Assignment+5

=**Build a Twitter list of experts and organizations for your dissertation subject. (Minimum 12 sources) USE HASHTAG #SetHU15 **=
 * Assignment 5: ( 5 points) Due April 1**
 * 1.Build a Twitter list** for colleagues with whom you work, in order to build their capacity for professional growth. (minimum follow 12 people or organizations)
 * 2. Set up tweetdeck** with a minimum of 12 columns for you to **follow: key hastags or individuals in twitter**. (example #nclb, #cpchat, or to follow an individual e.g. “Alan November”)
 * 3.** **Write a one page analysis of the value of creating this capacity. Post on Google + with the heading "TWITTER" so I can find your assignment post.** Questions to consider for your write up: Did you know there were hashtags? Did you begin using hashtags in your own tweets? Did you create a hashtag for your own organization? Did you experience resistance from colleagues? Can you imagine continuing to use Tweetdeck after the course? Is twitter useful for your dissertation research? Did you know you can send out queries with a hashtag to an entire community? You can also use tweetdeck to communicate with someone you are not following. Why did you or did you not use the feature where you can get in touch with people who tweet things that interest you? What is your school’s policy about using twitter with students or staff. What is the argument for blocking twitter in schools? Is it based on fear and ignorance or on some federal regulation for erate funding?

1. **A demonstration of building capacity for colleagues t**o be self directed in their professional growth…quotes from colleagues, examples of colleagues applying what they have learned in their work. 2. **Demonstration of your own professional growth.** You can now articulate a capacity to build your own global network of shared knowledge and ideas. Extra points if you have used twitter to make a professional friend, especially in another country…. 3. **Demonstration that you have contributed your knowledge to the global professional community**….
 * Criteria: An “A” demonstrates all three of the following:**

You can sent it early for a review to alan@novemberlearning.com and he will provide suggestions and allow for you to resubmit prior to the deadline date.