1. Using Twitter for Learning and Teaching: the Growing CPM Teacher
Sharon Rendon
Taylor Clements
(via twitter and consultant)

3. Current “tweeting” patterns
Search #tweetnatcon17 - Answer survey Or
How do you currently use twitter?

4. What is Twitter? Anyone in the world is 140 characters away.
It’s like a global professional learning network.
Organized around topics, categories, or (#hashtags).
Effective microblogging.
Collaborative medium for all areas.

5. Backchannel Today’smeet.com/learntotweet #tweetnatcon17
Google Doc available via twitter or sched
Evryone right now got twitter and record a tweet and use hashtag #tweetnatcon17
Use today’s meet if you don’t have a twitter account

6. Internal vs. External Two Utilities that twitter can offer:
1. External - using it as a learner to connect
With the local, state, national, and global communities.
Internal - using it in your classroom
With Students and other teacher and administrations.
What is the meaning behind teachers and administariton with the local, state?

7. Examples of Using Twitter (External)
Make a personal account
@jjsmarsh, (taylor account)
Communicate with the local community
News organizations
Get the handle of correspondent responsible for your area (i.e. technology, education, etc.)
Officials and organizations
Don’t be afraid to take risks and speak with individuals in your focus area.

8. Illustrations

9. “How-to” Keep things organized and concise
Remember you only have 140 characters!
Use shortened links to other things
If you have a lot to say then simply put it into a link
Tag concerned parties
Use symbol to connect with people who would be interested in your posts.
Use hashtags “#” to address the topic about your post.

10. Optional Additions Use photos Use videos
Photos add a great deal of information that you can put into words
Use videos
There are video hosting website that you can link to share your videos
Youtube
Vine
TedTalks

11. Treasure Hunt Go on a hash tag search: #tweetnatcon17 #CPMSF17
#cpmmath
#MTBOS
#Exploremtbos
#NCTM

12. PLN and PLC
Build your professional learning network around topic areas.
Better yet, encourage your teachers and educators to get on the same page.

13. Uses - Twitterchats #MTchat #engagechat #educhat #EDCHAT #EDTECH
#mathchat

14. Groups and Lists
Make lists of people that you know have expertise in particular subject area.
Helps you build a larger network.
3. #MTBOS

15. Microblogging Share everyday! Post about what you are doing.
Thoughts about current events.
Look at what’s trending and get involved.
Communicate with people in your organization. (i.e. “good post”

16. To Do List Follow everyone at your table, and in the room
Follow CPM, Desmos, Destalks, NCTM, mathedleaders
Find a hashtag and search with math or cpm or #MTBOS, #whichonedoesn’tbelong
Share a picture from this session
Notable twitter chats
#CPM_abp

17. Who you should follow! Well, us of course! But, who else? @srendon2
@clements_taylor
@CPMmath

18. Getting Followers
Favorite Tweets, Retweet, quote, utilize chats, use effective #’s.

19. Examples of Using Twitter (Internal)
Make a teacher account
@BHSChemistry,
Communicate with students, teachers, and parents.
Examples:

20. Examples of Effective Tweeting

21. Big Questions What if my students don’t have twitter?
What if the internet goes down?
What do I do if people aren’t on twitter?

22. Useful Twitter Programs
Tweetdeck
Tweetbot (iOS) application
Twitterfall
Tagboard
Hootsuite

23. And do other things good too!
If you can’t use twitter, what to do?
1. Todaymeet.com
2. Use google docs
3. Shrib.com
4. Google Hangouts

24. A few other crucial things
Don’t follow student’s personal accounts; I encourage my students to make professional accounts.
Don’t let students use a device if your twitter is accessible on it. (don’t get “hacked” by a student)

25. Fortune Cookie - Next Steps
Pull out a slip, decide on an answer, tweet it out.
Be sure to use #tweetnatcon17
And the question number

26. Questions
I look forward to connecting with you.