When I began the journey on learning how to use Twitter, I admit that I was a little bit sceptical. Over the last eight weeks, I am surprised at how much I enjoy using this social network. It is a very helpful tool that I plan to continue using both in my personal life and professional life. In my personal life, I plan on using this to keep in touch with family and friends. In my professional life, I will be using this to follow educators to gain important information and ideas that will enable me to improve my teaching skills.
As instructed, I began following five educators on Twitter. The ones that I found most helpful were Amber Aslakson, Jeanna Bryson, and Paula Weeks. Each one provided ample amounts of various websites that they found useful. They also provided inspiration to fellow educators, which in this profession, we all need from time to time. Some of the hashtag searches that I found useful were #edchat, #weteach,and #teachchat. These led me to other educators that had new and exciting ideas that could be used in the classroom. Some of these included websites that offer educators free materials, new ideas, and technology resources.
Although I was skeptical about having to use Twitter, I am now happy to say that I have enjoyed it and plan on using it daily. The amount of information for educators is limitless in the world of technology. It is our job to grasp every opportunity that is available and apply it to our teaching methods to improve the way we teach.
I have been on Twitter for a while, but only to keep in touch with family and friends, politics, celebrities and the latest fashion updates. I too never imagined how social media, especially Twitter would help improve my teaching skills. #edchat and #teachchat were hashtags I found, which led to other useful resources and educators. I can now add Twitter to my teaching resource bag!
ReplyDeleteI was also skeptical about using Twitter. This is one social media that I had never used. I am still learning how to maneuver through it, but I will get it. I think this is a great resource for teachers to gain information on subject matters. I will have to follow the educators you listed to help me improve my teaching methods. Thanks
ReplyDeleteWow, this class has come to an end. Thanks for all the informative sites and information you have posted in your blogs. This class has given us a lot of resources to choose from. Have a great school year!
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