Twitter

Twitter and Education

• Twitter Basics
• Levels of the Twitter User
• Fostering Teacher Leadership Through EdChats
• Instructional Uses of Twitter

Why is Twitter useful?

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• Allows teachers to stay current at no cost.
• Opens a lens to many great minds in education.
• Fosters collaboration and growth.
• Individualizes teacher and student learning.
• Communicates happenings from every classroom.
• Creates and builds relationships and connection outside of the classroom walls.

What are tweets?

A Tweet is an expression of a moment or idea. It can contain text, photos, and videos. Millions of Tweets are shared in real time, every day.

How do I begin?

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• www.twitter.com
• Create an account. 
• Stay Focused! Professional vs. Personal.
• Follow the Greats!
• Tweet and Retweet!

Who to Follow?

Let's start from the very beginning...

• School System
• Your Current School
• Principal, fellow teachers
• Educational organizations, bloggers, authors

When and Where?

Beginning Tweeter

• Choose a time once a day.
• Read an article and tweet it.
• Tweet a happening from class.
• Tweet an idea about education.
• This can happen anywhere!

Moderate Tweeter

• Tweets regularly.
• Participates in EdChats such as #tlap, #learnLap, #CowetaEdChat
• Tweets friends articles.
• Communicates news to stakeholders.

Advanced Tweeter

• Sees twitter as more of a collaborative tool.
• Built a Professional Learning Network.
• Leads EdChats, Sends updates to stakeholders such as parents.
• Uses it for instruction with students.
• Finds lessons and new ideas on a daily basis.
• Developed Teacher Leader Skills

Fostering Teacher Leadership Through EdChats

Start your Own EdChat!

• Gather a group of teachers who are interested.
• Decide on a #hashtag (short and easy to remember)
• Choose a date and time to chat.
• Have a topic/focus in mind.
• Develop 6-8 questions ahead of time or conduct
• Co-lead edchats together and learn.

#CowetaEdChat

Don't Overwhelm Yourself!

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Teachers, what would you tweet today?

Tweet to Reflect on...

Instructional Uses for Twitter

Why Use Twitter?

• Study Buy-In is Great!
• Creates a Positive Classroom Community
• Visible to all stakeholders.
• Models digital citizenship.
• Teachers and students are partners in growth.

Twitter Allows Teachers To..

• Take discussion to a new level.
• Promotes quality answers and clear, concise responses.
• Bridges the classroom to student recreation time.
• Excellent review strategy for tests.
• Makes learning relevant and fun.
• Teachers and participating admin. can easily recognize student learning success.

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