Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Tweet!

Wow, I love words and I love birds.  

But, I don't like fast, which is why I'm not sure that tweeting is for me.  Last night I had an exhilarating hour of tweeting with the #TWTBlog.  I felt excited to be engaging with so many excellent thinkers and teachers, but I also felt a bit lost in the process.  Where's the question?  Where do I type in my tweet… what happened to my tweet?  Yikes! 

Now I'm finally seeing messages 3 hours later that I missed during that wild and woolly hour.  Was it an hour?  It seemed like only a few minutes had passed.  

I do feel inspired. I feel a sense of community with other people that have the same passion for excelling and helping children excel.  I am smiling. I feel empowered. I have a voice.  

I see where my students would benefit from such a dialogue. Their voices heard, immediate feedback, community and…. FUN!

Perhaps I just need more practice.  "tweet" 





7 comments:

  1. I'm not a natural at this, either. The conversation goes fast, and it is impossible to catch every single thread - but that's why we Storify and get back to people as ideas occur. The exhilaration comes from all the voices engaged and interested. So many of us don't have this in our buildings...Twitter helps!

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  2. It was crazy good and I don't feel like I get half of it! So many great thoughts flying by. Good news we can go back and read thoughtfully. It is wonderful to have this community.Twitter has provided such support as has this Tuesday slicing experience!

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  3. I can completely relate! I just blogged about my first Twitter experience(s) a couple of weeks ago. It is such a great tool but it moves sooo fast and feels like such information overload. I am still getting use to it.

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  4. Thanks for posting this; I've just opened my Twitter account. I need to check out #TWTBlog.

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  5. I agree that Twitter chatting is a bit overwhelming' however the continual PD is priceless - and free at the same time!

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  6. Twitter is a wonderful way to connect with others and yes it can be overwhelming and fast moving. Everything has a learning curve, hang in there.

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  7. Thanks everyone, it really is exciting and yes.. i will hang in there!

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