Across the hall from me lives a teacher who, more often than not, has loud music blaring from her room as some multi-media project is underway with her students. I like to engage in creative teaching whenever possible and it is always a pleasure to hear such organized chaos exploding joyfully through the cracks around her door. One day she came across the hall to share her enthusiasm for the professional applications of Twitter. My first thought was - I have no desire to know what new escapade Charlie Sheen is up to, nor do I want to know what Ashton Kutcher had for breakfast; my second thought was that I had enough on my plate without being inundated with more electronic media. My friend had faith in my ability to see the possibilities and stood there while I acquired an account. I fully expected to ignore the cute little bird icon on my smart phone, but I quickly found myself drawn into the thoughtful discourse of fellow teachers and educational leaders. I felt rejuvinated. I found myself grabbing ideas and walking into the classroom five minutes later to try them out. Twitter pushed me out of the end-of-year rut that educational angst of budget cuts and teacher bashing had slid me into and back into the joy of teaching. What a powerful tool talking to teachers and leaders across the nation turned out to be.
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