1. T 3 INSTRUCTOR PD MARCH 6, 2014 MARY BOURASSA @MARYBOURASSA Twitter as the Gateway to a PLC

2. Max Ray’s (@maxmathforum) NCSM Ignite Talk: “Tweet Me Maybe”Tweet Me Maybe

3. Twitter allows you to post short (140-character maximum), public, text-based messages called tweets. You can include links and pictures. Tweets are visible to anyone and show up in your followers' stream.

4. Twitter allows you to post short (140-character maximum), public, text-based messages called tweets. You can include links and pictures. Tweets are visible to anyone and show up in your followers' stream.

5. Why Twitter? Share resources Ask questions & get advice with instant feedback Get or provide support Promotes reflection (chats) Exposes you to different points of view from near and far Constant source of new ideas Together we are better! Develop a PLC!

6. Why Twitter? Share resources Ask questions & get advice with instant feedback Get or provide support Promotes reflection (chats) Exposes you to different points of view from near and far Constant source of new ideas Together we are better! Develop a PLC!

7. Twitter Vocabulary

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9. @ Tweet

10. Twitter Vocabulary @ Tweet Hashtag

11. Twitter Vocabulary @ Tweet Hashtag Retweet (RT)

12. Twitter Vocabulary @ Tweet Hashtag Retweet (RT) Reply

13. Twitter Vocabulary @ Tweet Hashtag Retweet (RT) Reply Followers

14. Twitter Vocabulary @ Tweet Hashtag Retweet (RT) Reply Followers Following

15. Twitter Vocabulary @ Tweet Hashtag Retweet (RT) Reply Followers Following Direct Message (DM)

16. A Tweet

17. Your Turn to Tweet Your task: take a picture in which you can see mathematics

18. Your Turn to Tweet Your task: take a picture in which you can see mathematics Tweet it out with the hashtags #wcydwt

19. Your Turn to Tweet Your task: take a picture in which you can see mathematics Tweet it out with the hashtags #wcydwt (what can you do with that?) and #T3Learns

20. Your Turn to Tweet Your task: take a picture in which you can see mathematics Tweet it out with the hashtags #wcydwt (what can you do with that?) and #T3Learns Time allowed: 10 minutes

21. Your Turn to Tweet Your task: take a picture in which you can see mathematics Tweet it out with the hashtags #wcydwt (what can you do with that?) and #T3Learns Time allowed: 10 minutes Go!

22. Blogs

23. Twitter is a link to great blogs. This is where teachers: write about activities they have tried write about ideas, pedagogy and research reflect about classroom practices

24. Blogs Twitter is a link to great blogs. This is where teachers: write about activities they have tried write about ideas, pedagogy and research reflect about classroom practices This is my daily PD

25. Blogs Twitter is a link to great blogs. This is where teachers: write about activities they have tried write about ideas, pedagogy and research reflect about classroom practices This is my daily PD Most blogs are linked in Twitter profiles

26. Chats Twitter has a multitude of weekly chats: #alg1chat – Sunday @ 9 pm EST #alg2chat – Monday @ 9 pm EST #precalcchat – Wednesday @ 8:30 EST #msmathchat – Monday @ 9 pm EST #mathchat – Monday @ 3 pm EST #scichat – Tuesday @ 9 pm EST + book chats, general ed chats… Google doc of chats

27. Thank you! Mary Bourassa: Twitter: @MaryBourassa Email: mary.bourassa@ocdsb.camary.bourassa@ocdsb.ca Website: mathgeek.ca Blog: marybourassa.blogspot.com