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as a Professional Tool

as a Professional Tool. # gresadrivein Aaryn Schmuhl Assistant Superintendent Learning and Leadership Services Henry County Schools. Purpose and Take- aways. Learn how to use Twitter Learn how Twitter can enhance in-class and out of-class learning,

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as a Professional Tool

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  1. as a Professional Tool #gresadrivein Aaryn Schmuhl Assistant Superintendent Learning and Leadership Services Henry County Schools

  2. Purpose and Take-aways • Learn how to use Twitter • Learn how Twitter can enhance in-class and out of-class learning, • Learn how Twitter can enhance professional development via resource sharing, collaboration, individualized learning, & leadership • Define Connected Educator and PLN

  3. Who am I? • Former Principal at Luella Middle School • Asst. Superintendent in Henry County Schools • Passionate about power of blended learning • Passionate about professional learning and professional dialogue with educators • Founder and co-moderator of #gaed • Connected Educator

  4. What’s a connected educator? • Take a few minutes to brainstorm with your neighbors to define Connected Educator • Definition:

  5. Connected Educators • Connected educators are "do-it-yourself learners.“ • Connected educators have a "network of collective wisdom" to turn to when information and knowledge is needed. • Connected educators are "collaborative learners." • Connected educators have moved away from the "paradigm of isolation and closed doors" to sharing a strong commitment with other educators to learn and understand more and more about teaching and learning. • Connected educators have leveraged online networks to solve their instructional problems through crowdsourcing and relying on the wisdom of the crowd for resources on teaching and learning. -Nussbaum-Beach and Hall (2011)

  6. My Journey on Twitter? • 2010- GaETC • Signed up for Twitter • 2011- GaETC • Remembered I had signed up for Twitter at the conference the previous year, reset my password, followed some folks, caught onto #satchat • 2012- GaETC • Built out my PLN, started #gaed, jumped into a lot chats • 2013- Nominated for Bammy Award largely due to PLN and being a connected educators

  7. The Twitter Basics • Twitter.com

  8. The Basic Parts of an Account • Handle – professional, maybe some personality @ • Profile– necessary for non-lurkers; no profile, no followers

  9. Following People •  @TomWhitby •  @web20classroom •  @teachingwthsoul •  @cybraryman1 •  @nmhs_principal •  @gcouros Organizations •  @educationweek •  @edutopia •  @eyeoneducation •  @edudemic •  @isteconnects •  @mindshiftkqed

  10. Figuring out who to follow • Stalk other people’s followers & following - Look @ profiles - Look @ # of followers • Watch who posts using hashtagsof interest to you • Follow as many as you want, you don’t have to keep up with it all.

  11. How do I tweet? • How many characters? • What is this: # • What does it mean to “tweet at”? • RT ? MT ? DM? • Retweet • Modified Tweet • Direct Message •  Who sees my tweets? General settings: • Followers • Anyone who searches / follows any #s used • Anyone who searches any terms used • Possible to limit to followers only

  12. Using # (hashtags) • Hashtags are used to share with a broader community #ncadmin • Hashtags are used for specific audiences • #gresadrivein • #projectmehcs • Hashtags are used for chats • #gaed #ntchat • #satchat #ptchat • #sbgchat #byotchat • #ellchat #edchat

  13. Chats • Use an app like Hootsuite or Tweetdeck to manage and organize chats • Chats are fast paced and you can’t always keep up with it • Choose to lurk to begin and then jump right in • A great way to engage in professional dialogue • Complete List of Twitter Edu Chats: • https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiftIdjCeWSXdDRLRzNsVktUUGJpRWJhdUlWLS1Genc#gid=0

  14. Why Bother Tweeting? • Get Connected • Fight Isolation • Share Resources • Asynchronous and Syncronous Learning • Connect your students with other students and classrooms and professionals • Keep up to date with the profession • Individualized PL • Connects new and veteran Ts

  15. Twitter as a Professional Network • Connect with educators around the country • See/hear possibilities and ideas • On Demand learning and engagement • Give and take • Encouragement • Inspiration • Knowledge

  16. Twitter as A Classroom Tool • Do nows • Backchanneling • Find related resources • Communication & questions – • teacher- student, • student-student, • professionals-students

  17. Classroom Use of Twitter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w9CnaeaiAE&list=PLui3i0IG-_tFiF7MdB4Qgoru9QMi3dGgq

  18. Words of Advice for Classroom Use • Adults shouldn’t follow students in general – make use of hashtags instead • Kids can/should follow adults • Professional accounts vs. Personal accounts

  19. Questions and Discussion • Join the #gaed conversation every Thursday night at 8 PM • Simply follow #gaed • September 25’s Topic is Transforming Education, an extension of Leadership Atlanta’s (co)lab conference this week. #colab13

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