Personal Learning Network Reflection: Twitter

Day 1 Reflection

• Created a professional Twitter account, but had yet to really understand the potential it held until weeks later.

• Days later, I began searching for relevant people and topics to follow. I had yet to create any tweets of my own, but I was definitely taking in a lot of information from varied sources and people.

Weeks Later Reflection

• I began following an array of people both in my area of specialization and in the education world.

• Some examples are as follows: EdTech Services, some teaching staff of EDU 210, newspapers, prominent education scholars, Spanish content/teachers and Alberta Education.

A Month Later Reflection

• Eventually I began writing tweets of my own – whether spouting random thoughts or generating a question. I also go into retweeting interesting information (as the bottom screenshot illustrates).

• Because of my collaboration with Twitter, people began to follow me. The followers ranged from people of professional interest, to language gurus, to fellow pre-service teachers (the first screenshot speaks to this).

A Few Weeks Ago Reflection• Module 10 really helped kick-

start my Twitter, as I was immersed into the academic world by way of the 4 theories presented in class.

• This is when I learned the value: less is more, and learnt how to use relevant hash tags to extend my voice.

• Furthermore, using Twitter to its full advantage showed me just how communicative and engaging it can really be (as the final slide will point out).

Today Conclusion• Though I have only tested the waters

with Twitter – 3 months in – as I continue to use it as my PLN of choice, it will not only provide me with great insights and resources, but will more importantly engage me in great dialogue which I can further share to others. Whether between fellow educators or people of similar professional interests, Twitter has the capability of shaping and transforming perspective – allowing me to be a more diverse teacher, which in turn will allow me to offer more diversity (ways of learning, content, etc.) in my future classroom.