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Educators' Perceptions of and Practices for Using Social Media for Professional Development
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, , University of Lethbridge, Canada

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Jacksonville, Florida, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-07-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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Abstract

Connected in-service and pre-service teachers are accustomed to getting answers quickly—they use the Web regularly to find answers to their inquiries and intuitively go online for information—they are connected. Social media tools are emerging daily and their potential for building online learning communities with others has not gone unnoticed by educators who are embracing the new technologies. Steven (2008) identifies that one of the most compelling aspects of connectivity (offered through social media) is the immediacy. When educators use social media well, a network is established and they start to converse, respond and support one another. This paper explores educators’ perceptions of and practices for using social media for professional development.

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Beaudin, L. & Cowie, B. (2014). Educators' Perceptions of and Practices for Using Social Media for Professional Development. In M. Searson & M. Ochoa (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2014--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2434-2439). Jacksonville, Florida, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 13, 2024 from .

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