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How Can I Get Followers For My Classroom Twitter Account? - 17 views

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  • We purposely follow only a few classes to help my students feel more connected with these students in other schools.
    • Jennifer Earl
      Jennifer Earl on 05 Mar 13
       
      notice this teacher purposely limits the number of classes she is connecting with in order to develop more authentic relationships between classes/students.
  • We do not follow my children’s parents or educators I admire.
    • Jennifer Earl
      Jennifer Earl on 05 Mar 13
       
      note this.. parents can follow you..but if you follow them you will see all of their tweets...professional...and more importantly, personal ones. There is no real reason to follow them if they want to talk back to you they can by tweeting directly to your class.
    • Jennifer Hemry
      Jennifer Hemry on 06 Mar 13
       
      I can imagine the inappropriate things that you might end up with if parents were followed!
    • Jennifer Earl
      Jennifer Earl on 06 Mar 13
       
      note this.. parents can follow you..but if you follow them you will see all of their tweets...professional...and more importantly, personal ones. There is no real reason to follow them if they want to talk back to you they can by tweeting directly to your class.
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  • I want our shared or individual reading time that includes the reading of tweets to be a learning time, so I make who we follow a matter of careful consideration.
    • Jane Newmeyer
      Jane Newmeyer on 06 Mar 13
       
      I agree
  • Make your class worth following.
    • Rhonda Melnyk
      Rhonda Melnyk on 06 Mar 13
       
      I need to learn more ways to do this.
    • Thea Kirkwood
      Thea Kirkwood on 06 Mar 13
       
      This creates a more thoughtful approach to tweeting because of the modeling they see in the tweets you choose to have them follow.
    • Jennifer Earl
      Jennifer Earl on 06 Mar 13
       
      great point
    • Sarah Lund
      Sarah Lund on 06 Mar 13
       
      That is a great point. Even in the higher grades, for those already using twitter, we do need to display how to use this in an educational way.
  • Show that you tweet
  • We learn from everyone we follow.
    • degrd317
      degrd317 on 06 Mar 13
       
      try to get across to my children, if you listen more than talk, there is a great deal to learn. There are experts everywhere, LISTEN UP.
    • Jennifer Hemry
      Jennifer Hemry on 06 Mar 13
       
      I can't wait to learn how to add a Twitter widget to my blog.
  • Show that you tweet.
  • If a class enjoys interacting with you, they may follow you in return.
    • T Seegert
      T Seegert on 06 Mar 13
       
      We are working on adding details to our writing. I love this idea. I agree that this would be a great motivator for students and I am excited to try this.
    • Cindy Ramirez
      Cindy Ramirez on 06 Mar 13
       
      This is a great way to show parents what is going on in the classroom. This is a big deal in high school because parents feel disconnected at this level.
    • Debbie Vogel
      Debbie Vogel on 06 Mar 13
       
      As with any skill, modeling is critical for our students, but often overlooked.
    • Jennifer Earl
      Jennifer Earl on 26 Aug 13
       
      so true that is important point
  • but most adults occasionally succumb to banal or snarky tweets about the person in front of them in the grocery line or worse.
    • T Seegert
      T Seegert on 06 Mar 13
       
      Isn't that the truth! Good point!
    • Debbie Vogel
      Debbie Vogel on 06 Mar 13
       
      These are the types of comments I hope to avoid on Twitter. A complete waste of time!!!
    • Jennifer Hemry
      Jennifer Hemry on 06 Mar 13
       
      This looks like a great book! I think it could really benefit elementary teachers.
    • Corey Burgermeister
      Corey Burgermeister on 06 Mar 13
       
      Some good and some bad. Follow those who are credible and useful toward your content.
  • If you are on Twitter yourself, occasionally retweet good content from your classroom to let other teachers know you have a class account.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 06 Mar 13
       
      Just wanted to get a sticky out there.
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