In the past, I've dabbled a bit in Twitter but, to be honest, I wasn't quite sure how to use it. I'm thankful Andrew's little tutorial in regards to re-tweeting and editing. That definitely helped! So, for the past few days, here are some things that I've discovered...
In the time I spent exploring, I found some people to follow as well as hastags that were definitely appealing to me as an early childhood teacher. One person, @mattBgomez, had a link to his Pinterest profile, which I can't wait to explore! I'm an avid Pinterest fan so I decided to look for other teachers on Twitter whose blogs I've discovered on Pinterest. I found a few and I am now following them on Twitter as well.
Two hastags that are worth mentioning (so far) are #kinder chat and #ipaded. I have a feeling that I'll be searching those quite often.
Ok, so now for a little venting. The one thing that frustrates me about Twitter is the lack of a visual for links tweeted. I think this stems from my affinity to Pinterest, which is very much a visual platform. Interestingly, some links I found on Twitter took me to Pinterest...and I found that I had previously "pinned" the blog or idea! Pinterest is an excellent teacher resource, much more than wedding and craft ideas. I like that I can organize and save the information I find on Pinterest in a way that suits my needs, from blogs to apps to, yes, crafts and recipes...and it's all visual!
Hi Jen,
ReplyDeleteyou are obviously much more competent than i am at this tweeting thing. I am a very beginner. Are you doing the connected journey now, and have you entered a comment on the Will Richardson speech that i believe i am suppose to comment on?
Hi! Sorry, I'm a little behind. I am finishing up the Journey coursework. I actually started the course in January but then put it on hold because work/life was getting a bit overwhelming. Yes, I did have a post about Will Richardson...that may have been in January. :)
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