Twitter for Professional Development

As a blog post, include a summary of (1) what hashtags you follow; (2) three new things, resources, ideas you learned by following them; and (3) your thoughts about about using Twitter as a form of just-in-time professional development. Post a link to your blog in our Facebook page and in the corresponding grading “dropbox.”

I had never heard of a Tweetdeck prior to EdTech543. I am very excited to start using this as it organize some of my favorite feeds into one place. I currently follow #EdTechSN. I found this article re-tweeted by our professor on the psychology of “Likes” in teenagers. Very interesting read with a great hook, “move over sex drugs and rock’n’roll.”  Considering that we are seeing a increase in millennials that are more concerned with staying at home, I can understand how reassurance on social media can replace or nearly replace social interaction, partying or other sorts of rewards typically sought by the teenage set. The 1950s saw a sexual-cultural revolution that continues to this day that was communicated through music. Teenage culture of old hasn’t been replaced, but is communicated and measured through social media.

I am also following #iPadEd, because our school is a 1:1 iPad byod school. To be honest, I do not see many resources here that I will use. So I may replace this hashtag with another. Perhaps I will be inspired by my cohorts’ decks. I did, however, find a link to this EdTech blog by Monica A. Burns. It has many great resources in EdTech and the quality of her blog is very inspiring. On her blog she mentions an app called, Over. It look to be a great design tool that is easy to use.

More on using twitter for personal development later!