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Session Description & Feedback
Session Description & Feedback
Get connected! Come create a Twitter account and start following great educators with fantastic resources. You’ll learn how to follow hashtags and make the most of your new network!
Get connected! Come create a Twitter account and start following great educators with fantastic resources. You’ll learn how to follow hashtags and make the most of your new network!
Step 1 - Get Twitter on Your Device
Step 1 - Get Twitter on Your Device
Step 2 - Find a Twitter Buddy and then....
Step 2 - Find a Twitter Buddy and then....
Your twitter buddy is who will help you with taking a picture of yourself, as well as be one of your first followers. In return, you can help them take a picture for their Twitter profile.
Take a moment to answer the question, "What am I learning?" and share that. Tweets using pictures and links are 94% more likely to be Retweeted.
Tasks
Tasks
- Replace the stock profile image with YOUR picture (not a picture of your pet)
- Add a hashtag to your tweets for this event such as #tceamg
- Start building your PLN by following people at your table that you want to learn from (more recommendations below)
Step 3 - Follow Who You Want to Learn From
Step 3 - Follow Who You Want to Learn From
Ready to start building your Professional Learning Network? Find someone you admire and see who they follow. Then, follow the people you want to follow. Block anyone who has inappropriate content.
Suggested PLN Members
Suggested PLN Members
- TCEA (@tcea) - free apps, great info on a daily basis
- Miguel Guhlin (@mguhlin) - teaching, learning and leading with tech
- Dr. Bruce Ellis (@drbruceellis) - everything
- Diana Benner (@diben) - Google and Chromebooks, classroom instructional stuff
- Peggy Reimers (@preimers) - Focus on Making, iPads
Step 4 - Jump into Twitterchats
Step 4 - Jump into Twitterchats
Ready to really accelerate your learning? Following people allows you for leisurely learning. Jump into a Twitterchat to speed up learning around a particular topic, grade level, or area of interest.
Tips for Twitterchat Participation
- Chats are usually scheduled so be on time
- Use Tweetdeck, which offers multi-column support, to manage twitterchats
- If you get overwhelmed, slow down and remember you can always see the archive of the chat
Step 5 - Be Yourself and Be Professional
Step 5 - Be Yourself and Be Professional
Remember that the world is watching. You might as well...
- Be professional
- Share quality content (pictures) that reflects successful teaching, learning and/or leading
- Invite others to join you and include use a consistent hashtag that has not been used before
- Share video and audio (use Voxer.com) in your Tweets to deepen engagement
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