In order to show Ed what I've learned from last week's readings, I decided to create a twitter account for myself and find some people in education to follow (administrators, technology, and wellness). This week, I have enjoyed reading people's "tweets" and have encountered some interesting links to areas of interest amongst the 25 to 30 people I follow. I also have received messages from people that I have chosen to follow and enjoy the opportunity to interact with educators with some of the same issues and ideals. This appears to be a very valuable tool in terms of professional development and has begun to be a part of my routine every day.
I haven't made any tweets yet and don't know if I ever will but it is staggering to me the ease in which you can be connected with others who have such thoughtful information to share. What a inexpensive and effective tool for professional development! It's like the reference that Bill Ferriter made in his article, teachers need to model learning through technology and be transparent in the process. Sharing this process with students can be informative for the teacher and the student and begins to hit on the possibilities that technology affords us.
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I have stayed off the twitter boat. I don't know why. I just didn't know if I wanted to add one more place to go online each day. I tend to get addicted and keep going more than I should. I may have to bend and break on this one. I might just have to dip my toes in. If I do, I will post on my blog and let you know how it's going. Your post gives me more hope about it as a professional tool. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMy husband got me into Twitter a while ago, but I have never thought of a way to connect it to education. To me it has been an interesting way to keep in touch with people I know day to day (much like a facebook account status). I never really connected that it could be used as a tool to connect educators for professional development or for our students. Have you found any Twitter accounts that are maintained by classes of students?
ReplyDeleteYes, thanks Ben, for showing the possibilities of Twitter as an educational tool. Many people see it as simply Facebook-lite...another way to fritter (er, Twitter) away time.
ReplyDeleteBut, as you said, the possibilities for professional development with Twitter are many.