Social Media as Professional Development
By Denise
@petatonicsca (7070)
Japan
August 10, 2019 5:16am CST
That sounds kind of strange, doesn't it? But I discovered a couple of years ago by joining a group of music educators on Facebook that learning from each other can be the best kind of professional development.
We all give suggestions when asked, tell what we are doing in our classrooms with certain concepts, instruments, songs, how we organize our rooms, where to find useful videos for a concept on Youtube, and lots of other things. We even have people making emergency lesson plans for each other when someone is sick.
I asked my principal if this group could count as part of my professional development and she said, "Funny you should ask that. I just finished a college course about how to use social media in education. It sounds great."
Would you consider things you learn from like-minded or same-job people on the internet as being real professional development? For me, it has been better than any number of seminars at school that really have nothing to do with my particular subject.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Aug 19
Considering you work with many of them and I'm sure respect each other then I'd say sounds like a great thing. When it's with people you don't know yet it could go either way. But as you get to know them it can become a win-win.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
13 Aug 19
@petatonicsca Pinterest is links but mostly pics to behind with which means your have to follow each link to determine if it's worth anything.
A lot can be said in 140 characters at least enough to know whether to check out more.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
13 Aug 19
It really is. I just asked in my Facebook group if any of them use Twitter for professional development and they do. Gave me a bunch of tags to follow. I know some teachers use Pinterest but I find it very bulky and hard to use.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
13 Aug 19
I'm actually asking about how you learn things once you are doing a job. My job is teaching. What is your job? Do you learn things online about it?
@Janet357 (75646)
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13 Aug 19
@petatonicsca i manage teachers. i have learned to be more patient. i dont learn anything about academics from them because i dont ask as i have been there
@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
10 Aug 19
I did an entire Bible course on social media. When you use it to build up an audience or promote something you realise the possibilities. A book you write needs its own Facebook page and so on. Youtube can be a mind of information when you have no idea how to do something and Watsapp and Facebook messenger give you video calls so you can potentially sow someone something on the oth4er side of the world. I would add business to education.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
13 Aug 19
I have a graduate degree in Bible (from pre-internet days) so I have been working on a geology course. I of course look things up about the Bible all the time.
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@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
13 Aug 19
@petatonicsca Check out this one as it is free... I graduate from the Masterclass in two weeks time and am a mentor for 2019. Different from a Bible degree and useful to know about as so many free books. Non-denominational.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
13 Aug 19
I never liked math but I find that occasionally I need it.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
13 Aug 19
You mean for a group? I know that disaster managers communicate with each other and learn from each other.
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Aug 19
@petatonicsca No it is type of job. If you are community manager than you communicate with people using social media, publish social events, etc. Basicly you are all they active on media.
