Discovering Useful Ideas

If “chance favors the connected mind,” as Steven Johnson maintains, what are some of the best strategies educators can use to discover new ideas useful for teaching and learning? Learn how to use a variety of different social media platforms to effectively discover, save and share ideas useful professionally and personally. Learn why it is important to customize your personal or classroom social media account to show others your particular educational focus and interests. Learn to use hashtags to connect locally and globally to learn and grow as a professional educator. (updated 13 July 2023)

Social Media Diversification by @wfryer (10 July 2023) wesfryer.com/after

Recommended Social Media Platforms for Idea Sharing:

New Social Media Platforms for Sharing (micro-blogging)

"Legacy" (older) Social Media Platforms for Sharing (micro-blogging)

Update for December 2022

Mastodon Tips! (32 minute video screencast tutorial)

This was offered as a BYOD session at ISTE 2016 in Denver on June 27, 2016.

That session description was:

If “chance favors the connected mind,” as Steven Johnson maintains, what are some of the best strategies educators can use to discover new ideas useful for teaching and learning? Learn how to use the free apps Flipboard and Nuzzle,Twitter lists, and other strategies to more effectively discover, save and share ideas useful professionally and personally. Learn why it is important to customize your personal or classroom Twitter account to show others your particular educational focus and interests. Learn to use Twitter hashtags to connect locally and globally to learn and grow as a professional educator.