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I have been using twitter for a while, and find very useful the fact that I can share what I am doing in my classes and also see what other teachers are sharing; articles, activities, projects, etc. I have not used it with students as the network is not very stable here in Ethiopia. I hope I will be able to use it soon.

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Q1: I find google and pinterest to be useful tools.
Q2: I have not used twitter much. But from what I have read I believe it can be a powerful tool if properly implemented in class. It can help network with educators. We can follow people, follow teaching websites, news in the target language, share classroom resources and share photos and videos of classroom events among others.

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Google and you Tube are very good resources for research
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I have researched that twitter is good for PLN.

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Joanne King Q1:  My top go to PLNs are youtube, Shakespeare Addicts, istafacebook and delnaceyplace.  Q2: I definitely think twitter is a great PLN tool / resource - it connects you quickly and effectively with a high number of really useful sources - it's about becoming confident with the hashtag use and getting speedy with the navigation as there is so much out there!   

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Joanne King Q1:  My top go to PLNs are youtube, Shakespeare Addicts, istafacebook and delnaceyplace.  Q2: I definitely think twitter is a great PLN tool / resource - it connects you quickly and effectively with a high number of really useful sources - it's about becoming confident with the hashtag use and getting speedy with the navigation as there is so much out there!   

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Q1: The most valuable PLN resource I have found is the IB's OCC.
Q2: Twitter can be a good professional development tool for teachers. In my current situation I would have to use an illegal VPN to access Twitter, so it does not currently present any value to me or my development.

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I have several valuable learning networks that work for me. I like a forum that I share with IB Spanish B teachers on facebook. It helps me with lots of ideas and activities and I like the fact that people share resources there.
Inthinking Spanish B is another learning network that I find very useful.

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Q1: I think that we need different PLN resource for different things. Google for for research, twitter for expressing one's ideas and LinkedIn to be a member of various PLNs and connect with peers.
Q2: Yes Twitter is a great tool of communication but with a slight setback with the number of limited characters allowed to tweet. That being said I am sure that it is a fabulous tool to exchange ideas while doing a Professional Development.

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Tomás Nicolás Q1: colleagues, twitter, pinterest, facebook. Some people  organizations share materials and newly published textbooks on these pages.

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Tomás Nicolás Q1: colleagues, twitter, pinterest, facebook. Some people  organizations share materials and newly published textbooks on these pages.

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Q2: twitter is becoming a social network where teachers share all type of resources, so definitely yes.
Tomas Nicolas

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Q1: My most valuable personal learning network is a variety of things. I can't pin it down to one single tool or person as in order to be successful and grow you need to have a large and wide PLN - colleagues, online experts, tools are all important for me to learn from and grow as a teacher.

Q2: Yes Twitter is a useful tool for me to use to connect with other educators and share resources, using #chats, I find it useful personally for me but have not had success with using it with students. Searching a certain # you can find up to date and relevant information.

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Q1. I think You tube and pinterest are my top two tools. Pinterest for inspiration and, You tube for art history as well as to record demonstrations and use with students everywhere.
Q2. I am sure tweeter is valuable, I haven't dug deeply enough to comment much about it. This week's internet was less than ideal as you know also.

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Q1: I think that a good combination of more than one resource is more than necessary but I personally find Pinterest the most valuable in terms of ideas and also way to share with others.
Q2: Yes Twitter is definitely an amazing network/resource/PD for teachers. I need to dig more into it and start using it as a tool for my teaching...

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Q1: Most valuable PLN would have to currently be waygook.org.  Extremely helpful for ideas specifically for the English books I teach.
Q2: Yes, I believe Twitter can be whatever anyone wants it to be. Although I'm not an active Twitter user, I think it is extremely effective in communicating up to date and recent changes of a schedule to a large audience, in whatever sort of organization.

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Q: I definitely think that Pinterest is my most valuable PLN resource because its so simple for me to use and has so many great ideas shared. For kindergarten it is so helpful because not only teachers share things but also stay at home moms share creative ideas that they have tried out with their own kids. I love looking up fun crafts and activities to do with my class.
Q2: I definitely think that twitter is a useful PD tool for teachers. I found so many professional people to follow in various areas of interest. I like how you can easily search for people and keep up to date with their posts. I think like anything the more you use twitter the better you can get at it and I do need some practice knowing me way around.

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Angel Miles

The most value PLN tool I believe is Pinterest. This site offers so many tools for educators to use in their classroom. From anchor charts to door designs.

Yes I believe twitter or any social media tool could be a value PLN tool, because it connects people from all across the world. However, it would not be my first tool I use

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The most valuable PLN resource for me is Google. I always feel it gives me the most recent non fictional information or article. Google provides me with what I am looking for when I want to look something up online. I feel and believe that the most visited online alternative resource are what pop up on Google as it is the most common used internet source.

I think Twitter is an effective PD source. There is plenty on twitter, it really depends on what you personally as a professional enjoy using that helps you as an educator. I have never really utilized twitter in the past but I have found that the is very good information, people, organizations, resources and other educational information out there. For me I wan to make better use of what twitter has to offer.

