I would like to propose a new hashtag for West Virginia teachers to use on Twitter: #wvedchat
Why? The needs to be a network of teachers in West Virginia who would like to be part of a PLN (Personal or Professional Learning Network) with other teachers in West Virginia. Teachers have similar interests and concerns throughout the state and this would be a perfect venue for it to take place. I envision teachers sharing journals, articles, instructional strategies, workshops, conferences, and concerns they have about education in West Virginia and education in general. Educators in all subject areas are welcome to take part in this community.
To participate, all you have to do is go to the Twitter.com website and search for #wvedchat and there would be a listing of those who used the hastag #wvedchat in their Twitter post. You do not have to have a Twitter account to read these posts, but if you want to contribute, you have to have an account. You need to remember that Twitter posts are limited to 140 characters, but conversations can continue with replies. If you like what you see you can "favorite" a post or "retweet" to share the post to your followers. As you become more involved on Twitter, the more followers you are likely to accumulate.
You can also follow teachers (or anyone on Twitter) to follow their feed on Twitter.
I do not want this to be a place to gripe about education in West Virginia, but as a way for educators to network and make education in West Virginia better for all! This kind of chat works well with educators in other states and other fields. There are some chats that have live conversations that take place for an hour each week. This could be something that we could grow into at a later time if there is interest.
You can follow me on Twitter @richzukowski
If you are unfamiliar with Twitter in education, take a look at these webpages: http://cybraryman.com/twitter.html
http://podcast.teachercast.net/a-beginners-webinar-to-twitter-and-pln-building-tech-educator-podcast-10/
Why? The needs to be a network of teachers in West Virginia who would like to be part of a PLN (Personal or Professional Learning Network) with other teachers in West Virginia. Teachers have similar interests and concerns throughout the state and this would be a perfect venue for it to take place. I envision teachers sharing journals, articles, instructional strategies, workshops, conferences, and concerns they have about education in West Virginia and education in general. Educators in all subject areas are welcome to take part in this community. To participate, all you have to do is go to the Twitter.com website and search for #wvedchat and there would be a listing of those who used the hastag #wvedchat in their Twitter post. You do not have to have a Twitter account to read these posts, but if you want to contribute, you have to have an account. You need to remember that Twitter posts are limited to 140 characters, but conversations can continue with replies. If you like what you see you can "favorite" a post or "retweet" to share the post to your followers. As you become more involved on Twitter, the more followers you are likely to accumulate.
You can also follow teachers (or anyone on Twitter) to follow their feed on Twitter.
I do not want this to be a place to gripe about education in West Virginia, but as a way for educators to network and make education in West Virginia better for all! This kind of chat works well with educators in other states and other fields. There are some chats that have live conversations that take place for an hour each week. This could be something that we could grow into at a later time if there is interest.
You can follow me on Twitter @richzukowski
If you are unfamiliar with Twitter in education, take a look at these webpages: http://cybraryman.com/twitter.html
http://podcast.teachercast.net/a-beginners-webinar-to-twitter-and-pln-building-tech-educator-podcast-10/
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