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The Power of

10,000Educators in Your

Pocket

This Presentation was created as a direct

result of that power!

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ACTIVITY

We all know what making a connection is,

but...

What on earth is a connected educator?

You are not alone!

Separation of some things is a good idea, a

very good idea!

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Are you intentional about your legacy?

Your PLN is your opportunity to leave a lasting legacy to your. . . . (2013, Theriault)

So many tools, so little time!

Two tools to rule them all!

Well not really, but we will explain.

Google+

Twitter

A Traditional Social Media Tool with some non-traditional

upgrades!

Google+ is:

Navigation

Sort Stream By Circles

Share Here, or here

Current User

Notification Bell Switch Accounts

Your StreamHangouts

Circles?!!!

Hangouts

Communities

+1

You can “like” every post by using the “+1” button. And you can go back and find all of your “+1’s later!”

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Twitter is:

Information shared in small posts (140 characters max.) called “tweets.”

● text● links● photos● videos

Don’t take our word for it

Flatten the walls

The Twitter website

Anatomy of a tweet

Twitter Vocabulary

Tweet @ Reply

Retweet (RT) Modified tweet (MT)

Follow/Follower Timeline or stream

Favorite Direct

Message (DM)

Ts, Ss, and Ps

Tweeps/Tweeple/Tweet-up/Twittermonial

Hashtags (Topics)

#caedchat

#ccsschat

#elemchat

#cpchat (connected principals)

#ntchat (new teachers)

#gtchat (gifted and talented)

#spedchat

#edtech

Also grade level/subject specific

Setting up an account

● Sign in with email at twitter.com● Real name or a memorable professional

name (no underscores)● Real photo or recognizable drawing

(screenshot)● Create a bio (how long teaching, where you

are, etc.)● Make your profile public

Twitter Dos

● Follow at least 50-100 educators● Accept that you will not be able to read every

tweet… EVER (power of the RT)● Give it 2 months● Interact with people whose tweets you find

interesting (lurking is okay at first)● Unfollow people who are not adding to your

experience● Be professional

● Follow one or two people. Look at who they follow or interact with and follow those people.

● Tweet to that one person, ask who they recommend, and follow those people.

● Click on a hashtag. Follow people who are saying things you find interesting or valuable.

● There are many lists of key people to follow.● Look at people’s bios and tweets to help you

decide if you want to follow them.

Get started

How to follow

Important to remember the 3 stages of becoming a connected educator.

Stage 1: Lurker

Stage 2: Tentative participant

Stage 3: Contributing member

"Unless the only thing you do is hand out worksheets other people made, you have things to share on Twitter." - @alicekeeler

Tweet:● about an activity you are doing● a success you have had with a student● about something that frustrates you so you

can get help

What can you share?

Twitter Clients ~ For Filtering Tweets

TweetDeck

Hootsuite

Tweetdeck

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Let’s Tweet!

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