Comments on: Nine great reasons why teachers should use Twitter

By: Beth Crumpler

Beth Crumpler — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:08:26 +0000

Great post! Thanks for writing this and sharing it. I have been collecting articles, videos and posts written about why teachers should use Twitter for a blog post I wrote about a month ago that is full of resources and for a Glog (Interactive Poster) I created with the resources. I have added your post to my Glog for teachers to reference and read. If you go to my Glog http://adaptivelearnin.edu.glogster.com/why-teachers-should-join-twitter scroll your mouse over one of the handwritten hashtags in the left of the screen, you will find the link to your article. When you hover over the hashtag if a pink circle occurs around the image, then that image has a link. The Glog is full of resources and links. I will be adding your article to my blog post later this week called, “Why Teachers Should Join Twitter…What I Have Learned as a Twitter Newbie”. You can access my blog post too at http://adaptivelearnin.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/why-teachers-should-join-twitter-what-i-have-learned-as-a-twitter-newbie/. All of the resources that are in my blog post and more are included in my interactive poster, Glog. I created the Glog so that people can use it for presentations, share with staff members, etc. on why teachers should join Twitter. I did this because I know many people were sharing my blog post and one’s like it to help inform educators/ teachers on why they should use Twitter. The interactive poster, Glog, is an interactive visual of the resources that can easily be embedded into websites, used on computers, pad computers, or Interactive Whiteboards and used for presentations. It’s visually appealing for this sort of thing. I love your post here. You have discussed some reasons teachers should join Twitter, that I have not even thought of. I will be sharing your post a lot. Thanks so much for writing it. -Beth

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By: I’m Tweeting. You Should Too. | Shutters Unshuttered

I’m Tweeting. You Should Too. | Shutters Unshuttered — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:01:34 +0000

[...] This blog post by Laura Doggett outlines nine great reasons teachers should use Twitter. I won’t be repetitive by restating these reasons (do read them!), but I will say that I have found truth in all nine of them. She says that “following smart people on Twitter is like a mental shot of espresso.” I say not only that, but Twitter is also like a giant teacher’s lounge without the bad coffee and complaining! [...]

By: Twitter as a tool | collaborativeplanning

Twitter as a tool | collaborativeplanning — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:15:58 +0000

[...] our Secondary IT facilitator, recommended we read Nine great reasons why teachers should use twitter. Yes, I thought after each point, it all makes sense! But after my initial excitement calmed and I [...]

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An Educator’s Guide to Social Media « Kaleidoscope Happenings — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:54:26 +0000

[...] I came across this great blog post by the Head of Modern Foreign Languages at Berkhamsted School in Hertfordshire. She offers great insites about the uses of Twitter and its benefits to teachers: 9 Great Reasons Why Teachers Should Use Twitter [...]

By: My PLN (PERSONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT) « Notes from A Small Classroom

My PLN (PERSONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT) « Notes from A Small Classroom — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:22:55 +0000

[...] Twitter is an excellent way for teachers to exchange ideas, help one another and share links to the materials they find on the web. Others have kindly explained why so here’s a link for you to check out. [...]

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Cat Tech » Blog Archive » Search versus social-media — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:03:36 +0000

[...] Over the summer, when we all have more time to read, to think, to discuss, and to practice, I'll host a workshop on social media. In the meantime, an Educational technologist like myself, Laura Dogget, has written about nine different reasons why teachers should use social networking [...]

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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:54:35 +0000

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Teacher use of Twitter « Davemartin6's Blog — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:15:31 +0000

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By: Mark Jenkins

Mark Jenkins — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:17:11 +0000

Great article – have added a link in our prof dev moodle.
I set up a twitter account about 3 years ago and never really saw the use of it until I read a post of James Clay’s elearningstuff blog