A resource for teachers on using Twitter to build a Professional/personal Learning Network

1. CC by Mark Hamm http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3466/3383916444_bbd1947b0a_o_d.jpg CC by jmiles http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2772265449_77222fc527_o_d.gif

2. Twitter for Teachers Building a Personal Learning Network (PLN) http://caspersontest.pbworks.com/Cellphones-and-Twitter

3. Twitter misconceptions Narcissistic Mainly to follow celebs Just another Facebook/fad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w

4. Twitter as resource Easier, quicker facebook/blog to share thoughts with friends/colleagues Resource for PLN: following and connecting with experts in the educational technology field Connecting to other master teachers http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/

5. Twitter Basics Sign up for an account at Twitter.com Edit your profile Post ideas or status updates yourself Follow others http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o Common Craft intro

7. Beyond the Basics Use a tool like Tweetdeck to manage your network and post from Strategies to find other’s to follow: Follow those your friends are following Go to a service like http://tweepml.org/ or Wefollow.com Find teachers on lists from wikis, etc

8. Ways to use Twitter in Class Follow experts, famous people Class talk, questions, feedback http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WPVWDkF7U8 Track word, event, etc. Homework updates, group work Writing, grammar, group stories http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2008/twitter-for-academia/

9. Twitter Tools Tweetdeck/Seesmic Desktop Todaysmeet/Edmodo for private school based tweeting Twitpic/Yfrog for pictures Hundreds out there: search for Twitter and what function you’d like

10. For more resources: http://caspersontest.pbworks.com/Cellphones-and-Twitter Greg Casperson http://gcaspers.fts.educ.msu.edu/wp/ @gcasperson http://teachingandtech.wikispaces.com/Twitter