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Q1 - I found Twitter to be an extremely useful tool when it comes to sharing notes or even warnings. It is a tool that I didn't use before and now I found a lot of good uses for it.

Q2 - Before this module I wouldn't say that Twitter is a useful or effective. Now, after seeing and reading about how a teacher can use it in a classroom I definitely think that it is an extremely useful tool. Teachers can use it to share information with their students or use it to send out a warning about homework. It's about having the classroom connected at all times.

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Q1: Educators PLN is the most useful teaching resource I have ever found. On the front page there are a number of articles that I gravitated toward right away. From "Technology Integration in the Classroom" to "Games and the Future of Learning", the resources were immediately applicable.

Q2: Twitter is not a tool I use often, but this last week has taught me that it is much more than curmudgeonly politicians and celeb gossip. I am really interested to see how it can be used for professional development at my school.

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Question 1: My most valuable PLN resource is Pocket. It is a bookmarking app and allows you to organize and tag links to articles, videos, and other media online. I like to use it for both personal and teaching resources.

Question 2: I suppose that Twitter can be an effective PD tool. I think what's more important is the content. Twitter is useful insofar as whom you're following and to what content it can lead you. Personally, I'm not too keen

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I have to agree with Jenea for Pinterest. I cannot do without that site. Especially since I teach Grade 3, great resources and ideas on there.

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Can twitter be an effective professional development tool? I think it can be useful in connecting teachers across the world and widening a teachers perspective. It is also useful to find current issues within teaching.

I don't think that it is particularly useful as a teaching tool especially for my Grade level (3).

Michelle

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For a useful resource, I'll vote for the one we take for granted, google. Being able to search for anything and be given a correct answer or find a useful resource is something that use to take a lot of time. Google also becomes a pathway for finding and using other online resources.

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Twitter is useful for creating a PLN, lots of people in education use it. It's a great way to stay connected to the opinion leaders in the field of education and other experts.

Kevin Lozowy

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Q1: TOK teachers group in Twitter.
Q2: Yes, online resources became so powerful in this generation now. And twitter has become one of the biggest news resources. It has professional and recreational sources for students or teachers to use.

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Two of the resources that I find myself using very frequently are Edutopia and Pinterest. Edutopia has a lot of great information and Pinterest has some really practical ideas that can be used immediately in the classroom.

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Twitter can be an effective tool if you want it to be.  It depends on which accounts you follow and what you do with the information that is sent out.

Monique

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Q1: Atlas is a good Twitter app that maps tweeters around the globe. this is a fun, interactive way to encourage students to learn geography and culture.
Q2: I think yes it can be helpful, getting and sharing ideas on Twitter. For me I need time to be more familiar and quicker in using Twitter, I found that it takes time from my teaching and my prep hours at this stage.

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Q1: The most valuable resources I found this week, were the MYP Physical and Health education groups I found on Facebook. Some are closed while others are open. Teachers working in IB schools around the world share Ideas and resources that can be implemented in the different units of PHE.

Q2: On the other hand, I think twitter can be used as an effective professional development tool as I discovered quite a handful of PHE specialists that post resources and ideas daily. They also keep their followers updated on different PHE conferences around the world. I really enjoyed this unit as it pushed me to really understand the effectiveness of twitter although I like the groups on Facebook better.

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Q1:  This week there were 2 big technology and innovation for education happening that I was able to follow despite not being there thanks to my PLN and twitter.  I was also invited to a 20% group on twitter for shared resources and ideas, very interesting.

Q2: I do believe it can, it is for me. As a matter of fact I use twitter more for professional than for personal reasons, great way to follow tendencies, resources, topic, people or events. It requieres for you to develop a system for yourself, if not you will be easily lost.

Have a great week everybody!

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Teaching Channel and Cult of Pedagogy are my most recent favorite PLN resources.

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Twitter might be an effective professional development tool for those that feel satisfied with background conversations and constant updates. As I have mentioned before, I don't even own a phone. There is very little chance that Twitter could ever be an effective tool for myself, but I am sure it could work for others. Many people already use it, so it is just another mode of communication they can utilize for professional development.

Jamie

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Has to go to Pinterest. There is such a wealth of knowledge on that platform - from classroom design to sample lesson plans - and it is very easy to find the information you need and save it.

Q2: Twitter as effective PD?
I don't know if I would say Twitter can be used as an effective means of PD, but it can certainly be an efficient means. A lot of that answer depends on what PD you're running and what you hope the students will learn. The hashtag system in Twitter makes it easy for groups to find relevant information on their topic, but I'm not sure it's an incredibly effective tool for teaching.

Jenea Scott

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Q1: TOK teachers group in Facebook and Twitter. Lots of ideas to share

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Q1: TOK teachers group in Facebook and Twitter. Lots of ideas to share

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Q2: Yes, it can be a great professional development tool but it also takes a lot of time and one can easily get into doing something else
Timizay

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Double click anywhere on the map, post your name with your answers to the questions!  Easy!

Thanks Everyone!
Taylor

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Most valuable PLN resource that you have found?

Can Twitter be an effective professional development tool? Why or Why Not?