"I have been actively using Twitter for professional learning for a little over four years. It has become my most valuable professional learning resource during that time.
As a result of the tremendous value I've gotten from it, I've written about and presented on Twitter quite a few times. You would think that based on my extensive use of the tool and the number of times I've presented formally on it, words which describe its value and use would trip easily off of my tongue. You would be wrong."
"A wonderful visual depiction of how educators can tap into their networks to expand and continually improve their teaching practice from a trove of rich resources. Illustrated by Langwitches, the image refers to Alec Couros’s original post exploring question, “What does the network mean to you?”"
"“Teachers are increasingly expected to be adept at a variety of technology-based and other approaches for content delivery, learner support, and assessment; to collaborate with other teachers both inside and outside their schools; to routinely use digital strategies in their work with students; to act as guides and mentors to promote student-centered learning; and to organize their own work and comply with administrative documentation and reporting requirements.” ("
"Teachers are increasingly bringing the real-time communication power of Twitter into the classroom to help students learn. But I've come to the conclusion that it's great for helping teachers learn as well."
RT @daveinstpaul Use Excel to create #fractals http://twitpic.com/44y9t1
"Most K-12 administrators hate Facebook as much as YouTube and even more than Wikipedia. I’ve said it before and it remains completely true: If our students spent as much time studying as they do trying to get around Facebook content filters, we’d be cranking out Rhodes Scholars left and right."
"Can't find a link you've shared?
Trunk.ly automagically collects the links you share online ... and makes them searchable."
"Participation in online communities increases civic engagement – but just socializing on Facebook doesn't, according to a new study of young Americans and the Internet."
"If you ask a heap of different people, “What is Social Media?”.. they will all give you a different answer.
Here are 50 definitions,"
A cool article.