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PLN Reflection

PLN Reflection. Adventures in Twitter by Caitlin Evans. I used to think…. Twitter is pointless Twitter is for over-sharing things nobody wants to hear I can’t learn anything useful on Twitter Nobody interesting actually uses Twitter I don’t have time for Twitter. Turns out I was wrong!.

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PLN Reflection

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  1. PLN Reflection Adventures in Twitter by Caitlin Evans

  2. I used to think… • Twitter is pointless • Twitter is for over-sharing things nobody wants to hear • I can’t learn anything useful on Twitter • Nobody interesting actually uses Twitter • I don’t have time for Twitter Turns out I was wrong!

  3. My PLN’s Growth When I created my Twitter account on July 11th, 2013, I followed fewer than 30 people. But now, check out my Twitter today (August 15th, 2013): I’ve written 37 tweets (including 15 re-tweets) and started following 145 individuals and organizations. That’s progress.

  4. My PLN’s Growth I have also gained 22 followers, and I’ve been learning to interact with them in 140 characters or less.

  5. Who I follow The International Educator I follow for two main reasons: • Job opportunities. I’m interested in teaching internationally, and they frequently post international job listings from their database. • Information about International Education. I have worked in an international school in the past, and it’s a community and phenomenon I find fascinating. Following TIE keeps me up-to-date in the field.

  6. Who I follow AprenderesFácil I follow for three main reasons: • Ideas for teaching in another language. They provide lots of ideas and information on Ed Tech and innovative pedagogy, and if I limited myself to English I would miss out. • Learning about teaching from a different cultural perspective. • Practicing my Spanish! I try to follow many Spanish language Twitter feeds.

  7. Who I follow Steven W. Anderson I follow for three main reasons: • I think it’s important to follow individual teachers to make personal connections. • Ed Tech ideas. He often posts interesting links to Web 2.0 tools and more. • Inspiration for the classroom. Using a conversational tone, he provides support for teachers more generally.

  8. My Participation • I retweet interesting posts. • I respond to the content in other peoples’ tweets, using the “@” symbol so they can read my response. • I follow, and participate in ongoing conversations, using the hashtags #edchat, #intedchat and #edtech

  9. Now, I think… • Twitter has lots of potential uses. • No over-sharing needed; instead I can focus on professional content. • I can access a wide variety of information that will help my career as an educator, and more importantly help my students learn. • I can connect with lots of interesting professionals. • Twitter doesn’t take that much time – maybe 10-15 minutes a day.

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