Back in 2011 I was working in the Middle East
when a colleague introduced me to Twitter as a
tool for professional development and connecting
with fellow educators. Prior to this I was aware of
Facebook and Twitter, however I considered both
as being about nothing more than apps for sharing
cute cat videos and status updates. I had a Twitter
account for years, however hadn't thought about
how it might be a powerful tool to help me become
a better educator and provide me with a wealth of
new ideas and resources which I previously had not
had access to. I had barely used the account beyond
the initial setup...
I tried to think of a different way of titling this post, I wasn't keen on the word 'surviving' but the more I thought about it, the more I realised that actually, you really do feel like you're surviving… Just about. I've been onto Twitter, Instagram and even scrolled through my personal Facebook a few times to discover that Teacher Training Nerves are setting in. Now, I know you've probably (definitely) heard some complete horror stories but let's begin with an open mind. Having just completed the PGCE, I totally understand why you are so nervy and that is why I've created this post… So, sit back, take a deep breath and repeat "I can do this"...
But the past couple of weeks there’s been a rolling stone gathering lots of moss- and that stone is Scoop.it.
Well, I haven’t seen much happen with Scoop.it and educators for the past few months, but then something big happened: Scoop.it launched Scoop.it for Education.
I know many educators are fond of Paper.li, another link/newspaper tool, but I’ve never found that paper-like experience to be of much value, because it’s so… bland.
Paper.li creates these “news” papers based on the people you follow on Twitter, not on your Tweets. Scoop.it creates their paper based on your Scoop.it bookmarks, so it is somewhat more of an authentic experience.