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The network is where the information has been found, but the ability to remix it for your own context is where innovation happens.

is essential that we not only share what is happening in our schools, but engage in true, two-way conversations with our communities.

Empowering our teachers to share their voice and open the doors to what they do in the classroom, also gives our community a new perspective on what it is to be an educator, and how we are willing to go above and beyond for our kids.

It’s clear that students are entering a very different world. Students are now digital citizens, and their digital footprint, which is updated on almost a daily basis, will most likely have a major impact on their future. But, who is informing these students about this? Who is teaching these students the proper ways to use social media?

Provide them with authentic projects to complete for authentic audiences in which they can make a positive impact on the world as they learn. Help them share their success stories through blogs, social media sites and other forms of communication. Recognize the importance of your students’ digital footprints and show them how to create a successful and positive online image.

Technology is interesting. Some educators love to use it, and it seems to be an appendage that they can easily use throughout the day. Other educators are not as loving, and they hate the word "technology" and think social media is a waste of time. And then there are a group of educators somewhere in between. They have Smartphones, use their Smartboards from time to time, but they don't have a need to find the most current tools.  Those educators in the middle find the tools that work best for them and their students. They have a few "go-to" apps, and they find a balance between paper and computers.

I believe that we need to find a balance between using the tools we have always used that work (you decide what that is), and using new tools that involve social media and technology.

Teaching can be a very solitary profession. The adults walk into the classroom with students, they close the door, and spend their day going from lesson to lesson.

Twitter is a filter for educational content

Twitter facilitates positive, supportive, contact between teachers but not sustained educational conversations

Educator tweeters are not prone to tweeting inane meaningless comments