For my technology in education class, we needed to create a professional Twitter account and follow different educators and education groups. We also needed to be active on Twitter and create and share posts. The whole point of the assignment was to show how useful Twitter can be and how there are great resources on it.
I will be the first to admit that I was very skeptical about using Twitter in a professional manner. I have never had a Twitter account before this class. I didn't see Twitter as a useful outlet for my time and avoided it. But I do have a Facebook page and I know that if there is anything useful on Facebook it usually get buried underneath piles of useless information. I didn't think that Twitter would be any different, especially because it seems everyone of every age has a Twitter now.
I was surprised at how much useful information was on Twitter. The educational groups and the individuals clearly loved what they do and want to share their ideas. Most of the ideas I came across were great and something that I stored away for the future when I have my own classroom. I really like how there were so many different people with lots of good ideas from around the world.
My experience with Twitter chat was interesting, it was kind of stressful because you had to search for the questions and then everyone in the chat was typing so fast and there were so many good ideas being thrown around. But it was awesome to see so many people participate and be passionate about teaching.
In my future teaching, I know that I will go to Twitter to get lesson ideas and better myself as a teacher. I am very glad that I had the opportunity to learn about the benefits of Twitter and had the chance to follow some great educators.
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