All Worked Up
Getting Networked Through Twitter
Emily HarrisonPrincipal, Patriot Oaks Academy
GETTING ALL “WORKED UP”
USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO LEVERAGE GOOD
NEWS, LEARNER NETWORKS AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION
•Who I am
•What I am not
•Why me?
•What I hope to accomplish by the end of
this presentation
TWO COLUMN NOTES PAGE
•My Current
Thoughts/
Understandings
•Now I think (or
something I’ve learned)
A THOUSAND MILE JOURNEY…•What reasons does a school have to be connected?
•What options are there to get connected?
•How can being connected help me personally and
professionally
•How can being connected help my school?
•The “T” word and my personal journey
SUMMARY NOTES:
•Twitter can be used personally and
professionally to give you current or
cutting edge information … and for
schools, it is an excellent way to share
good news.
WHAT ARE THE FEARS AND BOUNDARIES OF SOCIAL MEDIA?
•Negativity
•Time
SUGGESTIONS FOR A POSITIVE DIGITAL FOOTPRINT, “DO” LIST:
•Share innovative strategies and good news about
your school
•Include education articles that influence
thinking
•Include good thoughts and quotes
•Lose the negativity
SUMMARY NOTES:
•Allow only one school account. Only follow one other
group (St. Johns County School District) and post one to
two times per week.
•THE DO LIST:• Share innovative strategies and good news about your
school
• Include education articles that influence thinking
• Include good thoughts and quotes
• Lose the negativity
•Follow your school district’s guidelines for Social Media
SCHOOL ACCOUNT
CHANGE…
•Change is NOT a Top-Down or Bottom-Up
kind of thing… It’s an ALL HANDS on
DECK kind of thing.
•YOU must be the NUMBER ONE FAN of
YOUR School
FOCUSING ON YOU
•What ways can Twitter help you
professionally?
•What is your understanding of a PLN, or
Professional Learning Network?
FOCUSING ON YOU•What ways can Twitter help you professionally?
• Professional Development
• Resource Sharing
• Collaboration and Networking
• COMBAT ISOLATION
•What is Your understanding of a PLN, or Personal/
Professional Learning Network?
• A PLN is made up of those people who restore you with
encouragement, calm your feelings of isolation, stimulate your ideas
and give you support
•Creating Content and Leading CHATS
SUMMARY NOTES:
•I AM THE NUMBER ONE FAN OF MY
SCHOOL/ SCHOOL DISRICT AND I CAN
PROVE IT.
•Twitter can help me personally and
professionally through PD, sharing ideas
and networking.
HANDLES AND HASHTAGS
•What do you know about handles and
hashtags?
SHARING CONTENT•A Handle
•@PatriotOaks
•@eduk8fla
•Hashtags
•#chargereduchat
•#FlSecretary
•#FlSecretaryChat
DISCUSS
•How could you use a “CHAT” to help you
professionally?
CHAT EXAMPLE•TOPIC- SUBSITUTES
•Questions to pose- examples
•What is one way your office checks substitutes in at the front
desk?
•How do you guarantee you get your keys back from a
substitute?
•How do you track the hours a substitute works?
•What are some strategies you use to develop substitutes who
need assistance?
•How do you show appreciation to your substitutes?
SUMMARY NOTES
•I can share content through hashtags, like
#FlSecretary
•I can participate in or lead “CHATS” with
others about content that interests me, like
#FlSecretaryChat
IN CLOSING•Share the “Good News” through Social Media
•Grow personally and professionally
•Create a positive digital footprint for yourself
and you school/district
•Connect with others like you and keep that
learning going all year long!