USING TWITTER AS A

PROFESSIONAL TOOL

with @mrrexinewith @mrrexine

What does it take to learn professionally?

What is Twitter?

Just read this great

article about

common core state standards!

Just read this great

article about

common core state standards!

I found this great app

and website for teaching 3rd grade

math!

I found this great app

and website for teaching 3rd grade

math!

Hey, I can use that!

Hey, I can use that!

I can’t wait to share

these resources with my

teachers!

I can’t wait to share

these resources with my

teachers!

@TomWhitby

“Twitter is everything a

teachers lounge or team meeting should be...

inspired educators with engaging

ideas!”

Professional Learning Network

@Web20classroom

“The reality is that teaching is hard. That's the

real reason I have a PLN.”

Ways To Use Twitter To Improve Your Professional Learning

"Just as students need to take charge of their own learning -

teachers need to take charge of theirs."

Professional vs. Personal

Use a photo of yourself

Keep your Twitter profile employer-focused

Remember to give (and take)

“Some say, ‘what can you say in

140 characters’...a lot

through the power of a link!”

Follow who you want to follow

Follow for quality, not quantity

Join the conversation with hashtags

#CCSS

#mlearning

#NDATL

Take part in Twitter chats

#edchat (7pm Tuesday)

#21stedchat (7pm Sunday)

Keep things open

Be authentic

Don’t forget your manners

Participate regularly

Use Twitter to strengthen your network

What is a PLN?

Use Twitter to strengthen your network

Become an expert on Twitter

Don’t forget to follow back

Connect Twitter to School Website

Develop a Twitter community

Manage your presence

Tweetbot

HootSuite

Twitter.com

People to follow right away

“When people ask me, why Twitter? My response is simple, I

get inspired, motivated, new

ideas, & make new connections I didn't

have before.”

Twitter Resources to Keep Organized

Favorites

Lists

@MNHS_Principal

“Twitter allows 24/7 365 PD with no

geographic limitations.”

“Twitter has increased my

professional reading exponentially. I feel

so much more aware and

energized since starting.”

“Educators need to know there is

more to Twitter than reporting

what’s for lunch and stalking Justin

Bieber.”

“Remember that book ‘Oh, The Places You'll

Go!’ ... that's kinda like what joining Twitter is for an

educator.”

“What if PD was less like a

prescription and more like a gift

card?”

Are you a lifelong learner?

Do you feel like you have resources to share?

Could you use a new idea every now and then?

I encourage you to sign up for a Twitter account, you are literally 140 character away

from changing your professional learning experience.

Need or want more information?Visit my regional blog

blogs.edutech.nodak.edu/westcentralTwitter page (right-hand side)

Tweet a question to @mrrexine