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Building Connected Educators Jenny Nauman @PrincipalNauman Kristin Gray @MathMinds
Transcript of Connected Educator
Building Connected Educators
Jenny Nauman @PrincipalNauman
Kristin Gray @MathMinds
Why “Be Connected”?
• Do You Want To Grow As a Leader?
• Do You Want To Grow As a Learner?
• Do You Want To Inspire Others Around You?
• Do You Want Share Your Wonderful Happenings?
• Don’t We Owe It To The Students?
How we Connect?
• School Apps
• Remind 101• SchoolInfo
• Google Plus
• Blogs
• YouTube
• Skype
What Is “Being Connected”?• Our Journeys
• Technology
• Building a PLN
• Global Reach
• Collaborating/Sharing
• You are NOT alone!
•
Administration
• www.TodaysMeet.Com/ConEdu
• Create a Vision
• Teacher Support
• Allow for Mistakes
• Build Capacity
• Instructional Leader
Teacher Leaders
• Todays Meet - What Are They?
• Support Vision
• Instructional Leader
• Build Capacity
• Impact Student Learning
• My Class & Beyond
What is a PLN?• Personalized Learning Network
• Educational Tool • Social Media & Technology
• Expanded Network
• 24 - 7
What Our
PLN Has
To Say...
Global Reach - Twitter
Sharing & Collaborating - Twitter
Resources Feedback
Professional Development Promoting Your School
Global Reach - Blogging
Sharing & Collaborating - Blogs
Communication: Classroom
• Class Twitter
• Class Facebook
• Smore Newsletters
Communication: School
• School Twitter
• School Facebook
• Mobile Apps
Twitter Things to Think About...
What are your objectives?
Who is your audience?
What is your voice?
What is your profile picture?
What is your school’s policy on Social Media?
Getting Started
“Follow” other Educators:
• @MathMinds
• @BurgessDave
• @CybraryMan1
• @TonySinasis
• @Principal_El
• @Joe_Mazza
• @NAESP
• @DEDeptofEd
• @DaisyDyerDuerr
• @Todd Whitaker
• @NMHS_Principal
• @Ddmeyer
• @Mr_Stadel
• @JoBoaler
• @TrianglemanCSD
• @FawnPNguyen
Go to Twitter.com
Create a “Handle”
The “Me” Page
Be sure to have a
Profile Pic & Bio
This shows your activity
Suggests people
based on other tweeps
Let’s send a tweet“@MathMinds or @PrincipalNauman
A Tweet
Tweet not directed at a
particular person
Tweet directed at a particular
person
Be aware that ALL of your followers see every tweet you send. If you want to send privately, you will send a Direct Message (DM).
“Do not tweet anything you would not shout from the rooftops.”
Interacting With a Tweet
If you like a tweet you read, want to read it later, or keep it as a resource,
Click “Favorite”
If you read a tweet and think your
followers would like to read or should read,
Click “Retweet”
If you read a tweet and would like to
write something back to the tweep, Click “Reply”
The “Home” PageThis shows the tweets of people you follow
This is where you search for people(@) or topics(#)
This is where you send a
Direct Message
(DM)
The “Interactions” Page
This will show where people tweet you, reply to you or interact with your tweets
(favorite or retweet)
Tweep?
Twitterer?
Tweeter?
Twerp?
Twerson?
So, Now You Are A....?
Be a Lurker
Expand Your Network
Don’t Feel Like You Need To Read Every Tweet
Try Conversing With A Tweep You Know
Search For Topics Of Interest With Hastag
Participate in a Chat (#satchat)
Next Steps....
Common Sense Disclaimer...
