Meet the Experts

Microblogging is a short way of communication shared in an online platform through a variety of websites ​​(Carpenter, 2015). Posts can consist of text, video, images, audio, or hyperlinks (American College of Education, 2021). Some advantages of microblogging are the reduced time to create content, receiving short chunks of information, and the ability to share time-sensitive information (Carpenter, 2015). Because microblogging platforms are made to be quick and simple to use, one can immediately update a group or followers who also use the service with information that must be shared right away (Gao & Li, 2017). Some examples of microblogging platforms include Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.

Alice Keeler (Technology), Twitter @alicekeeler, #googleEDU, www.alicekeeler.com

Alice Keeler is an edtech expert. She is a certified Google educator. She shares great tips and tricks about Google apps, as well as other tech tools that can be used in the classroom. She is a fellow teacher so her posts are very relatable.

Ken Williams (Equity), Facebook Unfold the Soul, www.unfoldthesoul.com, #StartWiththeCROWN

Ken Williams is a former teacher and principal and is now an educational consultant and motivational speaker. His focus is on creating equity in schools. He tells it like it is.

References

American College of Education. (2021). Technology use in educational environments: Module 6 [Video Part 1]. Canvas. https://ace.instructure.com/courses/1946846

Carpenter, J. (2015). Preservice teachers’ microblogging: Professional development via Twitter. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 15(2). https://www.citejournal.org/volume-15/issue-2-15/general/preservice-teachers-microblogging-professional-development-via-twitter

Gao, F. & Li, L. (2017). Examining a one-hour synchronous chat in a microblogging-based professional development community. British Journal of Educational Technology, 48(2), 332–347. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12384