Check out this Prezi about Twitter for professional development and about social media in general. Let us know your thoughts after you view the presentation.
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3 comments:
I always viewed twitter as a way for people to tell their every move, i.e. celebrities - like another form of face book. I thought of it more as a social connection rather than a tool to use within the classroom. I would not say I am sold on using in the classroom yet because I am do not completely understand it but this Prezi has helped me become very interested in opening an account. And after hearing how others within my profession are using it, I should give it a chance to possible help enhance my teaching tools.
I am already a tweetaholic. As Kate said, I tend to use twitter for personal reasons (to inform celebrities of my every move... read: this is the internet, I am full of the sarcasm here!) But I do use Twitter to connect with friends and others that share the same interests. With that being said, I have begun using a separate account for my PLCs and find the searching education related hashtags (for those that are not familiar with the twitterverse, you can put something with a # attached to your tweet that signifies what you are talking about-- so if I am involved in #edchat, I can search for others that are talking about the same thing.)
I find that connecting with other teachers using this media is awesome! I have connected with teachers from England and Ireland and love to chat about the differences in our curriculum and such. I am very sold on using it for planning purposes. Kate, you should give it a try!
I can see this as being a great way to connect with other teachers and gather ideas. It may be interesting to see what a teacher on the other side of the country are doing in their classrooms. I have not yet tried the whole twitter thing, but this has helped to convience me that it is somethign that I need to look into. I also want to make sure that I am keeping up to date with my students and what types of technology they are using.
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