When I was first told to create a twitter page a mere week ago, my eyebrows were scrunched up in
my “what in the world does this have to do with teaching” expression. The answer? A lot. Turns out,
email and Remind 101 via SMS text message is the old way communicate. Twitter has established itself
as an almost universal means of (informal) communication between teacher and teacher, teacher and
school board, teacher and students, and teacher and parents. Twitter provides a live means of updating
both school and parents of what learning is taking place in your classroom, and a practical way to share
your brilliant, or not so much, ideas with the teaching world. When you have “teachers block” and are in
need of ideas, look further than Pinterest and into the Twitterverse. Educational gurus and teaching
leaders share classroom strategies that work, wonderfully integrated curriculum ideas, and a store of
ideas you probably have not even thought about yet. Twitter could inspire the next lesson you just
cannot wait to teach, help you find a group of educators that will support you and provide advice, and
help you establish a professional educational network. Even career postings are tweeted about! I mean
how better to be notified of educational positions than through a school board's careers twitter account?
I know, you are welcome; the job search just got easier. My advice to you? Do not underestimate Twitter
and explore the Twitterverse today.
my “what in the world does this have to do with teaching” expression. The answer? A lot. Turns out,
email and Remind 101 via SMS text message is the old way communicate. Twitter has established itself
as an almost universal means of (informal) communication between teacher and teacher, teacher and
school board, teacher and students, and teacher and parents. Twitter provides a live means of updating
both school and parents of what learning is taking place in your classroom, and a practical way to share
your brilliant, or not so much, ideas with the teaching world. When you have “teachers block” and are in
need of ideas, look further than Pinterest and into the Twitterverse. Educational gurus and teaching
leaders share classroom strategies that work, wonderfully integrated curriculum ideas, and a store of
ideas you probably have not even thought about yet. Twitter could inspire the next lesson you just
cannot wait to teach, help you find a group of educators that will support you and provide advice, and
help you establish a professional educational network. Even career postings are tweeted about! I mean
how better to be notified of educational positions than through a school board's careers twitter account?
I know, you are welcome; the job search just got easier. My advice to you? Do not underestimate Twitter
and explore the Twitterverse today.
(Pierce, 2017)
tech journey on new mediums! #EDUC 2325
Wow Dev, great insight! Your post title is really intriguing, and it's awesome to see how much you've learned in just one week of having Twitter. :)
ReplyDeleteI love that you're excited to try new ways of incorporating Twitter into the classroom even though it's a new form of social media for you. Your overall willingness to try new things is a great trait to have as a future teacher!
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