I’m starting to really have a better appreciation for
Twitter. Again, it hasn’t been one of my
favorite social platforms. However, from
a professional stand point, I do see the infinite possibilities with sharing
information, utilizing others thoughts and research and the sharing of articles
for personal or professional viewpoints.
I had the opportunity to look at a few of the hashtags from
the link provided. Wow! It was a very exhaustive list of all sorts of
interest areas. A few that peaked my
interest were #careerteched, #busedu and #blackedu.
The #careeteched hashtag was amazing. I was able to see the common sharing of what
is really near and dear to me as a CTE educator. One article that really spoke to me was about blending academics and technical skills
among academic colleagues. Time and time
again, I mention to other CTE teachers that its more than the skill set in
CTE. Students must understand the
conceptual meanings of what they are doing.
This is where the relevance piece comes alive. I’ve been in a couple of career academies and
this is the one thing I look for. Is CTE
and Core classes integrating? Which is
another discussion in itself. Every year
as the leader of my CTE department, I create a committee of teacher
leaders. I think I may be able to come
up with Twitter article study as opposed to a book study which is what I’ve
done for years.
The #busedu hashtag surprisingly had a few topics of
internships and CTE related information.
There was also lots of discussion on school finance and business
ethics. This peaked my interest not for
the CTE portion surprisingly but the finance piece. A lot of what I do at the central office
level deals with our federal and state allotment monies. And let me just tell you. Our district is pretty small and my
department (CTE) alone brings in $12 million.
The #blackedu hashtag was very eye opening. There were lots of controversial topics such
as, “Do educators (teachers) have a lot to do with how interracial friendships
of kids decline as adolescence?” I found a lot of the conversation to be
similar. However, there were some great
articles of African American successes in education.
Overall, Twitter has definitely been overlooked by me. However, I’m aware of the functions of Hootsuite
and TwitterDeck, I’ve just not found a use for them at my level of
exposure. I’m sure that I will. This course in general has given me tons to
consider through my career as an educator.
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