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November, 7 2013 , Austin , TX Twitter: Sharing Knowledge Empowers Sandy Kendell Educational Technology Specialist Twitter: @EdTechSandyK Blog: edtechsandyk.blogspot.com Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders Link to Livestream recording of this presentation (starts about 19 minutes into the recording): http://livestre.am/4GmGc

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November, 7 2013 , Austin , TX

Twitter: Sharing Knowledge

Empowers

Sandy Kendell

Educational Technology Specialist

Twitter: @EdTechSandyK

Blog: edtechsandyk.blogspot.com

Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders

Link to Livestream recording of this presentation (starts about 19 minutes into the recording):

http://livestre.am/4GmGc

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Imagine...

November 7, 2013, Austin , TX

Close your

eyes!

No tricks, I

promise...

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What You Imagined is Possible!

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With a free, but

often

misunderstood

tool called...

TWITTER!

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How Can Educators Use Twitter?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-oSTuBt91I

As you

watch this

video, Tweet

a thought

about it!

Use hashtag

#TLTF13

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Why Do Educators Use Twitter?

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Do you see any

common threads

here?

Tweet your

thoughts!

Tweet a response

to someone

else’s thought!

Use hashtag

#TLTF13

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Sandy’s Twitter Testimony

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Is anything

you are

hearing

striking a

cord? Tweet

your

thoughts!

Use hashtag

#TLTF13

>

=

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What Can You Find on Twitter?

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Find an

interesting

link? Click &

learn!

Info that

might benefit

others? Re-

tweet it!

If you are interested in... Search for...

English #engchat or #ozengcchat

Math #mathchat or #mathed

Science #scichat or #scienceed

Social Studies or History #sschat or #historyteacher

Educational Technology #edtech or #edtechchat

Learning with Mobile Devices #mlearning, #BYOD, #BYOTchat

Administration/Leadership #cpchat

Something not listed here? One or two key words.

# not required.

● Log in to Twitter OR go to search.twitter.com in a web

browser.

● Find the magnifying glass and search for one of the

suggested terms below.

● Take a moment to browse through what you find.

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Are You Convinced Enough to Try?

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What would

you like to

learn about?

Search for

the topic on

Twitter.

Notice

hashtags

that are used

for it.

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Suggestions for Getting Started

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Don’t know

where to start?

Send a Tweet

to: @EdTechSandyK

@CarrieRossTX

@MrHooker

We will help!

● Sign up for an account and fill out your profile.

● Commit to using Twitter a little each day. Put it on

your calendar for 15 minutes! Put the app on your

phone and use it when you are waiting for something.

● Search for & follow people & organizations you

already know and trust.

● Learn about the language of Twitter.

● Search for topics and hashtags that are interesting to

you. Note the Tweeps who use those hashtags and

consider following them.

● Lurk for a bit to get acclimated.

● Retweet others and start Tweeting your own thoughts

and ideas and questions. Use hashtags if possible!

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Remember those dreams?

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The best way

to get your

colleagues

growing is to

try it yourself

and spread

the

enthusiasm

by example...

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What if Every Day Was Like This?

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They can

be!

And it

starts with

YOU!

Sandy at ISTE 2013

Twitter for Professional Learning Poster Session

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Additional Resources

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Twitter for Professional Learning

LiveBinder

(Created for ISTE 2013)

● http://tiny.cc/TwitterISTE2013

How I Got Started on Twitter

● http://edtechsandyk.blogspot.co

m/2009/10/building-personal-

learning-network-pln.html

All of my blog posts that

reference Twitter

● http://edtechsandyk.blogspot.co

m/search/label/twitter

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November, 7 2013 , Austin , TX

Twitter: Sharing Knowledge

Empowers

Sandy Kendell

Educational Technology Specialist

Twitter: @EdTechSandyK

Blog: edtechsandyk.blogspot.com

Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders

Link to Livestream recording of this presentation (starts about 19 minutes into the recording):

http://livestre.am/4GmGc