We wanted to be sure everything went smoothly, so we decided to do a private Google+ hangout as we moderated. We highly recommend doing this. It makes moderating easy and fun.
Our behind-the-scenes team? Michelle Carlson Colte, Ellen Cordeiro, Megan Cummings, JoAnn Jacobs, Michael Fricano II, and myself.
These were the questions we asked in the chat:
Q1: Introduce yourself. Name, school, grade level, subject. (Please respond with A1)
Q2: Why are you here tonight? What brought you to our Twitter Chat?
Q3: What are your edu related interests, questions, and/or challenges?
Q4: What is your New Year’s Resolution as an educator?
Q5: What are some future #edchatHI topics you’d like to discuss? We need your help and we want you to own this.
Q6: Do you have anything interesting to share? (Upcoming events, a project you're working on, etc.)
This tweet is one of my favorites:
@stmbaker @8rinaldi would you like to Mystery Skype with one of my sixth grade classes? #edchatHI
— JoAnn Jacobs (@JoAnnJacobs68) January 7, 2014
Check out the archive for yourself.
Most of the team tracked the chat with TweetChat, to test out its capabilities. Generally, we gave it a thumbs up. The one drawback we saw was that the app didn't make suggestions for Twitter handles as we started to type.
The #edchatHI Monthly Twitter Chat is off to an auspicious start!
◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
The more conversations and connections the merrier!
P. S. Private hangouts add a delightful twist to Twitter chats. We met and cheered for +Michael Fricano II's new puppy, oohed and ahhed when familiar name David Wee appeared in the chat, and marvelled at how quickly the hour went.
P. S. Private hangouts add a delightful twist to Twitter chats. We met and cheered for +Michael Fricano II's new puppy, oohed and ahhed when familiar name David Wee appeared in the chat, and marvelled at how quickly the hour went.
(◕‿◕✿)
