Using+Twitter



 USING TWITTER To Build a PLN

1. Follow suggested teachers, professors, organizations, etc.

Here are a few suggestions:  •Tom Whitby @tomwhitby  •Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo  •Lisa Dabbs @teachingwthsoul  •Donalynn Miller @donalynbooks  •Sean Banville @seanbanville  •English Education @english_edu  • Kelly Tenkely @KTenkely •Steven Anderson @web20classroom  •Jerry Blumengarten @cybraryman1  • Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher  •Nicholas Provenzano @thenerdyteacher •NCTE @ncte

2. Join in or just follow a live chat <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">• a hash tag in front of a word or phrase is not designed to be a cute "shoutout", it is a way to group tweets or even have a live discussion.

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Using //#topic_name// is how a topic for a chat is designated

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tweetchat.com is a great site to use to participate in a chat because it filters only the tweets related to the hash tag and keeps you focused on the discussion

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Below are some regularly schedules chats you might want to check out. THis is also a great way to find other connected educators to follow...

**Chat for new and pre-service teachers #ntchat** Wednesdays 8pm ET/5pm PT

**General education chat #edchat** Tuesdays 12 noon ET/ 9am PT 7pm ET/4pm PT

**Check out this link for using Twitter for research within the classroom** http://khornberger.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/using-twitter-to-locate-the-latest-information-on-your-research-topic/