Communicate & Connect
Personal Learning Network (PLN) - connections to people and resources, both offline and online, who enrich our learning
Twitter - a social networking service for staying connected in real-time, using the web or your mobile device. It is a cross between chat and micro-blogging. Twitter can play a key role in developing a personal learning network (PLN). Participating in the network can provide timely support and continued learning, and it facilitates a better understanding of the people you collaborate with on topics that interest you. For many educators, Twitter is their favorite resource for professional learning.
People are identified by @ (my Twitter handle is @debbiefuco), and topics are identified by #'s. The more people you follow, the more interesting your 'home' feed will be. You can also follow hashtags in order to find interesting resources and people to follow.
People, chats, and Hashtags (#) to follow:
Top 10 Twitter Hashtags to Follow for Education Technology
Educational Hashtags - from @cybraryman1 another great person to follow and his website is unbelievable!
Missouri Educators on Twitter - Add your name, if you like!
Twitter 4 Teachers - find your subject area to find people to follow and add yourself
Weekly Twitter Chat Times - comprehensive list of chats by grade level, subject area, etc.
Encouraging Connectivity: The Official State Hashtag Map - by Joe Mazza
Pope Francis - @Pontifex
Archdiocese of St. Louis on Twitter - #archstl or follow @archstl
Vatican News - #news_va_en or follow @news_va_en
Catholic Educators Chat = #CatholicEdchat takes place on Saturdays from 8-9:00 A.M. CST - Nice people!
MOedchat - #MOedchat or follow @MOedchat takes place on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM CST - Join us!
People are identified by @ (my Twitter handle is @debbiefuco), and topics are identified by #'s. The more people you follow, the more interesting your 'home' feed will be. You can also follow hashtags in order to find interesting resources and people to follow.
People, chats, and Hashtags (#) to follow:
Top 10 Twitter Hashtags to Follow for Education Technology
Educational Hashtags - from @cybraryman1 another great person to follow and his website is unbelievable!
Missouri Educators on Twitter - Add your name, if you like!
Twitter 4 Teachers - find your subject area to find people to follow and add yourself
Weekly Twitter Chat Times - comprehensive list of chats by grade level, subject area, etc.
Encouraging Connectivity: The Official State Hashtag Map - by Joe Mazza
Pope Francis - @Pontifex
Archdiocese of St. Louis on Twitter - #archstl or follow @archstl
Vatican News - #news_va_en or follow @news_va_en
Catholic Educators Chat = #CatholicEdchat takes place on Saturdays from 8-9:00 A.M. CST - Nice people!
MOedchat - #MOedchat or follow @MOedchat takes place on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM CST - Join us!
Remember, @ = people and # = topics.
Miscellaneous Tools and Resources:
TweetDeck - Twitter tool for real-time tracking, organizing, and engagement. Allows you to follow more than one hashtag or user at a time. Also allows for posting to other social media accounts such as Facebook, Google+, etc.
HootSuite - Same as above, works better on iPad than TweetDeck. Also, allows for posting to Facebook, Google+, etc.
TweetStats - graph your tweets, for fun
33 Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom - very cool!
Twitter Aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy - infographic
TweetDeck - Twitter tool for real-time tracking, organizing, and engagement. Allows you to follow more than one hashtag or user at a time. Also allows for posting to other social media accounts such as Facebook, Google+, etc.
HootSuite - Same as above, works better on iPad than TweetDeck. Also, allows for posting to Facebook, Google+, etc.
TweetStats - graph your tweets, for fun
33 Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom - very cool!
Twitter Aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy - infographic
To learn more about building your own PLN, check out this book by Will Richardson & Rob Mancabelli. Will is also a good person to follow on Twitter.
Tools for communicating and connecting:
Remind - is a safe, free way for teachers and administrators to text message students and keep in touch with parents.
Skype - Authors who Skype with classes and book clubs for free
Facebook - 'Like' Edutopia & WeAreTeachers and many more education-related pages
Edmodo - Think Facebook for education. Lots of great educators, companies, and groups, and it's free!
Voxer - Turns your smartphone into a walkie-talkie. Share voice, text, and photos. Create and name groups. Great for collaboration!
Communicate the good in education and at your school by sharing photos. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words! In addition, model good digital citizenship skills by participating in social media. For example, join a 365 photo challenge, such as #EDUGOOD. Get the students involved!
Flickr - Get an account for your school. Tag images with hashtags, create albums, share, share, share! (Any photosharing site will do!)
Instagram - Share the good happening at your school or participate in a 365 photosharing challenge like the one mentioned above.
To save time, photos and posts may be uploaded and shared to several sites at a time using an app called If This Then That IFTTT.
Remind - is a safe, free way for teachers and administrators to text message students and keep in touch with parents.
Skype - Authors who Skype with classes and book clubs for free
Facebook - 'Like' Edutopia & WeAreTeachers and many more education-related pages
Edmodo - Think Facebook for education. Lots of great educators, companies, and groups, and it's free!
Voxer - Turns your smartphone into a walkie-talkie. Share voice, text, and photos. Create and name groups. Great for collaboration!
Communicate the good in education and at your school by sharing photos. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words! In addition, model good digital citizenship skills by participating in social media. For example, join a 365 photo challenge, such as #EDUGOOD. Get the students involved!
Flickr - Get an account for your school. Tag images with hashtags, create albums, share, share, share! (Any photosharing site will do!)
Instagram - Share the good happening at your school or participate in a 365 photosharing challenge like the one mentioned above.
To save time, photos and posts may be uploaded and shared to several sites at a time using an app called If This Then That IFTTT.
Weebly - Do-It-Yourself Website Builder. Easily Create Your Own Site, Blog, or Store. Start Now, It's Free!
WordPress - a web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.
KidBlog - designed for K-12 teachers who want to provide each student with an individual blog. Students publish posts and participate in academic discussions
Blogger - Free weblog publishing tool from Google, for sharing text, photos and video.
Edublogs - "The world's most popular education blogging service." - according to their site
Google Sites - a free and easy way to create and share webpages
A Comparison of Educational Blogging Platforms from Free Technology for Teachers
WordPress - a web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.
KidBlog - designed for K-12 teachers who want to provide each student with an individual blog. Students publish posts and participate in academic discussions
Blogger - Free weblog publishing tool from Google, for sharing text, photos and video.
Edublogs - "The world's most popular education blogging service." - according to their site
Google Sites - a free and easy way to create and share webpages
A Comparison of Educational Blogging Platforms from Free Technology for Teachers