Week 4- Who Knew Having a Twitter was Beneficial to Education?

I need to admit that I am one of the worst persons to consistently stay active on social media. I never reply to posts and I am horrible at posting myself. I am constantly taking social media breaks because of the simple fact that we as a society can become so dependent of it. So when I found out we had to get familiar with twitter and start tweeting, I was appalled.

To be clear I did in fact already own a twitter account, but I only opened it to follow Milo Ventimiglia from the television show This Is Us. So needless to say, I already knew the basics of Twitter. As I started following my fellow classmates, as well as other educators to form my Professional Learning Network, I was exposed to a world of educational resources and ideas I didn’t know were available! I honestly had no idea how beneficial it was to have a Twitter! I realized how great it is to have all these educators under one roof. It is fascinating to see what wonderful ideas other educators come up with. Not only that but you have motivational posts that are great to come across when you really need a boost of morale.

I saw it was very easy to manage and I right away started following different people within the education world, as well as relevant hashtags. What I honestly did not know about where hashtag chats. It was neat to discover that anyone can join these chats and have discussions about the topic we are all interested in! Who knew? You can even use twitter as part of your curriculum! Parents are also welcome to check out their teacher’s twitter page and furthermore create better communication with one another! Overall, I really do enjoy having a twitter. Even though I am not the best at keeping up with social media, this might actually be an exception!