Welcome!

To Twitter for Teachers

As we embark into the new world of Web 3.0 there are an ever growing number of social media tools at our disposal to access and utilize for educational purposes. There is an increasing amount of literature regarding these human-object relationships and how they are transforming our current culture, and in turn, how that is affecting the new “learning ecology.”

Twitter is one of many social media platforms that is part of Web 3.0 and is transforming the internet from a network of computers into a medium where real identities are generating massive amounts of data (Keen, 2012). This new platform offers many learning opportunities, however, educators and school districts have been slow to adopt this tool and utilize it to its full potential.

This workshop was designed for those of all comfort levels with this social software tool. You are encouraged to share your existing knowledge and perceptions of this tool and how you see it fitting into your teaching practice.

Additionally we will be offering a series of demonstrations and activities to get you more familiar with Twitter, as well as show you how it can be integrated into classroom learning activities and extend your professional learning network.