The Rise of Online Professional Development!

This past weekend (September 6 & 7), CUE and the Learning Revolution Project held the first ever Online Summit Featuring Google for Education. This was a paid online event which used Google Hangouts on Air to host live and recorded keynotes and presentations. In leading up to, during, and after the event, I found the whole thing to be well organized and well managed by an amazing task force!

Over the past year or so, I've noticed an increase in the amount of professional development opportunities occurring online, including EdcampHOME, EdcampONLINE, Connected Educator Month, and the multitude of conferences by the Learning Revolution Project, like the annual Global Education Conference and the 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference. The popularity and the need for such PD is growing quickly. In my opinion, there are 4 reasons why this is happening.

I'm a teacher. What can I do with Twitter?

On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 I'll be participating in a discussion on Linda Lindsay's Google+ Hangout on Air, Google Rocks Hawaii #14 - WHO to Circle? WHO to follow?

I'm sharing resources and talking about the value of Twitter in your PLN (Professional Learning Network).

I'll mainly be referring to a site I created for a conference session I led during the Kamehameha Schools EdTech Conference in June 2013.

My session was titled I Can Do What With Social Media? and I shared with educators a variety of Social Media options that can greatly enhance your PLN (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and Pinterest).

For Google Rocks, I'll be focusing on the section, Twitter in your PLN. In this section I dissect a tweet, break down hashtags and Twitter chats, and share a variety of resources to help you get going with your Twitter account.

Check out the site and join us for Google Rocks Hawaii #14 - WHO to Circle? WHO to follow?, a LIVE Google+ Hangout on Air by Linda Lindsay! Here is her Youtube Playlist.