Tech Tuesday Professional Development for PCCS teachers. 10/4/11

1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosauraochoa/3419823308/
Twitter for Teachers
Tech Tuesday ~ 10/4/11

2. Benefits of Twitter
fantastic exchange of ideas
it’s okay to ask the silly
breaks down social barriers questions
get input from all over the keeps you motivated
globe
it opens doors
keeps you up to date
gives you thousands of
mentors

3. Twitter for the educator
Assignment Education

4. Twitter in the classroom
Gives students a voice!
Allows everyone to
share!
Gives families a
window into what goes
on during our day.
Enforces digital
citizenship.

5. Connecting with twitter
Connect with other
classrooms around the
globe.
Share our successes.
Share our thinking.

6. Let’s check it out...

7. Here’s the plan...
search for interesting topics/something you are
interested in
basic terminology and chats - RT, @, DM, follow,
handles, hashtags, #daily5, #5thchat, #elemchat
Dig In....Explore!

8. Getting the most out of
Twitter.
Add a picture of yourself and a short bio.
Find people by looking at who people follow and follow
them.
It’s okay if people don’t follow you back.
Talk to people.
Lurking is okay too!
You don’t have to read everything.
It’s okay to unfollow people.

9. Must Follow Tweeps
Administrators Teachers
@PrincipalJ
@thenerdyteacher @dreambition
@L_Hilt
@web20classroom @powell4thgrade
@justintarte
@cybraryman1 @grade1
@gcouros
@pernilleripp @FirstGradeBrain
@NMHS_Principal
@coolcatteacher
@Ed_Leadership

10. Links about Twitter.
http://adaptivelearnin.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/why-teachers-
should-join-twitter-what-i-have-learned-as-a-twitter-newbie/
http://www.creativeeducation.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/09/10-
reasons-to-tweet/
http://web20classroom.blogspot.com/2011/09/twitter-series-
new-kind-of-twitter-pd.html
http://principalj.blogspot.com/2011/08/twitter-for-teachers.html