#FalconPD

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With so many people tweeting, how do you have a conversation about one particular topic? That’s where hashtags come in. A hashtag is a word of phrase preceded by a “#”. Hashtags help you focus on tweets around a specific topic. You can add a hashtag to any tweet by following the tweet with an appropriate hashtag and it will appear in the group. By putting #FalconPD at the end of your tweets you will be participating in our twitter challenge!

Here is an example tweet:

Working on coteaching skills today. Power of two! #FalconPD #education

Here are some other hashtags for education that will help you grow your network and be heard:

#K12, #education, #educators, #teachers, #elemteachers, #STEM, #highschool, #ece, #school, #schoolreform, #edreform, #gifted, #librarians, #lessonplans

Get more tips and popular hashtags here.

To kick off the Twitter boost, take a moment to grow your personal learning network by finding some more people to follow. If you haven’t signed up yet and you want to participate, take a moment to sign up for Twitter.

Send out a tweet about what you’re going to be doing during Tuesday’s PD day. Be sure to use the #FalconPD hashtag so we can follow what you’re posting. Feel free to use any other hashtags that you think may help people find your tweet.

During your class or PLC meeting, take a moment to share an “A-Ha” moment that you’ve had. Feel free to share a picture or resource if it applies to your learning. Make sure to use the #FalconPD hashtag so others can find what you tweet. We will be using these tweets to make a twitter summary of learning in the district.

This web page updates automatically every morning showing you what hashtags are being used and who our Twitter superstars are! In order for your tweets to be counted they must include one of the following hashtags: #FalconPD, #MillLakeIsGreat, #GreatDayToBeAFalcon, #FabFalcons, #TheresNoPlaceLikeOakTree, #WeAreBrookside, #WLCares, #BBRocks, #ApplegarthFalcons

As of Monday November 28, 2016:

In the past 24 hours there were 2 total tweets
Most Retweeted: @None
Most Favorited: @shaifbirla