Session Number
C-2
Location
Room A147
Start Date
2-3-2012 1:15 PM
End Date
2-3-2012 2:15 PM
Description
What if you had the ability to brainstorm with the best educators from around the country, sharing ideas, materials and strategies to create the best lessons possible? This is a reality. Using social media like Twitter and various web technology, teachers from all fields are generating peer reviewed and "crowd-sourced" resources that are available for free online. This process has recently been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post as the leading edge in educational professional development. Most importantly it will save you time. Find the best resources faster and have more time for student instruction. Learn how to grow your personal Professional Learning Network.
How to Set Up a Twitter Account.doc (228 kB)
Making a Digital Promise to our Students.docx (13 kB)
Twitter for Educators.doc (24 kB)
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons
Session C-2: Social Media and Crowdsourcing for Educators
Room A147
What if you had the ability to brainstorm with the best educators from around the country, sharing ideas, materials and strategies to create the best lessons possible? This is a reality. Using social media like Twitter and various web technology, teachers from all fields are generating peer reviewed and "crowd-sourced" resources that are available for free online. This process has recently been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post as the leading edge in educational professional development. Most importantly it will save you time. Find the best resources faster and have more time for student instruction. Learn how to grow your personal Professional Learning Network.