As you might already know, I’m new to the twittersphere. Surprisingly though, I did actually have a twitter account before this a long time ago that I clearly did not use correctly! (especially the hashtags). BUT I think I got it this second time around. Although, I used to not really care for twitter.. at all. I’m kind of warming up to it now! I think it’s pretty great how much of a support system/community is on twitter. I would definitely try and incorporate it within my own classroom as a professional development tool because of the amount of potential employers and businesses that are on twitter! It gives off a networking type of vibe. Especially for individuals who might be needing that networking opportunity to create/set up different opportunities for themselves. I think it’s a great tool to share your interests and join a helpful virtual community that will aid in your own learning journey.
But please.. tweet responsibly.
#saskedchat
My first ever chat I did on twitter was great! I really enjoyed it. I found so many interesting resources, helpful advice and got to virtually meet and interact with other teachers/scholars out there! Even though it was a little hard to keep up with on tweet deck because there were so many people participating the moderator put all the tweets together and onto an archive. So, if we ever wanted to go back and check out the resources and comments in the tweets we can. Altogether, the experience was pretty cool and interesting. I had no idea that there was something like that to participate in on twitter. I also didn’t know there was such a thing like tweet deck. Anyway, I’m super excited to keep exploring twitter and learning how to use it effectively for myself and my future students!