Without a doubt Twitter has become something we cannot ignore. If you are like me, you probably hoped that this Twitter thing would flare up and eventually go away. It seems like just yesterday I finally got a handle on Facebook and now everyone is talking about Twitter. Agh! Keeping up with all this new technology can be frustrating—I know. However, we owe it to our school communities to reach out and meet them where they exist. For many of our parents, especially those under the age of 30, this reality is the Twitter-verse. So let's start Tweeting!
This week's newsletter is a brief introduction to Twitter. In the spirit of true Education Technology, the newsletter has hyperlinks to a variety of Youtube tutorials, so it is best viewed electronically. These videos cover the very basics of setting up a Twitter handle, just what a hashtag is anyways and what they do, some ideas for classroom implementation, and finally how to use Twitter to build a Personal Learning Network (PLN). If you're not familiar with Twitter, I encourage you to spend 30 minutes learning about it. Who knows, you might even take the plunge and become a Tweeting Twitterer!
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