1. PLN Reflection
Adventures in Twitter
by Caitlin Evans

2. I used to think…
 Twitter is pointless
 Twitter is for over-sharing things nobody wants to hear
 I can’t learn anything useful on Twitter
 Nobody interesting actually uses Twitter
 I don’t have time for Twitter

3. My PLN’s Growth
When I created my Twitter account on July 11th, 2013, I
followed fewer than 30 people.
But now, check out my Twitter today (August 15th, 2013):
I’ve written 37 tweets (including 15 re-tweets) and started
following 145 individuals and organizations. That’s progress.

4. My PLN’s Growth
I have also gained
22 followers, and
I’ve been learning
to interact with
them in 140
characters or less.

5. Who I follow
The International Educator
I follow for two main reasons:
 Job opportunities. I’m interested
in teaching internationally, and
they frequently post international
job listings from their database.
 Information about International
Education. I have worked in an
international school in the past,
and it’s a community and
phenomenon I find fascinating.
Following TIE keeps me up-to-date
in the field.

6. Who I follow
AprenderesFácil
I follow for three main reasons:
 Ideas for teaching in another
language. They provide lots of
ideas and information on Ed Tech
and innovative pedagogy, and if I
limited myself to English I would
miss out.
 Learning about teaching from a
different cultural perspective.
 Practicing my Spanish! I try to
follow many Spanish language
Twitter feeds.

7. Who I follow
Steven W. Anderson
I follow for three main reasons:
 I think it’s important to follow
individual teachers to make
personal connections.
 Ed Tech ideas. He often posts
interesting links to Web 2.0 tools
and more.
 Inspiration for the classroom.
Using a conversational tone, he
provides support for teachers
more generally.

8. My Participation
 I retweet interesting posts.
 I respond to the content in other peoples’ tweets, using
the “@” symbol so they can read my response.
 I follow, and participate in ongoing conversations, using
the hashtags #edchat, #intedchat and #edtech

9. Now, I think…
 Twitter has lots of potential uses.
 No over-sharing needed; instead I can focus on
professional content.
 I can access a wide variety of information that will help
my career as an educator, and more importantly help
my students learn.
 I can connect with lots of interesting professionals.
 Twitter doesn’t take that much time – maybe 10-15
minutes a day.