Using Twitter Chats

and Growing Your

PLN!
 You must connect
yourself. . .

. . .to connect your

students, teachers,
 7 Habits
1.Create atmosphere that
inspires innovation.
2.Foster collaboration.
3.Be open to new ideas.
4.Be a connected learner
yourself.
5.Locate and provide adequate
resources.
6.Take risks.
7.Have a visionary focus.
 One Principal's PLN Journey
Administrators and teachers need to begin to
embrace the effective use of social media for
their own professional growth, to create
authentic learning environments that engage
students, and to utilize the expertise of
professionals in a variety of content areas. The
one thing that Twitter and social media has
taught me is that people truly want to share
their ideas, knowledge, and experiences for
the collective good.
~Eric Sheninger, Principal of New Milford HS (NJ),
@NMHS_Principal
●share and collect resources
●offer inspiring quotes
●engage in educational
discussions (i.e. #edchat,
#cpchat, #edtech)
●back-channel for meetings and
conferences (with #hashtag)
●report out key learnings from
conferences (with #hashtag)
●Use Twitter client and follow the
tweets associated with topics of
interest: i.e, school leadership,
assessment
●solicit feedback from leadership
#NCADMIN
Who Are We?
Craig Smith - Assistant Principal Gaston County
Schools - Co-Founder, Moderator

Derek McCoy - Principal Cumberland County

Schools - Co-Founder, Moderator

Robert Breyer - Assistant Principal Moore County

Schools - Moderator
 What is #NCADMIN?
#ncadmin is the first statewide Twitter chat in North Carolina
targeted to educators.
It was designed to connect administrators statewide and drive
needed growth and skill building conversations.
We bring a unique value add to school leaders statewide in the
efforts to increase their own efficacy and make a difference in
their schools and districts.
Every other Wednesday night from 8 to 9 PM.
Interested in moderating a chat?
Website: http://ncadmin.blogspot.com/
#NCed
Jayme Linton
Program Coordinator
Master of Science in Online Teaching & Instructional Design
Lenoir-Rhyne University
What is a Twitter Chat?
Twitter chats are online public conversations about a specific topic held on Twitter. These chats are scheduled for a
specific time and date so that synchronous conversation can take place among people from anywhere in the world.
Anyone can join a Twitter chat by searching a the specific hashtag assigned to the chat and reading a stream of tweets
from users who are following the same chat. #NCed Chat will last one hour, from 8-9 pm every other Tuesday.
Why participate?
Learn from other professionals in your field.
Share your knowledge and experiences to help
others.
Get new ideas to try!
Grow your PLC!
Networking!
Who To Follow?

http://ncedchat.blogspot.com/2013/10/nced-
and-isp-announce-25-nc-educators.html
#edchat
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