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If teacher colleagues need support in getting signed up and started on Twitter, let David Miller guide them with the help of Miss Jean Brodie in this fantastic series of videos. http://www.vimeo.com/29474310 http://www.vimeo.com/29474626 http://www.vimeo.com/29474883 Thank you for the mention David!

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I was recently interviewed by Meabh Ritchie from the TES about Twitter in education. The article was published in today’s TES Magazine. Alex Blagona, Ollie Bray and Josie Fraser all contributed too and I really hope it encourages UK teachers to take Twitter seriously! Thanks to Meabh for a great article! Click here to follow [...]

Watch the video. This is 20 minutes worth of inspiration, and whilst some teachers will find the weight of the moral responsibility Schwartz gives us hard to bear, I am finding him difficult to disagree with! Any work that you do that involves other people is moral work, and any moral work depends upon practical [...]

Welcome new followers! Great to have you on board, I know you will find Twitter useful and interesting. If you’ve got yourself signed up and you’re not sure what to do next, these resources are for you! 1. Read Tomas Lasic’s How-to guide for Teachers. It explains everything! 2. Complete your profile fully. Include a [...]

Twitter Handbook for Teachers (link to pdf download) Tomaz Lasic has written this really useful document, explaining to teachers how to get started with using Twitter. It has an answer ready for the sceptics at every stage! It also has my Nine Reasons post incorporated into it. You can find Tomaz on Twitter too. Sue [...]

I am a Fast Track Teacher on my final year in the programme. I am currently Faculty Leader for MFL at Westfield Community College in Watford, and aiming for my first senior leadership post. For the past year I have been using Twitter to develop my Personal Learning Network. I have found that in combination [...]

Looking for a vibrant new WordPress.org theme? Look no further! I have done a serious trawl for the most creative, interesting and appealing WordPress themes I could find. My taste tends toward the bright, cheery and vibrant; so if lots of black is your thing, or you just love plain blue boxes you might want [...]

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What’s the point of Twitter? Why should educators get involved? What difference does using Twitter make? Here are some answers that you might like to share. 1. Together we’re better Teaching can be a lonely business. In a school where lessons are long and lunchtimes are short, not enough conversations between teachers I work with [...]