For Teachers

Deb KitchenerTwitter: @kitchenerd

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Agenda

• Introductions• Overview of Twitter• Twitter & your professional learning• Twitter in your classroom• Tools, tips, tricks, cautions• Having Fun!

What is Twitter?

• Microblog• Public Messages• Limited by 140 Characters• Choice of whom to follow

Why Use Twitter?

• Follow Famous Folk• Find like minded learners• Receive instant feedback• Give back to the community• Spread and share resources with others

Guy Kawasaki Tweet

If you printed twitter graphic images…..

Howard Rheingold

“I think successful use of Twitter means knowing how to tune the network of people you follow, and how to feed the network of people who follow you.”

How does Twitter Work?

• Set up an account at www.twitter.com• Use a professional username• Identify people to follow

Twitter Vocabulary

• Tweet• Direct Message (DM)• Follow• Mention• ReTweet (RT)• Hashtag #• Fail Whale• Tweetup ;)

Online in Twitter.com

• Image of a mention• Image of a dm• Demo of follow• Hashtag #

Twitter API’s

• Tweetie• Tweetdeck• Twitteriffic• Ubertwitter• Seesmic• Computer & Mobile

Finding Others

• Click on friend’s and see who they follow• Search Twitter by keyword• Buttons from blogs• Recommendations from others• Lurk>respond>engage

Twitter and Professional Learning

• Use the right tool for purpose– Help or advice– Keeping up with what’s new– Offering expertise– Great connections

Twitter in the Classroom

• Tweet in a foreign language• Tweet in character of someone from history• Back channel discussion for students• Summarize readings• Collaborate through the use of hashtags#

Resources for Teachers

• Thirty Ways to use twitter for learning• Twitter 4 Teachers wiki• Interesting Ways to Use Twitter

Tools, tips, tricks, cautions

• Shortening urls• Symbols in tweets• Sharing blogs, images• Certain protocol for participation• Give to get

Having Fun with Twitter

• Share images - twitpic• Video – twitvid