Top Edu Tweetters

Want to get a pulse of what’s happening at the intersection of education and technology in the Twitterverse? Check out this growing and evolving list of informative & inspiring tweetters:

Educators:

@web20classroom- Steve W. Anderson, co-founder #edchat

@tomwhitby – Tom Whitby, Prof of Education, co-founder of #edchat

@shellterrell- Shelly Terrell, co-founder of #edchat

@theresashafer - Theresa Shafer, Online Community Manager~New Tech Network, Archivist and co-host for #PBLChat

@mcleod- Scott McLeod, Associate Professor. CASTLE Director. Couple of Scott’s edu-related lists- SignalToNoise and Edtech

@newtechnetwork- works nationwide w/ schools, districts & communities to develop innovative public high schools that promote deeper learning.

@JackCWest- Public High School Teacher, EdTech Enthusiast (Bay Area local)

@betamiller- Andrew Miller, BIE and ASCD National Faculty and Educational Consultant versed in PBL

@MrWejr- K-6 principal, learner, sports fan. Passionate about assessment, motivation, leadership, parent engagement

 

@rmbyrne- Richard Byrne, Teacher. Speaker. Writer- FreeTech4Teachers

 

@teachingwthsoul- Lisa Dabbs, founder of new teacher chat (#ntchat)

 

@alicekeeler- Alice Keeler, super Google fan and CUE PD facilitator

 

@dowbiggin- Diane Main, Director of MERIT (Krause Center for Innovation), Google Certified Teacher, CUE Rockstar
@cybraryman1- Jerry Blumengarten, Educator & Writer trying to catalog the internet for students, educators and parents. http://cybraryman.com

News & Reviews:

@hackeducation – Audrey Watters, writer of all-things-edtech

@edsurge- what’s really happening in edtech news, Betsy Corcoran and Team

@MindShiftKQED- Tina Barseghian, MindShift explores the future of learning, covering cultural and tech trends and innovations in education

@edutopia- Inspiration and information for what works in education.

@educationweek-  American education’s newspaper and website of record.

@momswithapps- Collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families

@iitch_inc (TeachersWithApps)- A Resource Site for Quality Educational Apps i-Itch Inc: Educational Apps that Delight and Develop!
Thought Leaders:

@dianeravitch- Research Professor of Education at New York University, a historian of education and a prolific blogger 

@farbood- founder of @Grockit and @LearnistTweets,  supporter of StartupWeekendEdu (#SWEdu) and prolific #edtech tweetter

@InnosightInstit- a non-profit think tank that applies Clayton Christensen’s theories of disruptive innovation to the social sector.

@tvanderark- Tom Vander Ark, interested in innovations that customize & motivate learning and extend access

@educationnation- Examining and redefining education in America. Hosted by @nbcnews.

@thinkschools- Alex Hernandez, Charter School Growth Fund where he covers the Western US and TX. He also leads CSGF’s next-generation schools effort around blended learning.

Funders & Ecosystem Development:

@NSVFSeed- Initiative of NSVF to make investments in early-stage ed tech companies improving opportunities for children from low-income communities.

@LearnCap- Learn Capital funds companies revolutionizing how the world learns. Based in SF but facing the world.

@rethinkEducation- invests in progressive growth-stage companies that are at the forefront of the education technology industry.

@SocraticLabs- 1. An educational technology accelerator practicing lean startup. 2. A hub for educators, technologists & innovators.

@4pt0schools- 4.0 Schools-  a community of curious people committed to solving the toughest problems in education.

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4 Comments

  1. Gavin Boyd

     /  July 23, 2012

    You forgot @DianeRavitch

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