Comments on: My Shifting Landscapes of Professional Learning http://bgilgoff.edublogs.org/2009/06/18/my-shifting-landscapes-of-professional-learning/ My space for reflections and comments on life Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:18:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Errin http://bgilgoff.edublogs.org/2009/06/18/my-shifting-landscapes-of-professional-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Errin Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:02:01 +0000 http://bgilgoff.edublogs.org/?p=101#comment-154 @Claire, That wiki looks great and you offer really helpful tips (along with kind words!). Thank you! @Claire,
That wiki looks great and you offer really helpful tips (along with kind words!). Thank you!

]]> By: Claire Thompson http://bgilgoff.edublogs.org/2009/06/18/my-shifting-landscapes-of-professional-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Claire Thompson Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:22:21 +0000 http://bgilgoff.edublogs.org/?p=101#comment-153 @Errin, You said <i>"Any suggestions on how I should get started?"</i> What you've suggested so far is a good start (<i>"I have a bunch of bloggers I read so I plan on trying to find and follow them"</i>). Look at who those people follow, and you may find some more folks to follow. You can also check out <a href="http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/" rel="nofollow">Twitter4Teachers; a wiki where teachers can add their twitter name and a little about themselves. Teachers are listed by specialty. Before I follow someone I usually check out their Twitter page where I look at (a) what they've tweeted (does it look interesting?) and (b) their profile. If they haven't listed anything in their profile I'm not inclined to follow. If they have a link to their website I check that out and use it to help me decide if I want to follow. *Note: make sure you have something in your profile! You have a great blog, so list it there so people can see why they should follow you. Another way to grow your network is if you have a Twitter mentor who asks their network to consider following you; you get some new folks following you who you can follow back. Good luck! @Errin,
You said “Any suggestions on how I should get started?” What you’ve suggested so far is a good start (“I have a bunch of bloggers I read so I plan on trying to find and follow them”). Look at who those people follow, and you may find some more folks to follow. You can also check out Twitter4Teachers; a wiki where teachers can add their twitter name and a little about themselves. Teachers are listed by specialty. Before I follow someone I usually check out their Twitter page where I look at (a) what they’ve tweeted (does it look interesting?) and (b) their profile. If they haven’t listed anything in their profile I’m not inclined to follow. If they have a link to their website I check that out and use it to help me decide if I want to follow. *Note: make sure you have something in your profile! You have a great blog, so list it there so people can see why they should follow you.

Another way to grow your network is if you have a Twitter mentor who asks their network to consider following you; you get some new folks following you who you can follow back.

Good luck!

]]> By: Gerry http://bgilgoff.edublogs.org/2009/06/18/my-shifting-landscapes-of-professional-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Gerry Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:53:11 +0000 http://bgilgoff.edublogs.org/?p=101#comment-152 Nicely put Betty. I agree with what you are saying. I joined twitter a couple of years ago and didn't really do anything with it at that point. About a year later, I started to lurk, and now I post regularly. One of the main reasons I started paying more attention to twitter is that many of the people whose educational insights and opinions I value have slowed way down on their blogging and using instant messaging. I needed another way to keep up-to-date. I also follow the conference related back channels by searching for the related hashtag. This is especially valuable for me for conferences I can't attend like #celc2009. I did observe, like you on Twitter, that the back channel for this conference was not overly active. May I use this: "For me one of the greatest advantages in networking via blogs, tweets and online social networks has been the ease with which I am finding that exposure to other perspectives and ways of thinking. In an easy and fluid way this forces me to keep a critical mind." for my presentation at Tech-it-up in the fall? Nicely put Betty. I agree with what you are saying. I joined twitter a couple of years ago and didn’t really do anything with it at that point. About a year later, I started to lurk, and now I post regularly. One of the main reasons I started paying more attention to twitter is that many of the people whose educational insights and opinions I value have slowed way down on their blogging and using instant messaging. I needed another way to keep up-to-date. I also follow the conference related back channels by searching for the related hashtag. This is especially valuable for me for conferences I can’t attend like #celc2009. I did observe, like you on Twitter, that the back channel for this conference was not overly active.

May I use this:

“For me one of the greatest advantages in networking via blogs, tweets and online social networks has been the ease with which I am finding that exposure to other perspectives and ways of thinking. In an easy and fluid way this forces me to keep a critical mind.”

for my presentation at Tech-it-up in the fall?

]]> By: Elaan http://bgilgoff.edublogs.org/2009/06/18/my-shifting-landscapes-of-professional-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Elaan Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:25:54 +0000 http://bgilgoff.edublogs.org/?p=101#comment-151 Betty, so many of your thoughts have echoed my own. I have often heard new Twitter users say, "What's the point?" -- indeed, I was one of those people very early on myself. I love your post because it summarizes the potential & value of Twitter so elegantly. I may have to refer back to this post when working with some of our new LTTers. :) Kudos! Betty, so many of your thoughts have echoed my own. I have often heard new Twitter users say, “What’s the point?” — indeed, I was one of those people very early on myself. I love your post because it summarizes the potential & value of Twitter so elegantly. I may have to refer back to this post when working with some of our new LTTers. :) Kudos!

]]> By: Errin http://bgilgoff.edublogs.org/2009/06/18/my-shifting-landscapes-of-professional-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Errin Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:18:57 +0000 http://bgilgoff.edublogs.org/?p=101#comment-150 Thanks for writing this post at this time. Last fall, when I started to learn about Twitter, I purposefully delayed signing up until the summer holiday started. I had planned on signing up in the next week, and you've got me really excited about this next step in professional learning! There are some great tips in your post for a 'beginner Twitterer" - very helpful. I did wonder about how to keep up with all that information and I like Claire's comparison to a flowing river. Any suggestions on how I should get started? I have a bunch of bloggers I read so I plan on trying to find and follow them, but that's as far as I've gotten in terms of planning what to do once I sign up. Thanks for writing this post at this time. Last fall, when I started to learn about Twitter, I purposefully delayed signing up until the summer holiday started. I had planned on signing up in the next week, and you’ve got me really excited about this next step in professional learning! There are some great tips in your post for a ‘beginner Twitterer” – very helpful. I did wonder about how to keep up with all that information and I like Claire’s comparison to a flowing river.

Any suggestions on how I should get started? I have a bunch of bloggers I read so I plan on trying to find and follow them, but that’s as far as I’ve gotten in terms of planning what to do once I sign up.

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