"Best advice would be, 'Get on Twitter!'" Consider the input of technology instructor Billy Krakower in an interview from the 2014 ISTE conference, who discusses the importance of brainstorming ideas with teachers worldwide and becoming a connected educator.

Concepts

twitter, education technology, Social Media

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Additional Tags

classroom support, technology in the classroom

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Instructional Ideas

• Are you or other educators you know reluctant to engage in social media? Share this video, whether at a PLC or faculty meeting and start the discussion about ways you can get your feet wet to becoming a connected educator

Classroom Considerations

• Having trouble getting the video to play smoothly? Clicking the blue HD letters in the lower right corner will play the video at a lower resolution and decrease buffering time

Pros

• Brief, motivational video
• Useful links to a professional development course and the interviewee's website are provided at the bottom of the page

Cons

• None

Common Core

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