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Twitter island #ipli
This document provides an introduction to using Twitter for professional development purposes. It outlines how Twitter can be used to: - Build a professional learning network (PLN) of educators from a global audience to gain advice and feedback - Participate in discussions using hashtags and ask questions anonymously that might not be appropriate for colleagues - Find new resources and ideas by following others with similar interests and reading articles they share - Get feedback and help in real-time from one's PLN The document then provides basic instructions on how to set up a Twitter account, including choosing an appropriate bio and profile picture, and tools like TweetDeck that allow for posting longer tweets.
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- 1. Escaping your Admin Islandthrough Twitter #IPLI Jessica Johnson Amber Teamann
- 2. By the endof this session... •You will have a Twitter account and have sent a tweet. •You’ll know the basics of Twitter (tweet, follow, hashtags, mentions) •You’ll start building your PLN
- 3. Image Credit: AlecCouros Image credit: A. Couros
- 4. Imagine if allyour advice and feedback came from the same small group of people, or no one at all.
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- 8. More Important thanBiebs’ hair and Ashton/Demi •24/7 Professional Development •PLN= Professional/Personal Learning Network
- 9. Global audience Like sendinga text to the whole world Short and sweet Niche community Group of people interested in same topic. Free and easy
- 10. With Twitter, youcan ask those “dumb” questions that you might not want to ask those you work closely with. Or you could avoid asking your important questions to dumb people. :)
- 11. Bouncing your ideasoff your PLN could save you from a bad idea.
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- 13. How can Twitterbe used professionally?
- 14. What do Ido on Twitter? *24/7 Professional Development *Collaborate with other Great Educators *Find great resources to share with my staff *Read articles that have been shared *Find new blogs to add to my feedly blog reader *Get almost instant feedback/help *Participate in weekly scheduled chats (#educoach #atplc #1to1techat)
- 23. How to useTwitter Where is theWhere is the @ sign on@ sign on this thing?this thing?
- 25. I sure wishII sure wish I hadnhadn’’tt tweetedtweeted that.that.
- 27. Who to startfollowing on twitter? • People you know • Friends of friends • Other Interesting People
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- 30. #hashtag search People with similarinterests…
- 31. Your bio…. How doyou want to present yourself? •I am a principal…. •Interested in: -Math -Science -Reading -Technology -Instructional Leadership •Any other info from you that will attract the followers YOU want to learn from •Add a picture...don’t be an egghead!
- 32. “But I don’thave anything to share!”
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- 37. For more than140 characters... Using Feedly to Follow Blogs
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- #7 A New Era of PD : anytime , anywhere , real-time ...c onnect with the best minds and practitioners "PLN is a human generated search engine. " Its really important for us to build our own PLN before we can help our students navigate a more complex world where anyone can learn from anyone.