Later this week, I have the opportunity to share some ideas about Twitter and PLNs with a group of teachers focused on enhancing teaching and learning with iPads. This is my outline for my session…how would you improve it?

Join the Conversation! If you want to jump in and share advice with folks, feel free to join in by tweeting your PLN advice to #ec3ta13

‘Appy Connections	Activity Outline
Apps Featured: Haiku Deck Twitter Hootsuite Video Tutorials: 15-minute Intro to Twitter and PLNs Creating a Twitter List HootSuite Video (Outside of ECISD at YouTube) Articles To Read-n-Tweet About Utilize Twitter Chats for PD Personal Learning Networks – Advice from the Trenches New Face of PD 5 Ways To Get Quality PD This Summer 4 Mindsets to Learning	Slideshow: Twitter Tornado of Connected Learning Twitter Tornado from Miguel Guhlin Activities: Setup Your Twitter account & Hootsuite.com Exploring Hashtags: EC3 Teacher Academy – #ec3ta13 EC Tech Ops – #ectobuzz Education – #edchat iPads in Education – #ipaded Twitter List Setup – Follow specific people Now You Try It Organize Your Hashtags in Hootsuite streams on your computer, then setup Hootsuite on your iPad. Read one of these articles and tweet a “take-away.” Add hashtag of #ec3ta13 at the end
Apps Featured: 1. Read It Later’s Pocket app 2. Zite Magazine app 3. Flipboard app	Slideshow: Drinking from the Internet Firehose Activities: Create Your Pocket account (Computer)     Install the Pocket app on your iPad and other devices

Videos

1. Intro to Twitter and Building a Professional Learning Network (PLN)
2. Creating a Twitter List to Better Follow Your PLN Members
3. A Quick Intro to Social Networking Magic
4. Content Curation Made Easy with Flipboard (iPad only)

Check out Miguel’s Workshop Materials online at http://mglearns.wikispaces.com

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