Before today, I had made a twitter account and had tweeted one tweet. Little did I know of the value behind twitter for teachers!
Today, we were joined by James Hopkins through google hangouts. James shared with us his journey through his teaching career up until today and the value twitter provided for him as an educator. Twitter provides a professional learning network (PLN) and a form of professional development which is constantly at your finger tips.
We took part in a twitter chat with the hashtag #MDTAchat. These slides explain the provocation and questions we were challenged with.
Here is our twitter chat:
- On twitter
- On storify (displaying our chat)
This was a great share task where our thinking was challenged, our PLN was expanded, and we had growth in our confidence on twitter.
My goal will be to keep up with using twitter to connect with and expand my PLN.
Thanks for this reflection Hannah. I am pleased you have had a chance to experience the power of the PLN in action. Don't feel obligated to be a daily user. But do connect when you have the right occasions eg the Manaiakalani Hui.
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