Hi. This post is lengthy so I broke it into two parts: I) What is #bikeschool? and II) how to attend class.
Part I. What is #bikeschool? It’s a good question. In secret, I belong to this group of bike loving crazies. Darryl (@lovingthebike) and Mike (@egggman) are the craziest. We have been known to form secret evil plans, #bikeschool was the first.
In a nutshell, we planned on telling stories about lessons learned while riding bike - tagging them on twitter with the hashtag #bikeschool. We thought a fun community of bike loving people might soon develop.
Then came #bikeschool 2.0 which is essentially a live chat on Twitter every Thursday night at 9p EST. This is where things started to get fun. We didn’t expect it to take off like it has, and like all class rooms there are pranksters, teacher’s pets and people who sit in the front row wearing spandex. For more background info check out some of the responses to “What is #bikeschool?”
Part II ...enough of the didactic stuff. This is where you participate by attending class tonight. I’ll be moderating the session and we have a special guest asking questions. Santa Claus (@santabikes) will be schooling us tonight.
Santa will ask a question every 10 minutes. The class replies using the hashtag #bikeschool. More technical details can be found here: 10 steps to #bikeschool. If you get lost just raise your hand. Someone will be there to help you out.
If you’re not on Twitter there is still time to sign up. It’s easy and #bikeschool tweeps make for an excellent group to follow. If you’re not sure about it, you can always follow along on your web browser via tweetchat.
uh, 3am CET, stay awake or get up early
ReplyDeleteThanks, Enna. I'm sure Santa will keep you on the nice list... even if you fall asleep and can't make it to class tonight :)
ReplyDeleteWe've considered hosting a few Europe friendly #bikeschool sessions. Which day/time would you recommend?
More #bikeschool love here. I have learned so much from everyone, and what a great little community we have. I am very thankful for all of my #bikeschool conspirators. :)
ReplyDeleteI love this caring transatlantic connections. thursday is fine, a few hours earlier, maybe 3? äh,*calculate* or 4, 11 pm CET makes 6 pm EST or 5? these time zones drive me crazy.It`s always the time making troubles, not the distance, uuaaahh deeper meaning *help*
ReplyDeletenever been there at #bikeschool and I`m a little bit nervous and so excited,can`t wait my 1st #bikeschool day
Bikeschool rocks! The only school in which coming to class covered in chain grease while talking about cranks and hubs are accepted and encouraged.
ReplyDeleteThanks to the #bikeschool class. It was a really fun time last night. Pedalman, you rock! Thanks for the canned good donations on behalf of #bikeschool! Santa will remember this :)
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