PROBLEM: The Twittering of our district was limited, or if it was more widespread, it lacked unification. Also, Twitter chats had been tried, but never really took off.
SOLUTION: We knew we needed to start with us - the Digital Learning Team. We landed on a hashtag - #BCSEdChat - and started using it. All the time. We’d quote tweets from others in the district (and beyond) and add the hashtag. RESULT: Others started to use it, too! We created a BCS Twitter challenge - yes, it looks like the one I made when I worked in another district. It was hugely popular there, still it! However, I have updated this one to include a series of days that focus on classroom impact. Yes, Twitter is great to get teaching ideas, but it is also great to teach your students about the reach of a tweet to get answers and input from experts in the field so-to-speak. Working with my awesome teammates, we put together a website for teachers in our district to refer back to after our Tech Camp ‘21 presentation: bit.ly/BCS_Twitter When I presented on this topic at tech camp, the focus was on being a connected educator AND teaching students about responsible use of social media by modeling it! There were many Twitter newcomers, so the session really focused on tips for getting started, but the presentation was peppered with questions from participants. Will it make a difference? I've already seen a little improvement with the number of teacher tweeters in the district. Our team would like to offer a Twitter chat, possibly at the beginning of the school year, and see where this journey takes us.
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AuthorJeannie Timken Archives
March 2023
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