IF:
you’re a teacher who wants to tap into a professional learning network
AND
you’ve heard of how powerful Twitter can be for exchanging ideas while making connections with the idea-makers,
BUT you don’t know where to get started,
DIVE into the conversation with #CAedchat.
I, Michael To @MichaelTo_EDU, admit that I've been that timid Twitterer who reads and follows (lurks) but does not tweet for weeks. I have to confess that my first experience communicating with Twitter during this past Sunday’s #CAedchat has been nothing short of thrilling. I’m hooked.
Here’s why:
You can become an instant contributor and make a difference with your presence.
If you want to say something meaningful on Twitter, attempt to answer a meaningful question. #CAedchat provides the meaningful questions. This past Sunday, December 7, Mr. Theriault @davidtedu led an intriguing discussion on White Space. I answered 6 out of 7 questions. My answers got favorited 28 times by various educators. 4 answers were retweeted. I gained 7 followers during the chat, with several of them tweeting openly that they had started to follow me. The moderator even complimented one of my responses. The one question I didn’t answer was the one I could not submit because my response exceeded the number of allowed characters.
Which leads me to my second point:
Unlike some face-to-face forums, participants are encouraged to get to the point by virtue of the 140 character limit for tweets. The result is that your time is well spent. This allows for many participants in the dialogue rather than the brave few of conventional in-vivo forums who stand up and clutch the mic amid a sea of onlookers. Having many contributors allows for the exchange of a wide variety of perspectives and ideas. Granted, not every educator addresses the question directly in their short answer Tweet, but there is always the possibility that something new will be heard or learned.
My first followers on Twitter:
Third: You get instant access to an educational community of relevance. Dive right in, introduce yourself, and instantly be welcomed and acknowledged. Where else can you find so many friendly, positive, insightful individuals who are dedicated to the improvement of their craft and those they serve? #CAedchat must certainly be the finest of Twitter.
If you would like to learn how to join the #CAedchat conversation, check out this awesome #CAedchat promo video by Jessica Pack @Packwoman208.
you’re a teacher who wants to tap into a professional learning network
AND
you’ve heard of how powerful Twitter can be for exchanging ideas while making connections with the idea-makers,
BUT you don’t know where to get started,
DIVE into the conversation with #CAedchat.
I, Michael To @MichaelTo_EDU, admit that I've been that timid Twitterer who reads and follows (lurks) but does not tweet for weeks. I have to confess that my first experience communicating with Twitter during this past Sunday’s #CAedchat has been nothing short of thrilling. I’m hooked.
Here’s why:
You can become an instant contributor and make a difference with your presence.
If you want to say something meaningful on Twitter, attempt to answer a meaningful question. #CAedchat provides the meaningful questions. This past Sunday, December 7, Mr. Theriault @davidtedu led an intriguing discussion on White Space. I answered 6 out of 7 questions. My answers got favorited 28 times by various educators. 4 answers were retweeted. I gained 7 followers during the chat, with several of them tweeting openly that they had started to follow me. The moderator even complimented one of my responses. The one question I didn’t answer was the one I could not submit because my response exceeded the number of allowed characters.
Which leads me to my second point:
Unlike some face-to-face forums, participants are encouraged to get to the point by virtue of the 140 character limit for tweets. The result is that your time is well spent. This allows for many participants in the dialogue rather than the brave few of conventional in-vivo forums who stand up and clutch the mic amid a sea of onlookers. Having many contributors allows for the exchange of a wide variety of perspectives and ideas. Granted, not every educator addresses the question directly in their short answer Tweet, but there is always the possibility that something new will be heard or learned.
My first followers on Twitter:
Third: You get instant access to an educational community of relevance. Dive right in, introduce yourself, and instantly be welcomed and acknowledged. Where else can you find so many friendly, positive, insightful individuals who are dedicated to the improvement of their craft and those they serve? #CAedchat must certainly be the finest of Twitter.
If you would like to learn how to join the #CAedchat conversation, check out this awesome #CAedchat promo video by Jessica Pack @Packwoman208.