Nov 19 2008
Twitter motivation
A lot of us have the problem that most web 2.0 tools, that can assist in learning and teaching, are blocked by our school/departmental firewalls. In the proccess of keeping systems safe, a lot of good learning is also being blocked in the process! So, we have started a debate on our wiki at http://saschools.wetpaint.com to see if we can motivate the realease and use of web 2.0 tools provided that we can adequately motivate the use of the tool in support of teaching and learning!
This morning my colleague has asked me to motivate the use of Twitter (and other tools) to be allowed through our firewall. With the help of my twitter network, I am planning to create a comprehensive motivational list to convince the “powers that be” to open up my favourite learning and sharing tool!
If you want to take part, read the listand
- Add your motivation by commenting
- Twitter it using the tag #twittermotivation or
- Reply to me @maggiev in twitter
So far we have:
- You can get instant Assistance and feedback, not only from your own network, but from a global constituency of practitioners in your field
- It can act as a way to stay up to date in your subject field (lifelong learner roll)
- It’s the ultimate resource for crowdsourced intelligence, opinions, and debate (from a twitter contact) (@woganmay)
- You can “learn over the shoulders” of experts and specialist in your field
- You can stay up to date on issues relating to your subject
- You get instant notifications of events, workshops and conferences in your field
- You are notified of the latest cutting edge resources and articles in your field
Create a free edublog to get your own comment avatar (and more!)
To me its really following people I value in the field, a lightning connection to sharing in an environment which changes all the time
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Hello Maggie,
Twitter is facilitates the growth of your professional learning network.
Twitter often leads to more in depth communication between members of the professional learning network.
Twitter helps to establish connections for global learning projects.
[You wouldn't have been able to read my tweets if I'd left them on Twitter, because you aren't following me there. I would be honoured if you would remedy that. I'm @paulhami]
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Hi all,
Good news! Our motivation has been good…twitter is now available through our firewalls at the Department!!
Bring on the learning and sharing!!!!
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