12-11-2018, 10:57 AM
Over 140 educators to recap the best of 2018 in Dec. 18 TweetMeet
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet.png" width="1280" height="720" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Wow, 2018 has been a remarkable year for educators. Our #MSFTEduChat TweetMeets have brought us together every month and unfurled so much knowledge, we’re going to need some extra help looking back and capturing the highlights. Well, with over 140 hosts joining us for this special Best of 2018 TweetMeet, we just might do it!</p>
<p>Over the last twelve months, many of you joined the <strong><a href="https://education.microsoft.com/">Microsoft Educator Community</a></strong> and have taken part in the courses, learning paths, lesson plans and other resources it offers. The global MIEExpert community continues to grow with incredible collaboration projects taking place between classrooms around the world.</p>
<p>Here on the Microsoft Education Blog, our 2018 was just a flurry of great news about <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/05/whats-new-in-edu-18-gaad-learning-tools-onenote/">OneNote Class Notebook</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/04/whats-new-in-edu-learning-tools-teams-forms-intune/">Learning Tools</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/09/whats-new-in-edu-immersive-reader-teams-inclusivity/">Microsoft Teams</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/11/whats-new-in-edu-minecraft-hour-of-code/">Minecraft: Education Edition</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/06/flipgrid-microsoft-education/">Flipgrid</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/tag/skype-in-the-classroom">Skype in the Classroom</a></strong>, <a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/tag/hacking-stem"><strong>Hacking STEM</strong></a> and <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/11/whats-new-in-edu-minecraft-hour-of-code/#mw">Microsoft Whiteboard for Education</a></strong>. Thanks for following along and helping us wrap up the year with a collaborative recap for the TweetMeet.</p>
<p>Join the <strong><em>#MSFTEduChat TweetMeet</em> on <em>Tuesday, December 18, at 10:00 a.m. PST</em></strong> (check your <strong><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?sort=1&p1=234&iso=20181218T10&msg=%23MSFTEduChat%20TweetMeet%20on%20Dec%2018%20%E2%80%93%20Topic%3a%20%22Best%20of%202018%22&ah=1&low=c">time zone here</a></strong>) to learn more. (<strong><em><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/12/msfteduchat-tweetmeet-best-of-2018/#tweetmeet-2018">Sounds great, but what’s a TweetMeet?</a></em></strong>)</p>
<p><img class="lazyload size-full wp-image-7192 aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet.png" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-7192 aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet.png" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p>
<p>This month we’re offering more simultaneous language tracks than ever before, for a total of 17. New this month are Македонски (Macedonian), हिंदी (Hindi) and Česky (Czech).</p>
<p>For each language track, we have one or more hosts to post the translated questions and respond to educators. As always, we’re super grateful to all current and former hosts who are collaborating closely to provide this service.</p>
<p>The #TweetMeetXX hashtags for non-English languages are to be used together with #MSFTEduChat so that everyone can find the conversations back in their own language. For example: Portuguese-speaking people use the combination <strong>#TweetMeetPT #MSFTEduChat. </strong>English-speaking educators may all use #MSFTEduChat on its own.</p>
<p><img class="lazyload aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet-1.png" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet-1.png" /> <span class="bctt-click-to-tweet"><span class="bctt-ctt-text"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/12/msfteduchat-tweetmeet-best-of-2018/&text=Our%20%23MSFTEduChat%20TweetMeet%20is%20celebrating%20the%20best%20learnings%20from%202018%21%20Join%20us%20on%20Tuesday%2C%20Dec.%2018%20from%2010%20a.m.%20to%2011%20a.m.%20PST.%20%23Bestof2018%20%23MSFTEduChat&via=MicrosoftEDU&related=MicrosoftEDU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our #MSFTEduChat TweetMeet is celebrating the best learnings from 2018! Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. PST. #Bestof2018 #MSFTEduChat </a></span><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/12/msfteduchat-tweetmeet-best-of-2018/&text=Our%20%23MSFTEduChat%20TweetMeet%20is%20celebrating%20the%20best%20learnings%20from%202018%21%20Join%20us%20on%20Tuesday%2C%20Dec.%2018%20from%2010%20a.m.%20to%2011%20a.m.%20PST.%20%23Bestof2018%20%23MSFTEduChat&via=MicrosoftEDU&related=MicrosoftEDU" target="_blank" class="bctt-ctt-btn" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click To Tweet</a></span> </p>
<h3>#MSFTEduChat TweetMeet changes in 2018</h3>
<p>The monthly #MSFTEduchat TweetMeets by Microsoft Education themselves underwent significant changes in 2018 as well. Our events are now multilingual and more global than ever. Team TweetMeet, which organizes the events, now consists of three people: Marjolein Hoekstra, Francisco Texeira and Anica Tričković.</p>
