Most recently I began to follow @MrBridge204, a well respected educator from Winnipeg who has a passion for technology and physical education, and combining the two aspects. The reason I began to follow this account was to gain knowledge for an upcoming presentation I, along with classmate +Jonathan Filewich, will be giving at BYTE (http://www.byteconference.ca). Coincidentally just as I began to follow +Mr. Bridge he an his followers engaged in a rather interesting conversation about why educators use twitter. The question was proposed like this:
On Jan30th I'm speaking to a @uwinnipeg class about tech in #PhysEd. Please tweet your reason for using Twitter with hashtag #BlueAtUofW.
With thousands of Twitter followers all over the world the response was overwhelming and it led me to rethink the way I use Twitter. I began to realize how powerful of tool it can be. I will close this blog with a few of my favourite responses!
Blue Jay Bridge retweeted
@MrBridge204 I use Twitter to stay connected & learn w/ global #physed & #pegeeks that always share the latest & greatest ideas #BlueAtUofW
Blue Jay Bridge retweeted
.@MrBridge204 Twitter has allowed me to meet, learn from, and collaborate with #PhysEd Ts from all over the world! #BlueAtUofW
Blue Jay Bridge retweeted
@MrBridge204 Twitter has opened up a world of quality #physed practices with the ability to ask how, and why others use them #BlueAtUofW
Collaboration. Now THIS is an excellent example of social interaction via use of a social media. If this is one of the strengths of Twitter, I wonder who Instagram, Pinterest , Vine, or even Snapchat are used for educational purposes?
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