1. Using Twitter as a form of CPD
Blogging to share and discuss teaching and learning ideas
Using social media to extend teaching and learning
beyond the classroom

2. What is Twitter?
 140 character updates
 Tweet about anything
 Share links, videos, pictures etc
 See what others are talking about

3. Why be on Twitter?
 Best form of CPD
 Thousands of like-minded teachers
 Free!
“are part of a large group of like-minded
colleagues where they can share their classroom
experiences” @joedale

4. Why be on Twitter?
 Best form of CPD
 Thousands of like-minded teachers
 Free!
 Keep up-to-date (or get one step ahead) with the latest
news, developments and initiatives

5. Why be on Twitter?
 Best form of CPD
 Thousands of like-minded teachers
 Free!
 Keep up-to-date (or get one step ahead) with the latest
news, developments and initiatives
 Be inspired!

7. Why be on Twitter?
 Best form of CPD
 Thousands of like-minded teachers
 Free!
 Keep up-to-date (or get one step ahead) with the latest
news, developments and initiatives
 Be inspired!
 Get information and advice from teachers outside your
school

10. Why be on Twitter?
 Best form of CPD
 Thousands of like-minded teachers
 Free!
 Keep up-to-date (or get one step ahead) with the latest
news, developments and initiatives
 Be inspired!
 Get information and advice from teachers outside your
school
 A worldwide staffroom!

11. “Who’d have thought a bunch of people you’ve never met could be so
useful and helpful? So if you’re not using Twitter, yet you need to start.”
@primaryideas
“Twitter has transformed my teaching and is like dealing with a
staffroom full of like-minded people.”
(@spanishsam)

12. @battt
 Need more persuading? Click on the link below
http://batttuk.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/battt-posts/

13.  @teachertoolkit
 @battt
 @learningspy
 @deputymitchell
 @tes
 @livingliteracy
 @theheadsoffice
 @dylanwilliam
 @oldandrewuk
 @dragonfly_edu
 @guardianteach
 @josepicardo
 @joedale
 @theeducationshow
 @tesresources
 @tombarrett
 @bbceducation
 @dfe

14. Need help?
 Training session
 Follow the right people!
 Flipboard
 Tweetdeck
 Hashtags
@fcharidine

15. Via @josepicardo
Using social media to extend
teaching and learning beyond
the classroom

16. What HOYs and SLT think
 “4/5 years ago there would have been no issues
happening outside of school coming into school…I
would ban them all to anyone under 18!”
 “These type of incidents [that happen on social media]
have become more frequent and means I have less
time to deal with under-achieving pupils.”
 “It's a nightmare - the Devil's work”

17. Social media as a learning tool
 Positive role models
 Engage pupils
 Motivate pupils
 Put learning/information into their ‘environment’

18. Social media as a learning tool
 As a way of recapping learning

20. Social media as a learning tool
 As a way of recapping learning
 Public praise / positive use of social media

22. Social media as a learning tool
 As a way of recapping learning
 Public praise / positive use of social media
 As an information service

24. Social media as a learning tool
 As a way of recapping learning
 Public praise / positive use of social media
 As an information service
 Links to newspaper articles, information services etc

26. Social media as a learning tool
 As a way of recapping learning
 Public praise / positive use of social media
 As an information service
 Links to newspaper articles, information services etc.
 Tips on how to improve or sites to use to practice

28. Social media as a learning tool
 As a way of recapping learning
 Public praise / positive use of social media
 As an information service
 Links to newspaper articles, information services etc.
 Tips on how to improve or sites to use to practice
 Links to videos

30. Social media as a learning tool
 As a way of recapping learning
 Public praise / positive use of social media
 As an information service
 Links to newspaper articles, information services etc.
 Tips on how to improve or sites to use to practice
 Links to videos
 Using celebrities as positive role models

32. Social media as a learning tool
 As a way of recapping learning
 Public praise / positive use of social media
 As an information service
 Links to newspaper articles, information services etc.
 Tips on how to improve or sites to use to practice
 Links to videos
 Using celebrities as positive role models
 Real life events

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36. What HOYs and SLT think
 “4/5 years ago there would have been no issues
happening outside of school coming into school…I
would ban them all to anyone under 18!”
 “These type of incidents [that happen on social media]
have become more frequent and means I have less
time to deal with under-achieving pupils.”
 “It's a nightmare - the Devil's work”