This document discusses why teachers should use Twitter for professional development and networking. It provides several benefits of using Twitter including having control over your own continuing professional development, getting instant feedback, networking with other educators globally, and accessing professional development resources for free. The document also provides tips for getting started with Twitter, such as following educators in your subject area who post useful content and resources.

1. Tweachers!
Why
teachers
should be
using Twitter?

2. Virtual staffroom

3. Self – awareness and
reflective practise
Reflect
Share
Support
Challenge

4. Where do I start?
• https://twitter.com/download/?lang=en&logg
ed_out=1

5. Why Teachers should be using Twitter?
Useful link to read :
http://www.elearninglaura.net/2009/03/29/nine-great-reasons-why-teachers-should-use-twitter/
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/twitter-for-professional-development.html
Where do I start?
Go on to people’s profile, read their bio and their tweets – follow them if interested – Have a look at who
they follow as well as you may find new profiles interesting and will increase your list.
It is not about the number of people you follow: it is about the quality of what they post which will help you
to enhance your CPD. Here are a few people to get your started based on technology and Teaching and
Learning.
@digitalmaverick @Schools-news
@TeacherTweaks
@mrlockyer
@headguruteacher
@Simon_Warburton
@SLTchat
@UKedchat
@GuardianTeach
@tombennett71
@SchoolDuggery
@TeacherToolkit
@ASTsupportAAli
@HuntingEnglish
@Schooltube
@alicewoodley1
@RVHSTL
@TeachingTricks
Try it yourself and
see what you can
do for your own
CPD
On P
Drive
Have
a look

6. So why Twitter?
• Control of your own CPD
• Powerful tool – free
• Instant feedback
• Networking
• Free to dip in and out
• Global – educators from all over the world

7. Try it yourself and
see what you can do
for your own CPD.