Tag: Twitter

Your Twitter Feed: Building your Personal Library (with hashtags)

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Using hashtags can be a powerful way to find the users you want to follow so that you can build a rich Twitter feed.  There are two key ways to use hashtags for this purpose.

  1. #FollowFriday

Here at #OSSEMOOC, we have explained the #FOLLOWFRIDAY or #FF process here.

Please watch this video to see how you can leverage #FOLLOWFRIDAY to add #onted educators to your twitter feed.

2. You can also search hashtags that represent your education interests, and follow people who make interesting posts.

A fairly complete list of education hashtags can be found here.

This screencast demonstrates the process for you.

 

Take some time today to continue to build your Twitter feed by using #followfriday and other hashtags that interest you to locate educators who share learning that will be helpful to you.

 

Your Twitter Feed: Building your Personal Library (with lists – part 2)

In our last lesson, we looked at how to follow Twitter lists that are curated by others, in order to build a rich Twitter feed that will provide us with meaningful learning.

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In Ontario, there are a number of helpful lists to get you started in following people who share information and learning opportunities that are of interest to you.

 

Here are a few examples:

Research

Heidi Siwak: https://twitter.com/HeidiSiwak/lists/researchers/members

Principals

Jennifer Casa-Todd: https://twitter.com/JCasaTodd/lists/connected-principals/members

Technology

Harry Niezen: https://twitter.com/harryniezen/lists/technology/members

Classes Using Twitter

Julie Milan: https://twitter.com/jsm2272/lists/classes-using-twitter/members

Conferences

George Couros: https://twitter.com/gcouros/lists/selno/members (SeLNO 2015)

 

Do you know of other interesting lists you can share?

Please tweet them using the #OSSEMOOC hashtag and we will add them here.

 

Spend some time today continuing to build your Twitter feed by looking at lists provided by other Twitter users.

 

References:

George Couros: Must Follows for educators new to Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros/lists/must-follow-for-psd70/members

 

 

 

Refining Your Purpose On Social Media

Why are you here?

Before we start really leveraging a tool for learning, we need to think about what we are trying to accomplish.

No doubt you know that Twitter is a nearly endless source of information for professional learning.  That fact alone is enough to turn people away.  It’s just too much.

Twitter is like a massive library of information – that just keeps growing and growing.  The important skill is to be able to pull out what you need from the entanglement of ideas, links, images, videos and questions.

So, then, why are you here?

Ask yourself that question before you get caught up in this rapid flow of information.  Keep in mind as well that you will not be able to keep up with everything.  Focus on what you really want to learn.  This week, you will learn some of the tools to help you find precisely what you need.

Tom Whitby explains this better than anyone I know.  Please take time today to read his eloquent piece on how to effectively find what you need as an educator on Twitter: Whom Should I Follow on Twitter?

If you are new to Twitter, please check out our resources:

Twitter for Absolute Beginners

Twitter is Where it is Happening (includes screencasts with instructions)

Course Overview – January 11, 2015

Welcome to Leveraging Twitter for Rich Professional Learning.

Leveraging Twitter is a MOOC-style course.  Learning opportunities have been organized for you.

Please take advantage of all of the opportunities you can.  Invite colleagues to share the learning materials and conversations. Everything is free and completely open to anyone.

We are here to support you in your journey to becoming a connected leader.

Please feel free to leave comments on this blog at any time, or email OSSEMOOC for support (OSSEMOOC at gmail dot com)

Course Overview:

Week 1: Building and Refining your Professional Learning Network (PLN)

Week 2: Twitter Tools for Learning

Week 3: Twitter chats and conversations

 

A Course or a MOOC? January 11, 2016

As we work to get our last few participants set up in our course, we would like you to think about how this course is different from others you may have “taken”.

This course is a tiny MOOC. What does that mean? We think Dave Cormier explains it really well. For the full video, check out our OSSEMOOC site here. For more information on kinds of MOOCs, an explanation can be found here.