Week 1: Twitter and Your PLN

Develop Your PLN with Twitter

• Twitter as PD
• hashtags
  • chats
  • #eduwin, #eduawesome, #comments4kids, #ntchat
  • content-area hashtags: find curriculum hashtags for each student
  • cybraryman’s hashtags
• @ reply and engaging
• how to connect with other educators: demo
• personal branding: same username, same image on all social media

Professional development (because your degree has an 18 month shelf life)

• CUE
• Edcamp
• ISTE
• Infinite Thinking Machine
• Twitter
• Google+
• EdReach.us (EduNationCast, Google Educast)
• Edutopia
• Discovery Educator Network (DEN)
• Google Teacher Academy
• Apple Distinguished Educator
• Coffee CUE
• other social media: Instagram, photowalks, Voxer, etc.