Connected Educator

Building Connected Educators

Jenny Nauman @PrincipalNauman

Kristin Gray @MathMinds

Why “Be Connected”?

• Do You Want To Grow As a Leader?

• Do You Want To Grow As a Learner?

• Do You Want To Inspire Others Around You?

• Do You Want Share Your Wonderful Happenings?

• Don’t We Owe It To The Students?

How we Connect?

• Twitter

• Facebook

• School Apps

• Remind 101• SchoolInfo

• Google Plus

• Blogs

• YouTube

• Skype

What Is “Being Connected”?• Our Journeys

• Technology

• Building a PLN

• Global Reach

• Collaborating/Sharing

• You are NOT alone!

•

Administration

• www.TodaysMeet.Com/ConEdu

• Create a Vision

• Teacher Support

• Allow for Mistakes

• Build Capacity

• Instructional Leader

Teacher Leaders

• Todays Meet - What Are They?

• Support Vision

• Instructional Leader

• Build Capacity

• Impact Student Learning

• My Class & Beyond

What is a PLN?• Personalized Learning Network

• Educational Tool • Social Media & Technology

• Expanded Network

• 24 - 7

What Our

PLN Has

To Say...

Global Reach - Twitter

Sharing & Collaborating - Twitter

Resources Feedback

Professional Development Promoting Your School

Global Reach - Blogging

Sharing & Collaborating - Blogs

Communication: Classroom

• Class Twitter

• Class Facebook

• Smore Newsletters

Communication: School

• School Twitter

• School Facebook

• Mobile Apps

Twitter Things to Think About...

What are your objectives?

Who is your audience?

What is your voice?

What is your profile picture?

What is your school’s policy on Social Media?

Getting Started

“Follow” other Educators:

• @MathMinds

• @BurgessDave

• @CybraryMan1

• @TonySinasis

• @Principal_El

• @Joe_Mazza

• @NAESP

• @DEDeptofEd

• @DaisyDyerDuerr

• @Todd Whitaker

• @NMHS_Principal

• @Ddmeyer

• @Mr_Stadel

• @JoBoaler

• @TrianglemanCSD

• @FawnPNguyen

Go to Twitter.com

Create a “Handle”

The “Me” Page

Be sure to have a

Profile Pic & Bio

This shows your activity

Suggests people

based on other tweeps

Let’s send a tweet“@MathMinds or @PrincipalNauman

A Tweet

Tweet not directed at a

particular person

Tweet directed at a particular

person

Be aware that ALL of your followers see every tweet you send. If you want to send privately, you will send a Direct Message (DM).

“Do not tweet anything you would not shout from the rooftops.”

Interacting With a Tweet

If you like a tweet you read, want to read it later, or keep it as a resource,

Click “Favorite”

If you read a tweet and think your

followers would like to read or should read,

Click “Retweet”

If you read a tweet and would like to

write something back to the tweep, Click “Reply”

The “Home” PageThis shows the tweets of people you follow

This is where you search for people(@) or topics(#)

This is where you send a

Direct Message

(DM)

The “Interactions” Page

This will show where people tweet you, reply to you or interact with your tweets

(favorite or retweet)

Tweep?

Twitterer?

Tweeter?

Twerp?

Twerson?

So, Now You Are A....?

Be a Lurker

Expand Your Network

Don’t Feel Like You Need To Read Every Tweet

Try Conversing With A Tweep You Know

Search For Topics Of Interest With Hastag

Participate in a Chat (#satchat)

Next Steps....

Common Sense Disclaimer...

Thank You

Jenny Nauman Jennifer.Nauman@cape.k12.de.us

@PrincipalNauman

Kristin GrayKristin.Gray@cape.k12.de.us

@MathMinds