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Twittering, Not Frittering: Professional Development in 140 Characters | Edutopia - 0 views

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- Sean Murphy on 24 May 12
  
  Why twitter is important
  
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Critics argue that it's nothing but a high tech distraction.
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- Sean Murphy on 24 May 12
  
  Old People
  
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I have no patience for reading about what someone is barbecuing."
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- Sean Murphy on 24 May 12
  
  A tool is only as usefull as the people who use it
  
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- mary ann st jacques on 24 May 12
  
  This article is swaying my perception of Twitter. I like the aspect of "expanding my world" of information and resources.
  
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"I get insights from other teachers in the field who are using these tools. It's professional development for me, no doubt."
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- Sean Murphy on 24 May 12
  
  Twitter is important for everyone
  
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Their suggestions included using Twitter as an emergency-response system, to publish school announcements, and to post ideas for enrichment activities after school. Getting fast feedback from people with diverse perspectives appealed to Walker. "It was kind of neat," he says.
- Gina Renda on 31 May 12
  
  Already using e-blast and texting. Last time school was cancelled I got a call on my cell and my landline, text on my cell and an e-mail. I think there are enough ways to reach out and touch me
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Already using e-blast and texting. Last time school was cancelled I got a call on my cell and my landline, text on my cell and an e-mail. I think there are enough ways to reach out and touch me</div>
  
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According to Cosand, using Twitter for professional development is a good model for twenty-first-century learning.
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"Once I gather information from observing, then I'm ready to apply it myself in my situation. Watch, observe, apply. It's been great."
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They like being able to ask and answer questions, learn from experts, share resources, and react to events on the fly.
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The Educator's PLN - The personal learning network for educators - 0 views

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How Do We Prepare Our Children for What's Next? | MindShift - 0 views

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Top 12 Things You Learned In School That Your Students Won't | TeachHUB - 0 views

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There's a contentious debate among techy teachers who are ready to discard handwriting / cursive and traditional teachers who see the value for reading, writing and fine motor skills that teaching handwriting provides.
- Patrick Higgins on 26 May 12
  
  This is a surprisingly heated debate. The only reason I cling to for learning to write in cursive is the discipline aspect of it--training your body to do what your mind wants on such a small scale. Seeing a child struggle for hours on homework that has to be in cursive, however, quickly makes me lose my resolve in that argument.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a surprisingly heated debate. The only reason I cling to for learning to write in cursive is the discipline aspect of it--training your body to do what your mind wants on such a small scale. Seeing a child struggle for hours on homework that has to be in cursive, however, quickly makes me lose my resolve in that argument.</div>
  
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- Gina Renda on 31 May 12
  
  My cursive is horrible-probably from lack of using it. Automatically print now. Still need cursive for John Hancock's, no?
  
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Diagramming Sentences
- Patrick Higgins on 26 May 12
  
  How many of you had to do this? I actually didn't do this until I got to high school (Catholic, of course). My elementary schools focused almost entirely on process writing.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">How many of you had to do this? I actually didn't do this until I got to high school (Catholic, of course). My elementary schools focused almost entirely on process writing.</div>
  
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- Gina Renda on 31 May 12
  
  Mrs. Inzano's English 3A and 4A. She loved diagramming sentences. I think I've mentally blocked the whole thing because it was so very traumatic. She was a wonderful teacher but a bit of a Nazi when it came to diagramming.(and I will not tell you what decade that was!)
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Mrs. Inzano's English 3A and 4A. She loved diagramming sentences. I think I've mentally blocked the whole thing because it was so very traumatic. She was a wonderful teacher but a bit of a Nazi when it came to diagramming.(and I will not tell you what decade that was!)</div>
  
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