<p>Last September we decided to move all preparations for these Twitter events to Microsoft Teams. The switch to the Teams platform allows Team TweetMeet and our expert hosts to collaborate more effectively, because it combines the power of group conversations, file sharing and meetings all in one system. Being able to add guests to our teams is an incredible benefit, too.</p>
<h3>Celebrating 2.5 years of TweetMeets</h3>
<p>The first Microsoft Education TweetMeets were held in the summer of 2016. To celebrate their 2.5 years in existence, and to close 2018 in style, we decided to invite all former hosts to return once again. As many as 143 of these former hosts immediately accepted this invitation. They are very much looking forward to your best experiences, products and resources from 2018.</p>
<p>With so many hosts coming together for this special occasion, we just had to make a video to introduce (or re-introduce) them all to you:</p>
<iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='640' height='360' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/gPtGFB0KOHY?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'></iframe>
<h3>More ways to participate</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Post-event summary: </strong>We will publish a new post after this #MSFTEduChat event summarizing the key lessons from the conversations during the TweetMeet. The hosts will collaborate to curate a top selection of the tweets and trends they found most significant. For even more highlights from the TweetMeet, the blog post will offer multiple <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-moments" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Twitter Moments</strong></a> – curated stories and conversations from Twitter. Look for this blog post on Thursday, December 20.</li>
<li><strong>TweetMeet fan? Show it off on your Twitter profile: </strong>Every month more people discover the unique nature of the TweetMeets and become passionate about them. Well, you can now show your passion for the TweetMeets right from your Twitter page. The dimensions of our Twitter Header Photo are 1500×500 – the perfect size for your Twitter profile. Get this month’s image here: <strong><a href="https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApP7GQZT5sq6iJwlyGNlv4_3PcLQ1w">#MSFTEduChat Twitter Header Photo</a></strong>.</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="lazyload size-full wp-image-7200 aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet-2.png" alt="" width="1500" height="500" /></p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-7200 aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet-2.png" alt="" width="1500" height="500" /> </p>
<h3>Why join the <em>#MSFTEduChat TweetMeets</em>?</h3>
<p>TweetMeets are monthly recurring Twitter conversations about themes relevant to educators, facilitated by Microsoft Education. The purpose of these events is to help professionals in education to learn from each other and inspire their students while they are preparing for their future. The TweetMeets also nurture personal learning networks among educators from across the globe.</p>
<p>We’re grateful to have a support group made up exclusively of former TweetMeet hosts, who volunteer to translate communication and check the quality of our questions and promotional materials. They also help identify the best candidates for future events, provide relevant resources, promote the events among their networks, and, in general, cheer everybody on.</p>
<p>Our hosts are thrilled about this upcoming TweetMeet. Watch how each of them has their own exciting way of inviting you to the event:</p>
<h3>When and how can I join?</h3>
<p>Join us Tuesday, December 18 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. PDT on Twitter using the hashtags <strong><em><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/msfteduchat">#MSFTEduChat</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bestof2018">#Bestof2018</a> </em></strong>and<strong> <em><a href="https://www.twitter.com/hashtag/MicrosoftEDU">#MicrosoftEDU</a></em></strong> (which you can always use to stay in touch with us). To find the event time for your specific location, use this <strong><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?sort=1&p1=234&iso=20181218T10&msg=%23MSFTEduChat%20TweetMeet%20on%20Dec%2018%20%E2%80%93%20Topic%3a%20%22Best%20of%202018%22&ah=1&low=c">time zone announcer</a></strong>.</p>
<p><img class="lazyload aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet.gif" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet.gif" /></p>
<p>From our monthly surveys we know that you may be in class at event time, busy doing other things or maybe even asleep – well, no problem! All educators are most welcome to join <em>after</em> the event. Simply take a look at the questions below and respond to these at a day and time that suit you best. You can also schedule your tweets in advance. In that case, be sure to quote the entire question and mention the hashtag #<em>MSFTEduChat, </em>so that everyone knows the right question and conversation to which you are responding. Mark the exact timings – they are different this month.</p>
