3. Superior
@gcouros
Mr. Couros is a good person for myself, as well as other
pre-service teachers in the Edmonton area, to follow
because of his standing within the educational
community. Not only does he often post information that
can be of great help and insight about teaching and
technology, but he is also a good person to start building
a relationship with. If someone were able to create a
professional relationship with him, or someone in his
position, through social media it could possibly help
them when they apply for jobs in the future.
4. Organization
@edtechtalk
This is a valuable resource for me as a pre-
service teacher because technology is
changing rapidly and it is hard to keep up.
Not only will following this page make that
easier, it will also give me ideas on how to
use technology in the classroom or, at the
very least, connect me with people who
would be able to help me
5. Organization
@edutopia
This is a good organization to follow
because they often tweet and/or
retweet resources that could be
valuable to pre-service teachers such
as myself; such as ways to “Engag[e]
Students in Math.” They also offer
pieces of inspiration which can be
valuable to new and veteran teachers.
6. Contributions
Through Twitter, I have managed to connect with other pre-service teachers as
well as superiors in the field whom which it is unlikely I would have connected
with otherwise. By posting opinions on topics, such as cyber bullying and
technology within the classroom, conversations and discussions were started.
Not only was I able to connect with people who shared my viewpoint on certain
subjects, but I was also able to communicate with others who opposed it. This
enabled me to see a different perspective of a situation and also made me see
that as the times are changing, society (with an emphasis on teachers) must
change with it. Being scared of technology is only going to hinder an educator.
The relationships, conversations and knowledge that can be caused because of
technology are too valuable to the teacher and to their students for them not to
be as involved as possible.
8. References
George Couros (@gcorous).
EdTechTalk (@edtechtalk).
Edutopia (edutopia). “New via @TheJLV: Engaging Students in
Math http://bit.ly/WpL4t3 #mathchat #edchat #edu (sponsored
by @autodesk).” 15 Oct. 2012, 12:46 P.M. Tweet.
