Hey Everybody!!

Today I will be talking about my Twitter experience so far for my education account.

Twitter is a place that prior to this class I was not aware could be used for educational purposes. After using Twitter for class, my thoughts on Twitter changed and I think that it can be used educationally, even if a teacher prints out a template so their students are not actually online. I have actually learned quite a bit from being on Twitter. Many educators that I follow share different lesson ideas which is interesting to be able to see because it gives me ideas to be able to potentially use in my future classroom.

I used Twitter on a personal account but had never participated in a twitter chat or even knew what one was. The Twitter chats are very fun to be a part of because you are able to learn a lot from many different individuals from all over the world. The chats I’ve been a part of have been judge free zones where I didn’t feel like people were telling me my opinions were wrong. People liked and responded to my thoughts, which made me want to participate more because I was learning a lot from other chatters. The chats I have been a part of have on one hand changed the way I think on some of the topics we have discussed. On the other hand, the chats reinstated some of my thoughts that I had about the topics. Another thing that is cool about Twitter chats is being able to interact with classmates on chats because they chose to participate in the same chat. In the beginning of the semester that is how I started following some of the people from class.

All in all, I haven’t had any bad experiences on Twitter as of yet. I’m sure at one point I may run into something but I’m hoping that I do not. I’m really enjoying being able to create my own PLN and be a part of it.

Make sure to follow my twitter page: @alison_miller18

Leave a comment about some of your experiences, I’d love to hear some feedback! Thank you for reading!!