#whatisschool archive 31.3.16 “Social Media for Professional Learning”

Thank you for joining us for #whatisschool this week as we discussed Social Media for Professional Learning. There were some amazing ideas about how to use Social Media to inspire and engage educators in Professional Learning opportunities. We were lucky to have the amazing Jennifer Williams join us to guest moderate this week’s chat.

The #whatisschool community showed their passion for learning today and their passion for Social Media! This archive is packed full of incredible ideas, practical uses and resources guaranteed to inspire you.

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For those of you who are new to Twitter Chats or #whatisschool, we meet every Thursday 7pm EDT to discuss the important issues in Education and this discussion forms an impressive archive of learning for everyone involved. All you have to do is jump on twitter at this time every week and use the hashtag #whatisschool and contribute (or just lurk).

Our UPDATED chat times (as of March 31, 2016) for around the world are:

Thursday 4pm PDT (Pacfiic – North America)
Thursday 6pm CDT (Central – North America)
Thursday 7pm EDT (Eastern – North America)
Thursday 11pm GMT
Friday 7am Singapore/WA (Perth) Time
Friday 10am AEDT
Friday 12pm NZT

As #whatisschool grows, so does our ability to connect, collaborate and network – keep inviting your PLN and make sure you sign up to our Remind notifications. It is always a pleasure to have you here!

Here is the archive of our chat via @storify – https://storify.com/mrkempnz/social-media-for-pl-at-whatisschool-by-mrkempnz-ww – Please share and make sure you continue to join our inspirational chats.

For another exciting perspective on the chat check out the Participate Learning transcript – https://www.participate.com/transcripts/whatisschool/4151ab1d-3459-4bb8-83a6-195e061734f9

Moderated by international educator Craig Kemp @Mrkempnz – Please contact me with your questions and ideas, I’d love to hear from you!