<h3>How can I best prepare?</h3>
<p>To prepare for the <em>#MSFTEduChat</em> <em>TweetMeet</em>, have a look at the questions we crafted this time. Because of the enormous scale of the December event, we will have 4 questions this month. This will give everyone more time to engage with each other.</p>
<h3>TweetMeet Questions</h3>
<p><img class="lazyload aligncenter" src="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/media/tweetmeet-dec-questions.gif" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/media/tweetmeet-dec-questions.gif" /></p>
<p><img class="lazyload" src="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/media/tweetmeet-dec-question-timings.png" /></p>
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<h3>Hosts</h3>
<p><img class="lazyload alignleft size-full wp-image-7184" src="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/media/tweetmeet-dec-2018-headshot.png" alt="" width="910" height="512" /></p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7184" src="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/media/tweetmeet-dec-2018-headshot.png" alt="" width="910" height="512" /></p>
<p>With 143 educators on this month’s #MSFTEduChat hosts team, it’s not possible to list everyone’s profile in this announcement like we normally do. We did once again make a <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/TweetMeet/lists/MSFTEduChat-2018-12">Twitter list</a></strong> so you can easily follow everyone.</p>
<h3>What are #MSFTEduChat TweetMeets?</h3>
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<p>Every month Microsoft Education organizes social events on Twitter targeted at educators globally. The hashtag we use is <em>#MSFTEduChat</em>. A team of topic specialists and international MIE Expert teachers prepare and host these TweetMeets together. Our team of educator hosts first crafts several questions around a certain topic. Then, before the event, they share these questions on social media. Combined with a range of resources, a blog post and background information about the events, this allows all participants to prepare themselves to the full. Afterwards we make an archive available of the most notable tweets and resources shared during the event.</p>
<p><em>Please connect with TweetMeet organizer Marjolein Hoekstra </em><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/OneNoteC">@OneNoteC</a></strong><em> on Twitter if you have any questions about TweetMeets or helping out as a host.</em></p>
<h3>Join for next month’s topic: Transforming classroom time</h3>
<p><img class="lazyload size-full wp-image-7190 aligncenter" src="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/media/Save-the-date-Jan-15.png" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-7190 aligncenter" src="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/media/Save-the-date-Jan-15.png" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /> </p>
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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet.png" width="1280" height="720" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Wow, 2018 has been a remarkable year for educators. Our #MSFTEduChat TweetMeets have brought us together every month and unfurled so much knowledge, we’re going to need some extra help looking back and capturing the highlights. Well, with over 140 hosts joining us for this special Best of 2018 TweetMeet, we just might do it!</p>
<p>Over the last twelve months, many of you joined the <strong><a href="https://education.microsoft.com/">Microsoft Educator Community</a></strong> and have taken part in the courses, learning paths, lesson plans and other resources it offers. The global MIEExpert community continues to grow with incredible collaboration projects taking place between classrooms around the world.</p>
<p>Here on the Microsoft Education Blog, our 2018 was just a flurry of great news about <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/05/whats-new-in-edu-18-gaad-learning-tools-onenote/">OneNote Class Notebook</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/04/whats-new-in-edu-learning-tools-teams-forms-intune/">Learning Tools</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/09/whats-new-in-edu-immersive-reader-teams-inclusivity/">Microsoft Teams</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/11/whats-new-in-edu-minecraft-hour-of-code/">Minecraft: Education Edition</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/06/flipgrid-microsoft-education/">Flipgrid</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/tag/skype-in-the-classroom">Skype in the Classroom</a></strong>, <a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/tag/hacking-stem"><strong>Hacking STEM</strong></a> and <strong><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/11/whats-new-in-edu-minecraft-hour-of-code/#mw">Microsoft Whiteboard for Education</a></strong>. Thanks for following along and helping us wrap up the year with a collaborative recap for the TweetMeet.</p>
