543: Twitter for Professional Development

The hashtags that I am following are: edtech, flippedlearning, edapps, elemchat, and Google.  #Edtech discusses technology that is used for education, #flippedlearning discusses a lot of ways to implement flipped learning in the classroom and different ways to get at the content you want.  #Edapps discusses a plethora of topics including apps and tools to use in the classroom, resources to create lessons, advocating for technology in the classroom, and much more.  #Elemchats are geared toward elementary teachers and classrooms and include topics ranging from student engagement to apps for primary students.  The last hashtag that I am following is #Google.  #Google has a wide variety of topics covered.  It had more than education resources, and also includes business and personal uses.

There are many things that I have learned from following these hashtags.  One is that there is a method for created flipped lessons called the Fizz technique.  This is a "low-barrier" method to creating video content.  I also learned different ways that students can use dry-erase tape in the classroom, including labels, check-ins, objectives, and daily schedules.  One last fact that I found out is that Google is releasing a new Al-powered assistant called Springboard and that there will be changes coming to Google Sites.  This is very exciting.

I think Twitter, especially Tweetdeck will be a very powerful tool for professional development.  You have access to so much information in such a short amount of time.  You can follow hashtags to personalize the kind of professional development that you want or need.  You can hear what the experts say and stay up-to-date with current events and trends.  Twitter is such an amazing tool, and my goal is to keep using it during the school year and not let it fade away once the school year starts again.