During the #JulyiPadChallenge, Fridays are devoted to growing the PLN! Check it out here.
According to research cited here, nearly half of Twitter users never tweet! Obviously there’s a HUGE (and presumably growing) community of teachers on Twitter who value it for the collaboration, off-hours PD, and general development of PLN, but my suspicion is that a lot of teachers (at least some of the ones I work with) have an account that they either never use or have long since abandoned.
If you too are one of the 44% (maybe you created your Twitter account at a workshop or inservice…maybe at one of mine!) and you haven’t quite fallen in love with Twitter for PD/PLN, today’s your day! Click through some of the links below to learn more about what Twitter can do for you.
- Lots of awesome Twitter ideas, resources, and infographics here.
- Here’s a pretty comprehensive list of educational Twitter hashtag chats.
- I love this list of Twitter tools, too!
I’m not sure if people believe me when I say this, but I really do get most of my good/new ideas from Twitter! All it takes is a few follows, a few hashtag chats, and a few clicks on the right resources, and I guarantee you will revolutionize your teaching. Happy tweeting!
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