your Educational PLN •Graduate learners •School/District Leadership Team •Your School •Publications (i.e. ASCD) •Books/Speakers/Websites/Emails •Past networksVIDEO: Twitter in Plain English
The Language of Twitter @ Reply sent to a specific person but visible to all. RT Re-Tweet or resending another persons tweet.Retweets are an extremely important part of twitter because it allows interesting ideas and news items to spread quickly. D Direct message in private to a specific person. You can only DM a person who is following you. # Hashtag designating a topic as in #edchat
Username Full Name Sample PageAvatar ProfileTweet Followers Following
VIDEO: Twitter for Teachers
As an Educator Why Use Twitter?For Your School Professional Growth Create your own Rapidly "Personal Learning disseminate Network" (PLN) information
Why Use Twitter? For Your School Rapidly disseminateinformation, take down thewalls in a traditional school, transparent collaborationamong learning community
Why Use Twitter? For Your School Rapidly disseminate informationMeetings Emergency LEARNING& Events Information
Knapp Elementary School’s Twitter Page http://timekiwi.com/knappelementary You can have a widget on your school/district website. Parents can easily access your tweets. You can set it so only your tweets are seen. 13
Access to TwitterTwitter.com - initially Cell Phone (Like Text Messages Application on Computer-Tweetdeck, Tweetchat, others
Global Twitter Use - July 2011
United States Twitter Use - July 2011
Visual: How does Twitter expand your PLN? (Since November 2011) http://twitter.com/joe_mazza http://eFacetoday.blogspot.com
Why Use Twitter? Professional Growth Create your own "Personal Learning Network" (PLN)From within a dramatically new information landscape,the best description of the 21st Century teacher is Master Learner.—David Warlick
It’s all about the #Hashtag #edchat #edtech #cpchat #elemchat #ptchat #kinderchat, 1stchat, 2ndchat, etc. #knappchat #npedSearching for the information YOU care about. The hashtag search.
Why I Value Twitter My PLNWhat Twitter looks like in a school District – D123 in suburban Chicago Search for Information Reflective Practice Global and Local Perspectives Instant Feedback Newsroom Showcase Professional Development Together We Are Better
It’s your turn to register and send a Tweet. http://twitter.com We will use #nped today.
Ask a Question on Twitter Your turn! Use #nped and send your first tweets – watch how theTwitterverse communicates back to you.
Who Should I Follow?Who are you reading?http://twitter.com/nmhs_principalhttp://twitter.com/cybraryman1What professional groups do you belong to?http://twitter.com/PennGSEhttp://twitter.com/ascd Conferences Continue networking online after theWhat are you interested in? conference is over (i.e.#ASCD12)http://twitter.com/NASA Check This Wikihttp://twitter.com/APA_Style http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/Look at who they follow and their followers.
Resources to help you move forward... Best Twitter Infographics of 2011 Learn Twitter Resource Page
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