Teachers are using Twitter to learn. Many teachers have even reported that Twitter is their go-to for professional development. When I designed the research questions for my dissertation, not only did I look at how teachers were using Twitter, I wanted to know if they had any support from their admins for what they were... Continue Reading →
Let me begin by saying, I love some of the ideas I learn about on Twitter! During remote teaching in the spring, or shall I say, "emergency remote teaching," I felt my students needed an activity that would involve some type of group collaboration. As I scrolled through Twitter, I came across an idea for... Continue Reading →
I teach computer skills classes to 7th and 9th graders. In my first teaching job in Harlem, I had one of the few rooms with A/C and Internet. Computer labs were still popular in 2003/4 and throughout most of my teaching career. The use of computer labs has lessened as 1:1 Chromebooks, iPads and other... Continue Reading →
I, along with millions of educators around the world, have been part of this crazy experiment that required shifting from face-to-face teaching/learning to online, remote teaching/learning in a matter of days. In fact, it felt like the months of March, April, May and June 2020 were some kind of triage mode, just making it through... Continue Reading →
Twitter is a popular place for many educators. In 2017, when I was planning my dissertation, I realized that I wanted to know more about how teachers were using Twitter and what they were learning. Ultimately, my dissertation topic explored how elementary schoolteachers use Twitter for professional development. I found that teachers reported Twitter provided... Continue Reading →
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