<p>Join the <strong><em>#MSFTEduChat TweetMeet</em> on <em>Tuesday, December 18, at 10:00 a.m. PST</em></strong> (check your <strong><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?sort=1&p1=234&iso=20181218T10&msg=%23MSFTEduChat%20TweetMeet%20on%20Dec%2018%20%E2%80%93%20Topic%3a%20%22Best%20of%202018%22&ah=1&low=c">time zone here</a></strong>) to learn more. (<strong><em><a href="https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/12/msfteduchat-tweetmeet-best-of-2018/#tweetmeet-2018">Sounds great, but what’s a TweetMeet?</a></em></strong>)</p>
<p><img class="lazyload size-full wp-image-7192 aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet.png" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-7192 aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet.png" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p>
<p>This month we’re offering more simultaneous language tracks than ever before, for a total of 17. New this month are Македонски (Macedonian), हिंदी (Hindi) and Česky (Czech).</p>
<p>For each language track, we have one or more hosts to post the translated questions and respond to educators. As always, we’re super grateful to all current and former hosts who are collaborating closely to provide this service.</p>
<p>The #TweetMeetXX hashtags for non-English languages are to be used together with #MSFTEduChat so that everyone can find the conversations back in their own language. For example: Portuguese-speaking people use the combination <strong>#TweetMeetPT #MSFTEduChat. </strong>English-speaking educators may all use #MSFTEduChat on its own.</p>
<p><img class="lazyload aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet-1.png" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet-1.png" /> <span class="bctt-click-to-tweet"><span class="bctt-ctt-text"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/12/msfteduchat-tweetmeet-best-of-2018/&text=Our%20%23MSFTEduChat%20TweetMeet%20is%20celebrating%20the%20best%20learnings%20from%202018%21%20Join%20us%20on%20Tuesday%2C%20Dec.%2018%20from%2010%20a.m.%20to%2011%20a.m.%20PST.%20%23Bestof2018%20%23MSFTEduChat&via=MicrosoftEDU&related=MicrosoftEDU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our #MSFTEduChat TweetMeet is celebrating the best learnings from 2018! Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. PST. #Bestof2018 #MSFTEduChat </a></span><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2018/12/msfteduchat-tweetmeet-best-of-2018/&text=Our%20%23MSFTEduChat%20TweetMeet%20is%20celebrating%20the%20best%20learnings%20from%202018%21%20Join%20us%20on%20Tuesday%2C%20Dec.%2018%20from%2010%20a.m.%20to%2011%20a.m.%20PST.%20%23Bestof2018%20%23MSFTEduChat&via=MicrosoftEDU&related=MicrosoftEDU" target="_blank" class="bctt-ctt-btn" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click To Tweet</a></span> </p>
<h3>#MSFTEduChat TweetMeet changes in 2018</h3>
<p>The monthly #MSFTEduchat TweetMeets by Microsoft Education themselves underwent significant changes in 2018 as well. Our events are now multilingual and more global than ever. Team TweetMeet, which organizes the events, now consists of three people: Marjolein Hoekstra, Francisco Texeira and Anica Tričković.</p>
<p>Last September we decided to move all preparations for these Twitter events to Microsoft Teams. The switch to the Teams platform allows Team TweetMeet and our expert hosts to collaborate more effectively, because it combines the power of group conversations, file sharing and meetings all in one system. Being able to add guests to our teams is an incredible benefit, too.</p>
<h3>Celebrating 2.5 years of TweetMeets</h3>
<p>The first Microsoft Education TweetMeets were held in the summer of 2016. To celebrate their 2.5 years in existence, and to close 2018 in style, we decided to invite all former hosts to return once again. As many as 143 of these former hosts immediately accepted this invitation. They are very much looking forward to your best experiences, products and resources from 2018.</p>
<p>With so many hosts coming together for this special occasion, we just had to make a video to introduce (or re-introduce) them all to you:</p>
<iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='640' height='360' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/gPtGFB0KOHY?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'></iframe>
<h3>More ways to participate</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Post-event summary: </strong>We will publish a new post after this #MSFTEduChat event summarizing the key lessons from the conversations during the TweetMeet. The hosts will collaborate to curate a top selection of the tweets and trends they found most significant. For even more highlights from the TweetMeet, the blog post will offer multiple <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-moments" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Twitter Moments</strong></a> – curated stories and conversations from Twitter. Look for this blog post on Thursday, December 20.</li>
