Archive for July, 2009

07.31

Gifted Education and Twitter: How Social Networking Can Propel Advocacy & Learning – Part III

Welcome! If this is your first visit to the Ingeniosus blog, it’s a privilege to have you here. For those of you who have boldly launched into the Twitosphere and are still learning, this post should add new fuel to your mission. If you’re a veteran, please read along and see if you have any other tips to add. I’ve learned from many of you and welcome your insights. Add a comment below and/or tweet me your feedback (I’m @DeborahMersino). Together, we can create the future and “Tweet for Gifted Education.” Here we go!

Today’s post will focus on some of the trickier aspects of Twitter. If we can all learn to navigate this new medium without frustration or confusion, we’ll be able to maximize its potential and enjoy advocacy and global learning at its best – in real time!

Also, if you haven’t read Part I or Part II yet, read them now:

You’ll find it easier to understand these “Intro to Twitter” posts if you read them in order. And PLEASE be patient with yourself. It takes a while, but it is worth the effort!

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07.09

Gifted Education and Twitter: How Social Networking Can Propel Advocacy & Learning – Part II

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It’s happening! The National Association for Gifted Children (@NAGCGIFTED) and Hoagies (@HoagiesGifted) are now on Twitter. I couldn’t be more pleased. Social networking can propel advocacy and learning. Now, we just need to keep spreading the word.  Let’s learn more about how we can all “Tweet for Gifted Education!”

Most of you are likely familiar with the National Association for Gifted Children and Hoagies, but be sure to visit them online regularly. The National Association for Gifted Children can be found at www.nagc.org. Hoagies can be found at www.hoagiesgifted.org. Both are phenomenal resources for supporting the needs of our high-potential learners. And now you can start following them on Twitter! I’m also pleased to welcome Carol Fertig (@cfertig1), author of Raising a Gifted Child: A Parenting Success Handbook (Prufrock Press), to our Twitter community. She will undoubtedly be a great asset as well.
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