I Feel Obliged

The 'Twitterverse' has been around since March 21st 2006. That's almost 10 years! Check out these stats. Twitter is an engrained part of our society and a major means of communication. I decided to review my Twitter Lists and my Follow lists in search of educators in my Board. While I found some outstanding, regular users of Twitter, I am left wondering why there aren't more. As the Computer Contact at my school, every year I have regularly heard from teachers, "I really should start using Twitter." I offer, others offer, we encourage but it still seems to be such a chore. While I by no means use Twitter extensively or exclusively, it is still an active part of my online world. There's soooo much value in it. And as a 21st Century Educator, I daresay, I 'feel obliged'. I wonder, do my educational leaders have obligations to use Social Networking tools in their roles? Do they feel pressure to 'join in'? Should they? I say yes! Right now there is no official requirement for System Leaders in our board to have an online presence. So here's a shout out to a few of those that do...

At our Board Office:  @GrahamShantz  @schink_wrdsb @markcarbone  @rebrouse @KenWhytock  @susan_watt

Trustees:  @TrusteeKSmith  @TrusteeTed @carollmillar

Admin:  @KristinPhillip3  @Silvana_Hoxha @ Ev_Giannopoulos  @mmcmath1 @BruceAlexander4  @Brian_Morgan62 @micheluttia

Digital Literacy Support Teachers:  @ecmackenzie  @ebaumi  @heidi_hobson @jeff_dbrown

  

Classroom Teachers:  @ScottMcKenzie27 @ @JMitchinson  @tgianno @smithwithclass @AndrewBieronski  @MichaelFrey10 

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