This week has been a very exciting week for myself and our WSU Cohort. In an effort to increase the growing use of Twitter within our district our cohort has taken on the initiative and sponsoring a district wide Twitter Chat. I have found that within our district there are many that have a Twitter account but there are also many that have let their account go unattended. I suspect this is primarily due to the lack of knowledge and understanding of the benefits of Twitter as part of a PLN.
Our first chat began at 8 p.m. and lasted for 1 hour. We had several participate that are not part of our cohort. I suspect that those that did participate found it engaging and interesting. I anticipate that as word gets out about our conversations, the number of participants will increase. This is something that I find very exciting. I enjoy collaborating with colleagues both within our building and within other buildings within the district.
Next week Kory and I will be leading the discussion. I am very excited for this. Through the continual use of Twitter, I have become comfortable with doing more than re-tweeting. I have learned many things from others and I enjoy sharing out what I know or have tried. With that being said, I am looking forward to another evening of collaboration.
This got me thinking about what kinds of things would lead to more "chat-like" behavior during the week outside of scheduled chats? I am just as you describe the vast majority of the time on Twitter -- just RT-ing or favoriting or posting disjointed things. Slow chats have been brought up as an idea, but what could we do that is less formal or structured?
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