<li><strong>TweetMeet fan? Show it off on your Twitter profile: </strong>Every month more people discover the unique nature of the TweetMeets and become passionate about them. Well, you can now show your passion for the TweetMeets right from your Twitter page. The dimensions of our Twitter Header Photo are 1500×500 – the perfect size for your Twitter profile. Get this month’s image here: <strong><a href="https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApP7GQZT5sq6iJwlyGNlv4_3PcLQ1w">#MSFTEduChat Twitter Header Photo</a></strong>.</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="lazyload size-full wp-image-7200 aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet-2.png" alt="" width="1500" height="500" /></p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-7200 aligncenter" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/over-140-educators-to-recap-the-best-of-2018-in-dec-18-tweetmeet-2.png" alt="" width="1500" height="500" /> </p>
<h3>Why join the <em>#MSFTEduChat TweetMeets</em>?</h3>
<p>TweetMeets are monthly recurring Twitter conversations about themes relevant to educators, facilitated by Microsoft Education. The purpose of these events is to help professionals in education to learn from each other and inspire their students while they are preparing for their future. The TweetMeets also nurture personal learning networks among educators from across the globe.</p>
<p>We’re grateful to have a support group made up exclusively of former TweetMeet hosts, who volunteer to translate communication and check the quality of our questions and promotional materials. They also help identify the best candidates for future events, provide relevant resources, promote the events among their networks, and, in general, cheer everybody on.</p>
<p>Our hosts are thrilled about this upcoming TweetMeet. Watch how each of them has their own exciting way of inviting you to the event:</p>
<h3>When and how can I join?</h3>
<p>Join us Tuesday, December 18 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. PDT on Twitter using the hashtags <strong><em><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/msfteduchat">#MSFTEduChat</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bestof2018">#Bestof2018</a> </em></strong>and<strong> <em><a href="https://www.twitter.com/hashtag/MicrosoftEDU">#MicrosoftEDU</a></em></strong> (which you can always use to stay in touch with us). To find the event time for your specific location, use this <strong><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?sort=1&p1=234&iso=20181218T10&msg=%23MSFTEduChat%20TweetMeet%20on%20Dec%2018%20%E2%80%93%20Topic%3a%20%22Best%20of%202018%22&ah=1&low=c">time zone announcer</a></strong>.</p>
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<p>From our monthly surveys we know that you may be in class at event time, busy doing other things or maybe even asleep – well, no problem! All educators are most welcome to join <em>after</em> the event. Simply take a look at the questions below and respond to these at a day and time that suit you best. You can also schedule your tweets in advance. In that case, be sure to quote the entire question and mention the hashtag #<em>MSFTEduChat, </em>so that everyone knows the right question and conversation to which you are responding. Mark the exact timings – they are different this month.</p>
<h3>How can I best prepare?</h3>
<p>To prepare for the <em>#MSFTEduChat</em> <em>TweetMeet</em>, have a look at the questions we crafted this time. Because of the enormous scale of the December event, we will have 4 questions this month. This will give everyone more time to engage with each other.</p>
<h3>TweetMeet Questions</h3>
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<h3>Hosts</h3>
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<p>With 143 educators on this month’s #MSFTEduChat hosts team, it’s not possible to list everyone’s profile in this announcement like we normally do. We did once again make a <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/TweetMeet/lists/MSFTEduChat-2018-12">Twitter list</a></strong> so you can easily follow everyone.</p>
<h3>What are #MSFTEduChat TweetMeets?</h3>
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<p>Every month Microsoft Education organizes social events on Twitter targeted at educators globally. The hashtag we use is <em>#MSFTEduChat</em>. A team of topic specialists and international MIE Expert teachers prepare and host these TweetMeets together. Our team of educator hosts first crafts several questions around a certain topic. Then, before the event, they share these questions on social media. Combined with a range of resources, a blog post and background information about the events, this allows all participants to prepare themselves to the full. Afterwards we make an archive available of the most notable tweets and resources shared during the event.</p>
<p><em>Please connect with TweetMeet organizer Marjolein Hoekstra </em><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/OneNoteC">@OneNoteC</a></strong><em> on Twitter if you have any questions about TweetMeets or helping out as a host.</em></p>
<h3>Join for next month’s topic: Transforming classroom time</h3>
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