Why Twitter? Because We Are Lifelong Learner's, That's Why.

Having just returned from ASB Unplugged, I have many ideas I want to share with you from the sessions I attended, and I will do so over the next few weeks. However, I am going to begin with Twitter.

Why Twitter? Well, Twitter had a strong presence at ASB Unplugged; it was a layer that brought the entire conference—its dozens of sessions across two campuses—into one place. But it also brought more than just the sessions together; it brought together like-minded participants who might not have met otherwise, allowing them to share ideas online and later connect in person. In fact, Ken Shelton (@k_shelton) and Chris Betcher (@betchaboy), who co-presented the GAFE Summit at ASB Unplugged, knew and collaborated with each other for two years prior to meeting face-to-face and, eventually, working with one another. And Twitter can do this for you, too.

Twitter is a great tool for you to connect and access information as you develop your practice. In the screenshot above, you can see my Twitter feed on  TweetDeck, which allows me to see my main feed and particular conversations I follow with the hashtags #edchat and #edcoach. I regularly make new connections and have a steady stream of ideas coming into my practice via Twitter.

If you want to read more about why Twitter matters, check out "The Teachers Guide to Twitter" on edudemic.com. And when you get started, let us know and we can help you build this tool into a meaningful part of your practice.