Last night I was lucky enough to benefit from a wonderful twitter chat. In Yukon this weekend was an opportunity for educators and others to get together for edcampok. During those meetings some wonderful people came up with the idea to have a twitter chat. So mark your calendars, set an alarm, and drop everything at 8pm on Sunday nights. Dan Krutka,PhD was moderator for this chat. The moderator will change as each passing goes along.
The twitter chat involved those that commonly use the hastag #oklaed on twitter. The hashtag has become quite popular and has been an excellent way for educators to get together and talk and share ideas to common problems in education. It is also a great way for us to all celebrate each others success. I know I enjoy getting to retweet other schools news as much as I do my own school.
The process is really simple. At 8 o'clock on Sunday nights just get on twitter. Each person that is on just quickly introduces themselves. The moderator will then propose a question to everyone. Each person takes a turn answering the questions. After that is when all the good stuff happens. As people answer we get to engage in amazing conversations about how each person feels on a topic, or how they address issues that might be similar to our own. I enjoyed it so much the hour absolutely flew by for me. It was over an hour later before I knew it.
So much great information came out I don't even know where to begin. Tammy G. Parks created a Google doc contact list so we will be able to share and connect later Contact List Here. Wesley Fryer, Ph. D put up a list of educators that are on twitter list here. There was just so much that came out of the meeting. I really want to encourage anyone that has an interest in Oklahoma Education to join us. You don't have to be a teacher or administrator. We need input from all people. We need parents to join, activists to join, students, legislators, and just anyone who cares about Oklahoma students and wants to make their education the best it can be. The state is filled with so many compassionate people for education. Lets all get together for one hour on Sunday nights and share ideas. Trust me you won't regret it one bit!!
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