Twitter for personal learning and communication for school leaders in the North Penn School District. Follow #nped & @NPedtech for applications & takeaways.

1. Expand your PLN
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NPSD Administration Twitter 101
December 11, 2013
Twitter: @joe_mazza
#nped

2. Twitter is a free Web 2.0 social media
service that allows users to send and
receive short 140 character messages
known as tweets.

3. Source: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/55-interesting-social-media-infographics/

4. United States Twitter Use

5. Global Twitter Use

6. Over 24 Million Tweets Sent During the 2013 Superbowl
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7. Who Is Using Twitter?
•Graduate learners - #pennedchat
•K-12 Districts #psd70
•Schools (i.e. @penndalems, @nwelementary, @gnelementary etc)
•Publications, Conference (i.e. @ASCD, #ASCD13)
•Authors/Speakers/Websites/Organizations/Field Trip Venues
•Re-engaging former networks

8. K-12 Twitter use in one
Chicago suburban district
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9. Why Would An Educator
Use Twitter?
For Your School
Professional Growth
Create your own
"Personal Learning
Network" (PLN)

10. Why Use Twitter?
For Your School
Rapidly disseminate information

11. Why Would An Educator
Use Twitter?
For Your School
Professional Growth
Create your own
"Personal Learning
Network" (PLN)

12. How Are You Using Twitter For
Professional Learning?
At 7:30AM, I tweeted from @joe_mazza:
“PLN Help: Facilitating a K-12 admin Twitter 101 later
this morning. How are YOU using Twitter for
professional learning? Use #nped”
RESPONSES

13. The Language of Twitter
@
Reply sent to a specific person and visible to all.
RT
Re-Tweet or resending another persons tweet.
Retweets are an extremely important part of twitter because it
allows interesting ideas and news items to spread quickly.
DM
Direct message in private to a specific person.
You can only DM a person who is following you.
#
Hashtag designating a topic as (i.e.#nped)

14. Username
Avatar
Sample HOME Page
Full Name
Profile
Tweet
Followers
Following

15. Knapp Elementary School’s Twitter Page
http://twitter.com/knappelementary
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16. Knapp Elementary School’s Twitter Page
http://twitter.com/knappelementary
You can have a widget on your school/district website.
Parents can easily access your tweets.
You can set it so only your tweets are seen.
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17. Why Use Twitter?
Professional Growth
Create your own
"Personal Learning
Network" (PLN)
From within a dramatically new information landscape,
the best description of the 21st Century teacher is Master Learner.
—David Warlick

18. TV Channels & Hashtags (#)

19. It’s all about the #Hashtag
Searching for the information YOU
care about. The hashtag search.

20. Access to Twitter
Twitter.com - initially
Cell Phone-As Text Message
Application on Computer-Tweetdeck,
Tweetchat, others
**Cell Phone - Application

21. How does Twitter expand
your PLN?
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22. Why I Value Twitter My PLN
Search for Information
Reflective Practice
Global and Local
Perspectives
Instant Feedback
Newsroom
Showcase
Professional Development
Together We Are Better

23. Next Steps:
When sending tweets, use #nped
to share your learning across our NPSD
learning community.

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25. Two resources to help you “move the needle”
• A-Z Education Twitter Hashtag Glossary & Schedule
• @Cybraryman’s Administrator Connected Teaching,
Learning & Leadership Resource

26. Administrative Reg 4131(d)
#8 Under Web Regulations
Twitter is permitted for staff to use for communication with
other staff or parents, or as part of a professional
development activity. Microblogs are not secure.
Communication should be appropriate and professional, and
should not contain confidential student information.

27. Expand your PLN
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NPSD Administration
December 11, 2013
Twitter: @joe_mazza
#nped