Connected Educator
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A connected educator develops networks and collaborates online with colleagues globally to engage in powerful learning practices. This shifts away from isolation towards a community of learners who have deep conversations about ideas and practice while listening to varied perspectives. A personal learning network (PLN) allows educators to choose who they follow on platforms like Twitter to learn at their own pace anywhere through links, articles, conferences and discussions. PLNs connect local, national and international educators from diverse backgrounds who freely share resources and support learning. Twitter can provide 24/7 professional development for educators through finding resources, up-to-the-minute news, and communicating with others. It allows sharing ideas during presentations and getting feedback from a global audience.
Connected Educator
- 2. What is a connected educator?
- 3. Starts with…. connected learning develop networks and co-construct knowledge collaborate online interact with colleagues around the globe Powerful Learning Practice
- 4. New Culture Emerges Shift away from a paradigm of isolation and closed doors Deep commitment to understanding ideas related learning Conversations turn to topics of practice Active listening to varied perspectives Community of learners moving forward Powerful Learning Practice
- 7. It’s Personal You choose who you want to follow You choose if you want to actively participate Collaborate, communicate and learn at your pace, anywhere, anytime
- 8. Learning Links to blogs, articles, photos, infographics, conferences, and more Education “chats” in real time on a wide-range of topics Follow education “giants”
- 9. Network Local, National and International Educators from diverse backgrounds Individuals who share resources, support and encourage learning
- 10. Who Needs a PLN? Educators who want to learn and share in a global community Educators who are looking to reach beyond their school community and embrace new pedagogy Educators who want to stay current
- 11. Added Bonus PLN’s are social – often the people you follow on Twitter are people you have or will meet face-to-face at education conferences PLN’s freely share of their time and talent, site resources, offer feedback, participate virtually in your presentations
- 13. Objectives: Share a basic understanding of Twitter Describe the Benefits of Using Twitter Explain Personal Learning Networks Give Examples of Twitter in the Classroom
- 14. Twitter Twitter is an online social networking service and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based messages of up to 140 characters, known as "tweets”. Over 500 million active users 340 million tweets daily 1.6 billion search queries per day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter
- 15. Benefits of Twitter 24/7 Professional Development Together we’re Better Find great resources Up-to-the-minute News Best, Free Professional Development, any Teacher can access Self-Awareness and Reflective Practice Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
- 16. An example- Parent Education Workshop Presentation to parents on Social Media Sent a Live Tweet during the presentation “Giving a Twitter education class to parents right now, pls send your location and how you use Twitter, pls RT”
- 17. D.C. Memphis Burlington, MA Iceland Oxford, UK Inga from Iceland, retweets my original tweet sending to her followers NC Central NY Lancaster Wisconsin West Michigan UAE London
- 18. Kingston, NY St. Louis, MO Florida So.Cal. New Brunswick, Canada Vermont Ontario, Canada Maine Reading, MA Perth, Down Under NJ Perth, Australia Northbrook, IL
- 19. The Backchannel Tweeting during a conference or presentation Allows individuals not at the conference to follow the main ideas. Allows for immediate feedback
- 20. One 10 minute Presentation Over 100 tweets From 5 countries Sharing the key points Offering instant feedback
- 21. “Passionate learning starts with passionate teachers” - @ksivick
- 22. Followers from around the globe let us know they are watching. Hi from Plymouth, U K A big Hello from Glasco, Scotland! Hello from Switzerland
- 23. How to use Twitter in the Classroom
- 24. Current Events: Keep a projection of live tweets , Students can witness news in real time.
- 26. Follow authors
- 28. Research Many experts are on Twitter MLA now outlines how to properly cite a Tweet Crowdsource your research, ask others to tweet their best references
- 29. Promote Class Blog Tweet the link to your class blog Ask for feedback for specific topic or post
- 30. Class Blog
- 32. Jake received 6 comments on his blog. Two of the comments were from people living in Ethiopia. “I live in Addis Ababa, which is the capitol of Ethiopia and I like it a lot. The food here is very spicy and delicious and people usually eat with their hands.”
- 33. India Germany United Kingdom Revolver map linked to blog, this list hows live “hits” to the student’s log, follow tweeting the link.
- 34. Backchannels Ask students to follow tweets during a televised event Model a backchannel and tweet during a conference so students can witness your learning
- 35. Start a weekly Chat Send students a poll asking them to vote on a discussion topic Assign a twitter conversation for homework – meet on twitter, get a conversation started Invite global experts, alumni, parents, anyone who wants to extend the conversation beyond classroom walls
- 36. Alternatives to Twitter for the classroom