Transform Your Teaching Practice with Twitter: Develop a PLN

Campus Technology 2015

Kristen Treglia, Senior Instructional TechnologistLindsay Karp, Senior Instructional TechnologistFordham University

Transform Your Teaching Practice with Twitter: Develop a PLN

Develop Your PLN

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@kris10_

Kristen TregliaPassionate Educator and Technologist

kristentreglia.wordpress.com

EdTechBible.com

@LindsayKarp

Lindsay KarpTechnologist by Intrigue

LindsayKarp.weebly.com

www.slideshare.net/lindsaykarp

Introduction

Purpose & Profile

Who to follow & how

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Agenda

Before we start…

a little context first…

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Internet Use Over Time

Pew Internet Research CenterJanuary 2014 survey

87%

14%

Personal Learning

Networks

is about networks…

and environments

Personal Learning

Networks

is also about how we learn…

As we work in a time of rapid change, with students who are digital natives, from within a dramatically new information landscape, the best description of the 21st Century teacher is Master Learner.

3 Types of PLN

Synchronous Asynchronous Semisynchronous

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The power of social

is in the network…

The power of social

PEOPLEis in the network…

We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people.

My PLN/PLE*

“people”PLN(personal learning network)

“tools & artifacts”(personal learning Environment)

PLE

…and conferences too!

My PLN/PLE

…and colleagues…

The beginning of My PLN…

Started as a lurker

The beginning of My PLN…

… and then my first tweet

… and now, Twitter has become one of the most important components of my PLN

as of February 2015

Why Twitter?

It’s more than just…

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Follow experts in your field

We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people.

~ Pierre Omidyar

Follow academic, literary or political or business figures

Follow experts in your field

We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people.

~ Pierre Omidyar

Follow academic, literary or political or business figures

Tweet questions for instant feedback

Follow experts in your field

We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people.

~ Pierre Omidyar

Network with people in similar or interesting career paths

Follow academic, literary or political or business figures

Tweet questions for instant feedback

Follow experts in your field

We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people.

~ Pierre Omidyar

Collaborate with experts in your field

Network with people in similar or interesting career paths

Follow academic, literary or political or business figures

Tweet questions for instant feedback

Follow experts in your field

We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people.

~ Pierre Omidyar

Follow conversations at conferences

Collaborate with experts in your field

Network with people in similar or interesting career paths

Follow academic, literary or political or business figures

Tweet questions for instant feedback

Follow experts in your field

We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people.

~ Pierre Omidyar

Promote a cause and spread awareness

Follow conversations at conferences

Collaborate with experts in your field

Network with people in similar or interesting career paths

Follow academic, literary or political or business figures

Tweet questions for instant feedback

Follow experts in your field

We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people.

~ Pierre Omidyar

Connect and share with

people who care about what

you care about

Promote a cause and spread awareness

Follow conversations at conferences

Collaborate with experts in your field

Network with people in similar or interesting career paths

Follow academic, literary or political figures

Tweet questions for instant feedback

Connect and share with

people who care

about what you care

about

This is what social is all about!

Purpose & Profile

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Digital Identity

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Who am I?

second

Click time

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judgement

Twitter Profile

Twitter Is a Tool

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Remember,

Digital Identity

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Why are you using this tool?

Twitter Settings

Click on your avatar

Twitter Settings

Customize&

Security

Twitter Media/Mashup

Who to Follow

And where to find them

Communication

3 C’s

Communication

Conversation

Collaboration

Where do I find people?

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Where Do I Find People?

websitesblogs

hashtagstweets

trending

conferences

workshopsmeetings

r/l

Where Do I Find People?

Sometimes, people Find You!

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People RT/@/favorites your tweets

The power of the

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#edchat

#BFC530

#WhatIsSchool

#EDUCAUSE

#highered

#STEM

#AR101

#mathchat

#AussieEd

#historychat

#iaedchat

#GuildChat

#edtech

#scichat

#edreform

#DevLearn

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How Do I Twitter?

On the web

Mobile

Twitter clients and apps

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@kris10_

Kristen TregliaPassionate Educator and Technologist

kristentreglia.wordpress.com

EdTechBible.com

@LindsayKarp

Lindsay KarpTechnologist by Intrigue

LindsayKarp.weebly.com

www.slideshare.net/lindsaykarp