Twitter for Educators: A basic introduction
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Gary ’
s Social Media Count
Jane Hart ’s Top100 Tools
What’s happening on social media
Right Now!
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Twitter is:
•a microblogging platform
used for sharing information,
news & resources
•social, education &
business
•mobile
•140 character messages
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Start with Google Search
•First find out what’s on Twitter - search
•# are searchable in Google Search
•People also searchable
•Try a Search ....... #VicPLN #AussieED #Scootle #edchat
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Twitter is Public• You follow other people - Other
people follow you
•No ‘friending’ necessary
•@twitterID essential to send message
•Use of # not essential but useful
• Build lists - recommended
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Twitter Terminology
•@ + User ID e.g. @camillaelliott
•# - hashtag
•RT - Retweet
•MT - Modified tweet
•DM - Direct message by typing “D userID”
•URL Shortener - www.bitly.com
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Behaviours/ Ethics• Acknowledge sources - don’t nick tweets
•Don’t follow everybody who follows you - SPAM!
•Check user’s profile before following, opening or retweeting --- CRITICALLY IMPORTANT - SPAM!
• Follow those who retweet you :)
• Share unique content - be creative
• Answer questions from fellow tweeps
• Be a contributor as well as a reader - don’t just lurk, get involved
• Be concise in wording (save room for retweeters)
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•Your profile & ID - be professional
•Avatar - represents you
•Location - provides location perspective
•Public v Private profile
•Security & Privacy - be professional
Exploring Twitter
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Be alert - not alarmed
•Don’t follow everybody who follows you
•Check out every profile you follow
•Get to know your network before opening links
www.twitteraudit.com
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Management Tools(Aggregators)
OR
Free
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•Check who others are following
•Check other people’s lists
•Media & general reading
•Recommendations
•Twitter for Educators
Finding people to follow
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Thank you@camillaelliott
http://www.linkingforlearning.com/
teachers-tweet/This Presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/celliott
http://www.linkingforlearning.com/about-twitter/
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