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To tweet or not to tweet - that is the question

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Made using Canva Critical Reflection 1 Some people think that social media shouldn't have a place in the classroom, but it can actually be a very important part of learning and developing for both teacher and student. Twitter, for example, allows teachers to communicate with thousands of other teachers and exchange ideas and resources quickly across the globe (Creative Education, 2017). It can be a place to find resources from other classrooms which are exactly what you need for your lesson. On the other hand, an educator could have access to ideas that they had not yet thought of, and discover different methods and resources to teach content to their own students (Miller, 2017). Overall, twitter is an important part of the development of personal learning networks (PLN) in the teaching community. A personal learning network is a space that is personally constructed around our learning needs and interests, that allows us to develop knowledge and skills (Richardson, 200...