My friend Bonnie Birdsall shared a document created collaboratively by Twitter and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization called, Teaching and Learning with Twitter. Now if you are like me, you have been teaching and learning with Twitter for almost a decade. The resource is great for a teacher just beginning their journey with Twitter in the classroom, but I think the document is valuable for teachers who have been using the platform for a while as well.
Twitter is a great place to start for teachers who want to bring in real-world learning using social media and to model what connected learning can look like. For those of us who have been using social media in the context of teaching and learning, we know that it is all about who you follow. Check out my Twitter lists to follow with your class or professional accounts:
Social LEADia Learn list (accounts which offer unique learning opportunities)
Social LEADia Causes list (accounts which promote causes your students might be interested in supporting)
Social LEADia Positive list (accounts which are all about positive content)
The UNESCO/Twitter collaborative document reinforces what many of us believe in terms of the important role educators play in supporting students to learn with social media. Its research base and examples are worth checking out. Read the entire document here.
During a parent talk yesterday, a parent challenged me about the new “ban” on cellphones and how his child is still using his phone in class and for homework. My response,
If educators don’t show and model how to use the powerful devices in their pockets for learning, where will they learn that especially if they don’t have tech savvy parents at home?
If you are new to Twitter, this resource may be useful as well.
