2/9/2021 0 Comments Tweet, Tweet.Picture Credit When I was in high-school, it was the "in" thing to be on Twitter and tweet back and forth with others. My friends and I would tweet song lyrics (CRINGE), or update our lives through our tweets. My time on Twitter when I was in high school wasn't educational whatsoever, I don't even recall myself using hashtags (#HELP) correctly. I would say I was on Twitter for 2-3 years before Instagram become the new, exciting social media app to spend our time on. I then deleted my Twitter account because I was no longer active on the app and Instagram was consuming my social media usage. If I was being completely honest, I thought Twitter was a "dead" social media app because no one I knew was really using the app. I was clueless that Twitter was actually VERY alive and thriving. Now that I am back on Twitter for #EDTC300, I am learning WAY more and following accounts that provide me with resources and information that I can use and take with me in my teaching career. I am honestly shocked at just how much is on Twitter for teachers and educational use. As a future teacher, I love the idea of introducing Twitter in the classroom. I am still a tad hesitant about primary years using the app (just because I personally haven't seen how that would work). But, I think Twitter usage for students in Grade 5 and up could be potentially powerful. Students could use Tweets to collaboratively work together as a team. They can also use different hashtags to act as a research tool and find relevant blogs for their learnings. Another aspect I think Twitter in the classroom could be beneficial, is for the organizational aspect. The teacher and students could use Twitter as a platform where they update each other on homework and assignments, announcing field trips, any changes in plans or updates and reminders of spirit days! The students could come up with a fun # that would be used for their grade/class and thats where the students and teacher could look for any Tweet regarding this class. I think this is something I would totally look into as a teacher. There is so much potential in bringing technology into the classroom. Below is a small screen shot from Cybrary Man's Educational Websites which lists MANY educational hashtags to use on Twitter, I found this list very helpful. As someone who would be classified as "newer" to twitter and using it to benefit their educational journey, I thought this list came in handy for finding accounts to follow and hashtags to search. Once you find those hashtags and accounts, you begin to add so many new resources and information to your toolbox. Last EDTC 300 class, we attended a #Saskedchat which was something brand new to me. It was so fun and fast-paced. We used something called a Tweetdeck which kept our feeds and tweets organized and allowed us to see certain accounts and hashtags all on one screen, which made being apart of the chat easier. @Saskedchat asked questions that focused on "must have" resources, supports and technologies for first year teachers and self care tips for future teachers. The questions @Saskedchat asked were great as we are all future teachers. Below are some of the tweets I sent out that night in response to the questions asked.
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