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Do you hear the word ‘Twitter’ and assume it’s a fun app for following the latest gossip and trends? That’s what I used to think too. Over the past three years,Twitter has transformed my classroom into a global learning environment where my first graders regularly communicate with students from around the world.

Twitter is much more than just a social networking tool. It is truly the gateway to connecting your students with other classrooms from across town and across the planet! In this session, you will find out how tweeting in your classroom can open up a world of collaborative projects and incredible connections for your students, no matter their grade level.

In this session, I will show you how to:

- Create a class Twitter page
- Search for other classes and experts to follow
- Make connections that lead to collaborative projects
- Use hashtags to help you research and organize information
- Build a personal learning network