Twitter for PLN
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This is a short introduction to the idea/use of Twitter as part of a Personal Learning Network. It is part of the the first mini-chapter in a course currently in development for DEEP Learning, an international educational technology conference provider.
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Created as part of The Connected Educator course this video walks you through the steps for starting up your Personal (Professional) Learning Network (PLN) with Twitter, one of the largest social media platforms available.
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Twitter is an amazing tool. Used properly you have and endless stream of fantastic, free professional development and opportunities for networking at your fingertips.
This page deals with starting it up and how to grow a network. There is more on connectivism here and here.
A friend tweeted the link to this leadership piece. I opened it. Read it. Sent it to someone else. Now I will follow this guy and benefit from his thoughts and shared thoughts of others he “retweets” (sends on) in the future. I have taken it a little further by now linking his article into this blog post. He will be notified of this “ping back” and may check out my blog, comment on it, follow me on Twitter or retweet this to promote himself, simultaneously promoting me. Either way…
I have learned, shared and made connections to other educators. This is what PLN are all about.
The scary thing is that it NEVER STOPS COMING! Neither does my own demise but I don’t keep this happy little fact at the front of my thoughts. Having it there, however, I can turn on the faucet to check in when I feel the need.
More food for thought had by considering:
This page deals with starting it up and how to grow a network. There is more on connectivism here and here.
A friend tweeted the link to this leadership piece. I opened it. Read it. Sent it to someone else. Now I will follow this guy and benefit from his thoughts and shared thoughts of others he “retweets” (sends on) in the future. I have taken it a little further by now linking his article into this blog post. He will be notified of this “ping back” and may check out my blog, comment on it, follow me on Twitter or retweet this to promote himself, simultaneously promoting me. Either way…
I have learned, shared and made connections to other educators. This is what PLN are all about.
The scary thing is that it NEVER STOPS COMING! Neither does my own demise but I don’t keep this happy little fact at the front of my thoughts. Having it there, however, I can turn on the faucet to check in when I feel the need.
More food for thought had by considering:
- Starting a blog to share
- Commenting on other people’s blogs (start relationships while you learn)
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It’s easy to get started. Once you have a few people who seem inclined to tweet on topics you are interested in:
People who you follow are likely to follow you. I went nuts one day and spent some time doing this. I added likely 200 people to my “follow” list and about 80 returned the favour, doubling my followers. If you found this post helpful, you have an obligation to “retweet” (RT) it to your followers to help them out. (Alright maybe an obligation is overstating it but it is a good idea.) Start your Twitter account now! Hey, why not click and subscribe for updates and other freebies to help you in your practice? |
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