I was checking Twitter one day, when this tweet by Anna Davies jumped out at me, with its striking red and black colour scheme and professional-looking images. Anna Davies on Twitter G5 deeply personal hopes&fears on display. Seeing each other from a different perspective #ishcmcib thanx 4 the inspiration @itsallaboutart It turns out that Anna…
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#teacherbookclub roundup for November
Has Twitter become a virtual staff room for teachers everywhere? #teacherbookclub is a monthly online discussion of books relevant to today’s educator. Past guest authors have been Bill and Ochan Powell, George Couros, Angela Maiers, and John Spencer. This weekend #teacherbookclub discussed a multi-touch free book focused on visual note taking. This book was co-authored…
Friendly Friday Advice Comes Early This Week!
If you are already using Twitter, or if you are new to micro-blogging, here’s a sneak-peak at how and why you could craft your very own course hashtag with students: The reason your Friendly Friday Advice is coming to you on a Wednesday is because we’d like to invite you to lurk or participate in…
Ten Steps to get you to your next Twitter Chat
As far as spaces go, Twitter is a great place for educators. Over the past decade, Twitter has become a 24/7 space for professional development. Twitter is a place to share, curate, and develop resources. It has allowed teachers everywhere to have access to experts anywhere. One of my favorite applications is the Twitter Chat….
Twitter: The Bread Breaker
In a post I wrote a few months back “INQUIRY: 120 CHARACTERS AT A TIME,” I constructed a fantasy teacher team, consisting of educators I’ve long admired through blogs and Twitter. The reality is, Twitter allows you to have a limitless staffroom. Once you get involved in Twitter as a way to grow professionally, the…
Digital Bytes – May 3, 2016
The Kid Should See This. This is a fantastic site for inquiry. There is a question a day which is answered with a video and a short piece of writing. Questions are categorized and searchable. Wordless News Each day a photo is posted that relates to one of the stories in the world news for…
Digital Bytes 7 March
3 Reasons Students should own your Classroom’s Twitter & Instagram Accounts Kayla Delzer (@topdogteaching) puts forward a solid case for students taking ownership of class Twitter and Instagram accounts, citing the huge impact it can have for students in understanding the true meaning of web-presence in a safe environment. Delzer also has a social media…
Digital Bytes 4th May 2015
Happy Star Wars Day! For this week’s Digital Bytes, we feature Essentials for ePortfolios, an article from Scholastic on Twitter for Teachers, and 10 Techie Things to Try for those looking for a bit of inspiration. Enjoy!
Digital Bytes 20 April 2015
This week’s Digital Bytes is all about SHARING. We are promoting our newest UWCSEA Twitter hashtag: #uwclearn, an interactive book designed to help educators get started on Twitter, called Twitter: A Cultural Guidebook, and the Diigo Group UWCSEA Teachers. Enjoy this week’s offerings!
Getting Connected – the Why and How
Why? Screenshot via sxoop.com/twitter/mosaic.pl The question of why connect is an important one for us to consider. Of course, being connected can lead you to lots of great resources and ideas for lessons, but what we are really talking about here is connecting with people. It is through these personal connections that you can build…