I will admit that I have spent a majority of my time lurking. With the overwhelming amount of content available I feel like that was my necessary starting point to find other contributors that spoke to my interests. Now that my follow list has grown a bit and I have been more actively tweeting I am starting to get feedback of my own. Obviously, the latter is what you work towards as the more you put in, the more you get out!
One of the great things about Twitter is that it is accessible on your computer, laptop, tablet, or phone. For teachers, this means you have access to thousands of teachers with varied backgrounds and experiences that can contribute to your professional growth, virtually anywhere you go. I have also experimented with Tweetdeck to help organize my feed.
Putting myself out there on social media has made me think more about personal branding and the permanence of digital communication. These are very important areas to engage our learners in early and teach them responsible digital citizenship. If young adults begin cultivating their brands in high school, their online reputations will grow positively and strengthen over time.
As a future Business teacher I see myself connecting this to my teaching if the school doesn’t already have a program in place.
Do you have a Twitter account? If so who have you found that is worth following? Do you feel like you can grow yourself professionally through its use?
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