Global+Education+Conference+2012

Global Education Conference 2012- Connecting through Community #Chats

Your Name and Title: **Jason Graham: Connecting through Community #Chats**

School, Library, or Organization Name: **Bandung International School, Indonesia**

Country from Which You Will Present: **Indonesia**

Language in Which You Will Present: **English**

Target Audience (such as primary school teachers, high school administrators, students, etc.): **All educators** **who wish to develop their personal learning network**

Short Session Description (one line): **Connecting educators and developing online communities using Twitter online #hashtag chats.**

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): **A presentation and exploration of how to set up, manage and promote an online community using twitter #hashtags. There are many #chats out there. These are communities that one can get involved in and contribute, or be a passive observer. Valuable connections are made through these #chat communities such as #elemchat, #edchat, #globalclassroom, #kinderchat and #pypchat. This presentation will share experiences of how to create, share and simply join an online community.**


 * Outcomes**
 * **Enduring understanding of building online connections within a community.**
 * **Managing on online #chat to build communities.**
 * **How to maximise Twitter to enhance professional development.**

**Chats to follow:**
IBO PYP (unofficial #chat) #pypchat Global Classroom Project #globalclassroom For the lower Primary Teachers #Kinderchat

Also see @cybraryman1 for an extensive list of Educational #hashtags and #chats from around the world