by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Professional Learning
If you’re an educator of any level, you know the importance of maintaining a great personal learning network, a lifeline in the digital age. It doesn’t matter if you’re a teacher, administrator, or any other form of educator—a personal learning... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Social Media
Learning with Twitter is something modern teachers are seeing more and more possibilities for. Initially, the question years ago was about whether or not Twitter would perform consistently as a classroom tool. Would it allow social media to take on a life of its own,... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Social Media
Social media teaching can be an incredibly useful educational tool. The social networks students use are conducive to so many facets of modern learning. Things like collaborative planning, data and resource sharing, and progress updates concerning group work all apply... ![The Social Media Teacher: Do This, Not That [Infographic]](https://d2wldp4wpenmih.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/socail-media-hug.jpg)
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Social Media
Meet the social media teacher. It’s a teacher who not only teaches with but also learns with social media. They use it for delivering engaging lessons. It connects them with fellow professionals. It serves as a platform for sharing meaningful thoughts, views,... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Media Fluency, Technology
As I moderated #caedchat on June 8, I tipped over the 10K mark for tweets. What?! 10K? Ten years ago I never thought to myself that one day I would have sent out over 10,000 tweets. In fact, 10 years ago I wasn’t even a part of social media. So here I am today,... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Global Digital Citizen, Information Fluency, Media Fluency, Technology
“Yohana Desta encourages potential job seekers to make the most of the different facets of social networking’s power in the following article for Mashable.” Securing a job is the tough part, but scouting an open position? All it takes is a strategic... by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Global Digital Citizen, Leadership, Media Fluency, Technology
This article appeared on Stuff NZ and was written by Abbie Napier. An excellent reminder about Tweeting and any other instantaneous messaging we use that becomes part of our permanent digital footprint. via Stuff NZ Social media has resulted in people sharing more... by Andrew Churches | Global Digital Citizen, Media Fluency, Technology
via Stuff.co.nz What can seem like a harmless comment among friends or an innocent “status update” about the fun you are having when really you should have been at work, can end in disaster. While the internet and social media are great ways to stay... by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Global Digital Citizen, Media Fluency, Technology
via Marketing Tech Blog As a guy that manages half a dozen Twitter accounts (personal, book, company, blog and community), I have to disagree with #8 on this infographic. I doubt the Navy Veterans on my @navyvets twitter account want to hear about Corporate Blogging... by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Media Fluency, Teaching, Technology
via Emerging EdTech It been a while since we’ve posted any content on using Twitter in the academic context, so this submission from Leslie Anglesey is welcomed. These suggestions are directed towards students but teachers may also glean some ideas from them. Please...