I tweeted this week at how amazed I was by @lukeneff writing prompt page. I was so in see I became inspired to create some of my own. I worked on them for a while yesterday and came up with some I like. I'm going to keep working lady and then I will post a link to them.
But it really got me thinking how inspiration can strike anywhere. Seeing another teacher's great work made me want to do better.
This what twitter does for me too. I am having conversations daily with teachers all over he world. I am able to share my ideas, and get new ideas to try. I am having discussions about pedagogy, sharing news articles, giving and getting advice. Every day of the week there seems to be a great chat to get involved in. After an inspiring #sschat or #21stedchat I am excited to try out new ideas. I can't help but feel like my teaching has improved on a daily basis because of sharing ideas. I know it may seem overwhelming at first when you start tweeting, but that is the beauty of twitter. It is a buffet of knowledge. You can take what you like, and create your own meals to share. Jump in! don't be scared. The same can be said for our students too. They need to collaborate and see what their classmates are doing to be able to push themselves to be better; to self motivate.
And after all, isn't that what we want our students to learn?
Becky:
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more! I have been trying to spread the word about the amazing impact of Twitter on teaching (http://lyndonhistory678.blogspot.com/2012/10/technology-as-tool-for-collaboration.html) - but most who don't know think this is another version of Facebook.
I started two years ago and have thousands of links to outstanding resources - not to mention many strong connections to exciting educators around the world!
Great post!
Thanks for the comment. I checked to make sure I follow you on twitter, and I do! Keep pushing the twitter and I will too. It is definitely changed my teaching!
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