I encourage educators to tweet, blog, present, study, publish and step
out of their comfort zone and into their learning zone. Some want to share and learn from others. Some may ask for
feedback. Let me clarify-questioning and inquiring should be encouraged but making opinionated comments is not constructive feedback. Not all who post on Twitter are looking to be critiqued, judged
or challenged.
And yet... a brief scathing tweet may discourage, dishearten & disengage
the educator from social media. The comment may even push them into the panic
zone. If you don't agree with their beliefs, opinions or comments, instead of
slamming publicly, why not DM and keep it private? You just don't know if that tweet you just
slammed was someone taking a risk, which we encourage in our students-take risks!
Do we have the
right to publicly criticise on Twitter?
Twitter has many benefits and I appreciate this social platform for learning
but should all tweets or tweeters be fair game for criticism? With the popularity of social media increasing daily, it is our social responsibility to stop and think before we tweet and comment negatively. Model being a respectful communicator for your students.
@stringer_andrea
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