Twitter: Turn 140 Characters into a Virtual Staffroom

Saturday, 9 October 2010 – 10am GMT
Hawaii 12pm (Fri/Sat midnight), Los Angeles 3am, New York 6am, London 11am, Paris 12pm, Dubai 2pm, New Delhi 3:30pm, Beijing 6pm, Tokyo 7pm, Sydney 9pm
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This workshop is meant for teachers who are unfamiliar with Twitter or who aren´t very active on it (yet) but experienced tweeters are welcome and their input will be highly appreciated.

The short messaging system Twitter can be turned into a huge virtual staffroom where teachers from around the world meet, communicate, support each other and share teaching tips, resources, weblinks and opinions. Come and discover some tools and tricks to help you keep up with “what´s happening” on Twitter.

Bio

Guido is an EFL teacher in Seville, Spain. He coordinates the teens department of the school where he works and conducts teacher training workshops there. After more than 10 years of experience his professional development has started taking giant steps forward again thanks to the power of Twitter. Follow him on Twitter, @europeaantje.