#wischat Archive
#wischat is a great way for Wisconsin educators to share teaching strategies, educational resources, and more.
Sunday October 2, 2016
8:00 PM EDT
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Welcome back for the latest edition of . In Honor of Connected Educator Month, our topic is What It Means To Be A Connected Educator
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We will be following a Q1, Q2 ... A1, A2 format. Remember to include in all of your tweets.
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Please begin by introducing yourself and let us know where you are joining us from tonight.
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Hey, John. Looking forward to this evenings chat. Jay, Principal from Merton, WI joining in for
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John Gunnell, middle school Principal from Baraboo, Wisconsin.
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- Good evening Jay. Welcome back for
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Hey all you mentors and mentees and chatters! We're talking connected educators on
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Hi Rita from St. Croix Falls. Best weather ever this weekend!
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Q1: What does the term "connected educator" mean to you?
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- thanks for joining us tonight on Rita.
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A1: Connected educator means one who collaborates and connects with other. Also one who uses tech to do connect and more
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A1 Being a connected educator means that you are always learning with and from everyone you can. … https://t.co/fueg7pwVPY
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Q1: What does the term "connected educator" mean to you?
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A1: A connected educator sees the value in developing a professional łearning network that extends beyond their school district.
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A1: A connected educator uses digital tools and social networks to extend their own łearning and collaborate with others.
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YES! No need to "know it all," looking to others to help. This fits w/ both A1 & https://t.co/03XcyEX1GQ
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A1 Being a connected educator means that you are always learning with and from everyone you can. … https://t.co/fueg7pwVPY
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Q1: What does the term "connected educator" mean to you?
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A1 A connected educator takes ownership 4 their own professional development by collaborating w/an open ended network of learners.
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- thank you for being a part of tonight.
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Thanks for welcoming me 🍎👍 I love soaking up everyone's genius ideas because it makes me better https://t.co/qb3hhyT3Nj
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- thank you for being a part of tonight.
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Q2: What platforms/devices/resources etc, are essential tools in today's connected educator's tool box?
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A2: Twitter, Google Drive, FB, YouTube, text I use each every day!
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A2 My favorites are Twitter and Voxer, but I use Google hangouts, too. https://t.co/t2yG26HfDC
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Q2: What platforms/devices/resources etc, are essential tools in today's connected educator's tool box?
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Hi all! Sorry I'm a little late... Sarah, Middleton, 5th grade teacher, and
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A1: It means making meaningful connections with educators around you and staying up to date on methodology and practice. 1/2
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A2: I still rely primarily on Twitter, Google apps, Voxer, Todaysmeet and Facebook. There are quite a few new tools out there now.
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A1: It also means incorporating technology to improve and transform instruction, seeking out others through tech. 2/2
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A2: I still haven't tried Voxer. I need to make that a professional goal.
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- Welcome Sarah, thank you for joining us tonight on . We are glad to have you here with us.
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A2: Twitter, Instagram, Google Classroom, Google sites. I've become a better communicator because of them.
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- Voxer is an excellent tool for collaboration. I'll admit that I don't use it enough.
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A2: I'm also a big fan to . Another great way to connect with students and another opportunity to show learning.
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Q3: What are some of the most frequently cited barriers to becoming a connected educator?
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A3: cited...time. Not cited but observed...fixed mindset.
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A3 Time. Don't know or understand the format. Don't want everyone to know what I'm eating/doing. … https://t.co/Ww4K1jND8E
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Q3: What are some of the most frequently cited barriers to becoming a connected educator?
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A3: Lack of access to resources or training to meaningfully incorporate connectedness as a part of being a professional.
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A3: The most frequently cited barrier is time, but that is a bit of an excuse. I believe that the biggest barrier is mindset.
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A2-Google+ communities have quickly become my favorite!! Great way to share, collaborate, and communicate!
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A3: They don't know how! Many of my friends say this about Twitter. Also, they don't want another thing to do. I get that!
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A3: Time is always an issue, but it's how we spend our time. Full day conferences are time consuming too and often not as engaging.
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A3: My principal has encouraged staff to connect using Twitter. It's been great ot see it modeled well.
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A3--many people feel as though they don't have time. What they don't realize is that being connected is a huge time saver!
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- Thanks for joining us on tonight.
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- Welcome back Dale. Thanks for joining us on tonight.
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Agree. I really don't thinkn it's for everyone. I try to talk about why I like it w/o pushing the idea
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Ray Boyd , Australia sorry forgot to intro
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..and the next staff meeting will be a only
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- Thanks for being a part of . We welcome your collaboration.
