4 events

Here are 4 events that inspired me to record my learning journey as a blog:
1. In November 2005 I attended Professional Development courses run by Jacqui Sharp – "Digital Cameras for real Beginners and 101 Ways to use your Digital Camera."

2. I was next inspired by Dorothy Burt who spoke about classroom blogging at a Teachers Conference in Palmerston North in January 2010.

3. My wonderful techie and future focussed husband, Julien, continues to inspire and challenge me to try out new "technology." Hence my iPhone is now my favourite device that I am addicted to and would be lost without. Together with my iPad it has made it so easy for me to keep in touch with current changes in technology.

4. The last event that catapulted me in the deep end and showed me what could be happening in my school, was attending the ISTE conference in San Diego in July 2012. This conference opened my eyes, inspired and motivated me to share my learning. This blog, hopefully, will have ideas to inspire you to get e-learning happening in your classroom.


Thursday, November 1, 2012

Twitter in the Classroom

Follow me - @jennielesueur

I have already written a post about the benefits of teachers using Twitter to keep up to date with new information. This post will deal with the benefits of using Twitter in the classroom.

WHY and WHO benefits? - Mainly the parents at present.
This is where my iPhone becomes another useful tool in the classroom. I take a photo of a learning moment and tweet it with a caption. I have a number of parents who follow me on Twitter so they get an instant update on what is happening with their child in the class.


 My aims for the future use of Twitter in the classroom:

- to tweet a photo/ caption each day, sometimes more
- to tweet a photo with a child of one of the parents who follows me
- to tweet information about what is happening daily in the classroom/ syndicate/ school
- to tweet information about what is going to happen in the classroom/ syndicate/ school - eg sports events, spelling tests, reminders
- to get the children involved so they are able to choose the "tweetable" moment

A sample - view these tweets -
Carnivore or Herbivore
Stars of the Week 
Kelly Sports on the Field
              










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