Social Media for Professional Learning
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This document summarizes a webinar presented by Sandy Kendell on using social media, specifically Twitter, for professional learning. The webinar introduced Sandy and her experience in education and social media. Participants were polled on their Twitter experience and comfort level. Sandy then demonstrated how to build a network on Twitter through completing profiles, following organizations, managing followers, and using hashtags. She highlighted tools like Hootsuite and Diigo that can enhance the Twitter experience. The webinar provided resources for continuing professional learning through Twitter.
Social Media for Professional Learning
- 1. Social Media for Professional Learning Webinar for Florida Virtual School Global Team Sandy Kendell @EdTechSandyK http://edtechsandyk.blogspot.com October 21, 2013
- 2. About Sandy... District Educational Tech Specialist from Central Texas Bachelors in Elementary Ed Masters in EdTech Leadership (earned online!) 20 Years Experience in K-12 Education Very active on Twitter and passionate about social media for professional learning! Photo by Virgil McCullough, SXSWedu
- 3. Introduce Yourself! In the chat box, please post: Your Name Where You Are From Your Professional Position Twitter handle if you have one
- 4. Whats Your Twitter Experience? In the chat box, indicate your comfort with Twitter: 0 = I dont have an account 1 = I have an account but Ive never used it 2 = I have an account but I use it rarely 3 = I have an account and I use it primarily for personal pursuits (non-professional) 4 = I have an account and Ive tried using it for professional learning but need more tips 5 = I have an account and am extensively connected to valuable educators through it; I should be leading this webinar!
- 5. If You Can, Use Twitter During the Webinar Open Twitter in another tab in your web browser, or use it via the Twitter app on your tablet or smartphone. Follow me, EdTechSandyK. (You can unfollow me later if I dont add value to your stream!) Add #SocMed4PL to your Tweets during the webinar.
- 6. Now Lets Look at Twitter! First, an orientation to the screen. I will be showing you Twitter in my computer web browser. If you are viewing on a smartphone or tablet, it will look like the screenshot at the right. But all of the elements are still there and the symbols are still the same!
- 7. Decoding Tweets Detailed Breakdown: http://edtechsandyk.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-to-decodetweet.html
- 8. Keys to Building Your Network Key #1: Hatch the Egg & Fill Out Your Profile! http://edtechsandyk.blogspot.com/2013/06/grow-your-twitternetwork-with-spiffed.html
- 9. Keys to Building Your Network Key #2: Search for & Follow Organizations You Already Trust Hint: Watch whom they re-tweet!
- 10. Keys to Building Your Network Key #3: Manage Your Followers and Whom You Follow Check your followers regularly Check out people who follow you to see if they would add value to your stream & follow them back Dont follow everyone who follows you Block spammers, pornos, & folks you cant figure out Dont be afraid to unfollow people if they are not adding valuable information to your stream
- 11. Keys to Building Your Network Key #4: Hashtags! Hashtags! Hashtags! A hashtag looks like this: #onlinelearning Tweeps use hashtags to categorize their Tweets ####################
- 12. More About #Hashtags Video: Hashtags in 60 Seconds
- 13. More About #Hashtags All About Twitter Hashtags - Best explanation of hashtags Ive ever found! http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2011/06/30/allabouttwitter-hashtags/ 300+ Educational Hashtags Being Used Right Now - Sounds overwhelming, but you can skim the page for topics of interest to you, then search by those hashtags on Twitter. http://www.edudemic.com/twitter-hashtags-now/ 20 Twitter Hashtags Every Educator Should Know About These hashtags have Twitter chats associated with them. (Chats are a whole topic of their own!) http://www.edudemic.com/20-hashtags/
- 14. Hashtags for Network Building Use Hashtags To: Search for topics of interest to you. Watch for folks who consistently share valuable information and consider following them o Ex: Search for #onlinelearning o Notice related hashtags others use, too. Make the information you share more findable. When you add hashtags to your Tweets, you help others find info that may have value to them. Share info from conferences you attend or follow a conference you cannot attend in person. More on this in a moment! ##################
- 15. QUESTION TIME
- 16. Using Twitter at iNACOL Conferences use specified hashtags so attendees can share and see what is going on. The hashtag for next weeks conference seems to be #iNACOL13 (You can already search on it!) If someone in a session shares something you like, Tweet with this hashtag! Search for others using it. You might find some valuable people to follow. The hashtag also helps those who are attending via Twitter. o Ex: #edscape from Saturday.
- 17. Tools to Enhance Twitter Hootsuite - www.hootsuite.com Allows you to set up columns & searches I like it best on Tablet and Computer. Demo of my Hootsuite o Column setup is easy! Great for conferences!!!!! (And everyday, too!)
- 18. Tools to Enhance Twitter Diigo - www.diigo.com Save those great resources you are finding on Twitter & access them anywhere! Social bookmarking Tour of My Diigo Make sure you sign up for an account and start using it! o Go to Tools after you sign in & follow instructions to make bookmarking quick!
- 19. More Resources Twitter for Professional Learning LiveBinder (Created for ISTE 2013) http://tiny.cc/TwitterISTE2013 All of My Blog Posts About Twitter & Social Media for Professional Learning http://edtechsandyk.blogspot.com /search/label/twitter
- 20. Final Questions
- 21. Social Media for Professional Learning Webinar for Florida Virtual School Global Team Sandy Kendell @EdTechSandyK http://edtechsandyk.blogspot.com October 21, 2013