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: A Whole New World of

Professional Learning

Kathy Perret, Instructional CoachNorthwest AEA

President of Learning Forward-Iowakperret@nwaea.org

Visit my blog Learning is Growing @ http://learningisgrowing.wordpress.com/

At Learning Forward, we are committed to every educator

engaging in effective professional learning every day so every

student achieves.

Do you want to … Keep current?

Learn for other educators?

Engage in inspiring conversations?

Get new ideas and feedback?

Connect and collaborate?

Indentify Influencers and Mentors?

Build deeper relationships?

Become a resource for other colleagues?

Learn outside your discipline from others leaders?

If you answer YES to any of these, TWITTER may be for you!

Extend your

staffroom globally

Why do others use TWITTER?

Professional Learning Networks (PLN)

Twitter…

Really, what is Twitter?

The Lingo: Twitter Literacy

Getting Started with Twitter

What is Twitter: http://www.explania.com/en/animations/detail/what-is-twitter

How do I begin?

Go to http://twitter.com/ Click on Sign up now Type in your full name

Choose a Username Type in a strong password Type in email address Type the words you see and

then click on Create my account

Thisis your twitter online

identity from now on. Choose a name you want to be

remembered by (it is ok to use your real name!)

Next stages …

Ignore Step one (suggestions) and click on Next step

Ignore Step twoand click on Next Step

Ignore Step three (it is better to do this later once you have filled out your profile information) Click Next Step

If you are setting up a Professional Network

Unless you have a Gmail or Yahoo account with

addresses of contacts that might be on

Twitter

Confirm your account

One line bio (160 character limit)

I am a teacher/educator/administrator…

Interested in Science Maths ICT (technology) Education Instructional Leadership

Work in small/large school Teach level … Any other info about you

that will attract the followers you want to learn from.

Settings

Add your location (city name) If you enable geotagging it will

show geographical info of where you are ‘tweeting’ from

If you protect your tweets, nobody (except followers) will see what you are saying If they can see what you are

saying they are more likely to follow you

Click Save

http://www.angelamaiers.com/2008/12/twittercreated-in-1647.html

Who should I follow?

Angela Maiers: @AngelaMaiers Aviva Dunsiger: @Grade1 Robin Phares: @pharesr Kristina Peters: @Mrskmpeters Shannon Miller:

@shannonmmiller Kyle Pace: @kylepace Shelley Terrel: @ShellTerrell John C. Carver: @johnccarver Jerry Blumengarten:

@cybraryman1 Richard McGrath: @rchmcgrth Tania Ash: @tcash Louise Winsor: @louwinsr

The following people have been instrumental PLN members:

Lisa Christen: @TheHomeworkDog Jennifer Brokofsky: @saskateach Erin Olson: @eolsonteacher Michelle Baldwin: @michellek107 Greta Sandler: @gret Joanne Jacobs: @JoAnnJ68 Joan Young: @flourishingkids Lisa Dabbs: @teachingwthsoul George Couros: @gcouros Katy Gartside: @nykat4 Dorie Glynn: @doriedance Kelly Alford: @kellyalford Nancy Hniedziejko: @NancyTeaches Eddie Thompson: @EddieThompson

Where to find other people of interest:

Twitter4Teachers Wiki: http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/

Cybrary Man’s PLN List: https://sites.google.com/a/g.coppellisd.com/twitter1/who-to-follow/cybrary-man-s-pln-list

Best Individual Tweeters (EduBlogAwards) http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-individual-tweeter-2010/

How do you get followed?

Twitter Chats

Many groups meet at scheduled times

Use the chat’s Hashtag

Tweets can still be seen by all of your followers

Sources for Twitter Chats available: Educational Chats -

http://www.cybraryman.com/chats.html

A few extras to try…

URL Shortener: https://bitly.com/

Tweetlonger: http://www.twitlonger.com/

Tweet Deck: http://www.tweetdeck.com/

Twitter Backgrounds: http://twitrbackgrounds.com/

Twitter Netiquette Do

Don’t

Additional Resources

Video: Twitter for Educators - http://bit.ly/hCTk1A

An Educator’s Guide to Twitter: http://livebinders.com/play/play/34291

Twitter: What’s the Big Deal? http://bit.ly/jImkVO

100 Tips, Apps and Resources for Teachers on Twitter http://bit.ly/cQGs59

34 Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom http://bit.ly/3TwKx4

How Can We Use Twitter for Teaching and Learning? http://slidesha.re/ajpeTP

Today’s Meet – Backchannel (Can be used with or without Twitter) http://todaysmeet.com/

Twitter Wiki (@ShellTerrell) - http://weconnect.pbworks.com/w/page/24134083/Twitter

Give it a try!