Here is our new list of interesting people to follow in 2012 if you’re interested in the world of education and learning.
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tes Connect
\nBio: Sharing thousands of fantastic free teaching resources, talking about all things education and helping you to be the best teacher you can be.
\nFollowers: 23,933
\nFollowing: 13,890
\nWhy we love tes: First of all, it’s not a “we speak to you” account. It’s a company that gets Twitter. You just have to take a look at their timeline to understand what I mean. It’s full of @ replies, retweets, answers and interaction in general. They also post really interesting and relevant information, such as jobs, helpful tips and tutorials. Favourite Tweet: We’ve certainly got some interesting jobs this week education centre coordinator for @CocaCola\u00a0anyone?<\/p>\n
Follow tesConnect here!<\/p>\n
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Skype Classroom
\nBio: Skype in the classroom is a free global community of teachers who are working together on classroom exchanges and projects: connect your students to the world.
\nFollowers: 13,379
\nFollowing: 3,488
\nWhy we love Skype Classroom: Here is another one that truly gets it. Skype Classroom not only tweets fun and useful tips for teachers but they take the time to answer their followers and show great curtisy thanking people for retweets, mentions and follows. They credit people for their contribution and don’t abuse hashtags.
\nFavourite Tweet:\u00a0We’ve got fantastic projects around Pole-to-Pole – introduce your class to the hottest & coldest regions on the planet.<\/p>\n
Follow SkypeClassroom here!<\/p>\n
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Getschooled
\nBio: We believe that our nation can be made stronger by educating the minds and improving the skills of every American. Motivate, Educate, Elevate, #GetSchooled !
\nFollowers: 30,433
\nFollowing: 15,604
\nWhy we love Getschooled: The interaction on their timeline is like a conversation explotion. The tone of voice is perfect for a student audience and they tweet fun and useful stuff for students.
\nFavourite Tweet: \u00a0Do you chat over Facebook or tweet over Twitter when you study?<\/p>\n
Follow Getschooled here!<\/p>\n
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SoLoMo Marketing
\nBio: Social Local Mobile Marketing | Internet (Web) Marketing Strategist | Consultant | Speaker | Trainer | Entrepreneur
\nFollowers: 30,433
\nFollowing: 15,604
\nWhy we love SoLOMo Marketing: SoLoMo tweets about modern technologies, social media, mobile learning and general ideas that young people would find really interesting.
\nFavourite Tweet:\u00a0How are teachers embracing\u00a0#socialmedia\u00a0in class?<\/p>\n
Follow SoLoMo Marketing here!<\/p>\n
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Pablo Diaz
\nBio: I love teaching and utilizing technology. Make a difference in Kid’s lives! Get connected and make connections!
\nFollowers: 752
\nFollowing: 1,392
\nWhy we love Pablo Diaz: His tweets are relevant, he retweets and interacts. We learn something new from his tweets, like the math videos he posted.
\nFavourite Tweet:\u00a0\u00a014 weeks, not ’til the end of the school year, how much time you have to improve student’s lives. Teach them teacher!<\/p>\n
Follow Pablo Diaz here!<\/p>\n
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RethinkingLearning
\nBio: Jenny Exton is a passionate educator based in Sydney interested in rethinking learning to incorporate innovation and 21st century learning skills.
\nFollowers: 1,127
\nFollowing: 1,163
\nWhy we love Rethinking Learning: Jenny retweets really great advice from her followers truly making her timeline into a place where you feel welcomed to join and contribute.
\nFavourite Tweet:\u00a0Interesting: TAKING IT MOBILE [REPORT] http:\/\/ow.ly\/8RgPu Learning in the 21st Century<\/p>\n
Follow RethinkingLearning here!<\/p>\n
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The Teacher Page
\nBio:\u00a0Quality Resources for Teachers! Comments and Suggestions Welcome!
\nFollowers: 8556
\nFollowing: 6732
\nWhy we love The Teachers Page:\u00a0A nice mixture of interesting quotes and the latest news. A similar ratio of following\/followers and a bio indicating they’re opened for suggestions.
\nFavourite Tweet:\u00a0“Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” Malcolm Forbes, 1919-1990 #quote<\/p>\n
Follow The Teachers Page here!<\/p>\n
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Those are our 7 top choices, if we forgot someone then please let comment on this post who we should follow and why!<\/p>\n
Also, if you would like to add two more interesting accounts to your list, we’ve added a some bonus material below \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
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Emagistering
\nWell we couldn’t miss the opportunity to last but not least mention our english Twitter account\u00a0where we post the latest news related to education worldwide. We also do some live tweeting from interesting events here!<\/p>\n
Follow EmagisterWorldwide here!<\/p>\n
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While we’re at it, we have a HELP account too that answers all types of questions from people looking for the right course all over the world.<\/p>\n
Follow EmagisterHelp here!<\/p>\n
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Happy Tweeting!<\/p>\n
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