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Q4: How can connected educators best assist their colleagues with getting connected?
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A4: Model. Educators need to realize the value that is added to their professional growth that comes with being connected.
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A4: Answer questions and model what you do in your practice. Share mistakes successes. Emphasize growth in being connected.
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Exposure to the 21st century. we use PD to expose our crew to new ideas and current communication platforms https://t.co/MFTtnZO0jD
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Q4: How can connected educators best assist their colleagues with getting connected?
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A4: share the stories of what you've learned by being connected, how fun it can be and that you can do it at your leisure
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A4: Loved idea to do a staff mtg or PD by twitter
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A4-As elem principal, I try to post challenges for Ts in which when met have to be shared to Twitter. Reward: free jeans day.
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Yes! I think sharing our own successes is a great idea. https://t.co/3F1FGfGe9E
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A4: share the stories of what you've learned by being connected, how fun it can be and that you can do it at your leisure
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A4: being connected isn't difficult and no more time consuming than you want it to be
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A4: Being connected is a huge time saver and it provides a lot more bang for your buck than many traditional PD formats.
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if staff are on Twitter, instagram , tumbler I praise them on social media , they engage with colleagues 2 take up
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A4: It's like in the business world, you need to be on top of trends and changes. Unconnected educators are being left behind.
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I get resistance no time for social media how do I approach that?
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I forgot our school Instagram account! I use IFTTT to connect it with Twitter and Facebook so I only need to post once.
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A4 Being connected puts the łearning in the hands of the learner. It gives you total control over your own professional development
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Yes its gr8 2b able 2use 1platform to channel thru to others we linked our school's facebook , twitter, tumblr &instagram
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find two teachers who you can show how Twitter works. Then find two more. It takes no time to see the value
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- By giving them the time to start. Teach them how to start. Provide practice time and model, model, model.
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Good strategy to help others learn to use twitter to learn! https://t.co/1q0GGrIbFT
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find two teachers who you can show how Twitter works. Then find two more. It takes no time to see the value
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Do you mean to post for the school or to learn on the side?
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Q5: How can we best support students on the path to becoming connected learners?
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I think is right about giving time in school, at PD or mtgs.
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You will see progress if and when you provide PD time to teach and let them play with it
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we have a social media person at each school to post for the school I want more on for learning what others r doing
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A5-allow them to use SM for learning activities in the classroom. Let them see the value of SM as a learning tool. Not just social
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A5: Encourage them to get connected. Model digital citizenship. I tell Ss that they're publishing and need to be professional. 1/2
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A5: Many students are already connected. It is important to help them understand how to use their networks for real world łearning.
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So important. I do most of the posting for my school and do it several times a day. Getting a school ipad helped
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A5: the obvious answer is to model but the best is to be connected with students online.
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Also, picking one or two people to be the social media ambassadors, as the librarian, I was a good choice
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- Offer "badges" or prizes for participating in Twitter challenges.
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YES to prizes! How about taking a tcr's class while s/he drinks a fancy coffee in the lounge!
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Our foreign language classes used instagram to do scavanger hunts throughout the school with a hashtag it was pretty sweet
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A5: I then teach them how to Tweet, etc., from my classroom accounts, . We work on professionalism from there. 2/2
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Integrate activities that require connectivity into exiting lessons.
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A5: I teach 4k-4th grade. We stop at email. At home many use
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Integrating is key. No tech for the sake of tech.
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It is important to understand what message or impression you want to create on social front!
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A6: What efforts are being made in your school and/or district to get parents connected to the positive stuff happening in schools?
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A6: using social media. Facebook has been great for engaging parents.
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Q6: What efforts are being made in your school and/or district to get parents connected to the positive stuff happening in schools?
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A6: Very active Facebook page!, Schology, Twitter account, , and
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A6: Many of our schools have Twitter accounts. I've invited parents to follow us on Instagram and Twitter. Many Ts have websites.
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A6 We use Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google Classroom and Infinite Campus Messenger in order to connect with our families.
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A6: We frequently use the telephone to reach out and connect directly w/ parents/share good news about students + class happenings.
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Twitter is like a huge forest with birds tweeting. Some join by RT and others add further tweets to yours. Great way to connect!
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Q7: Last question, who should we all be adding to our professional łearning network?
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A7: There are so many great educators to follow on Twitter. Don't be afraid to talk to strangers.
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- We ask all of our teachers to connect by phone with 100% of their students and we document + track those contacts.
