uidaho student affairs: intro to twitter for professional development

Twitter and

AltProDev

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your twitter ambassadors

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@HeatherGasser @DrRayGasser @BruceBMann

what is twitter?

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#Twitter is an information network made up of 140 character messages called Tweets. It is an easy way to discover, share and explore news and information about subjects you care about.

why?

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#Twitter is an information network.It contains information YOU will find valuable. Updates from users you follow show up on your home page. Use it for news as it’s happening, sharing resources, starting conversations, networking.

get the most from twitter

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1. Tweet, often and honestly.2. Follow.3. Don’t Tweet because you want more followers!4. Show people cool stuff.5. Re-tweet

get the most from twitter

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6. Respond.7. Block and move on.8. Use hashtags (when necessary).9. It’s not just about your blog.

how we benefit

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1. Research Tool2. Branding3. Collaboration/

Networking4. It’s our Water Cooler5. Direct Traffic

connecting on campus

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#UIdahoSA@brucebmann@heathergasser@DrRayGasser@dmcarl@JamesRWagnerJr@ChristinaMKerns

@cjlehman@LysaSalsbury@JenSkinner2@CraigChatriand@MatthewJKurz

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setting up your account…

…establishing your digital

identity.

Simple to set up

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avoid theegg

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make itpublic

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professional profile, photo, bio

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#hashtags

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The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages.

common student affairshashtags

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#acadv academic advising#acpa American College Personnel Association#acuhoi Association of College & University Housing Officers International#acui Association of College Unions International#admissions general discussions, tips, articles, and resources

#breakdrink student affairs professional development (webinars & podcasts)#careers position openings and requests#college general discussion, tips, articles, and resources#edchat education (K - 12 & college / university)#edpolicy education policy (K - 12 & college / university)#edu education (K - 12 & college / university)#education (K -12 & college /university)#FB Facebook#FF (“Follow Friday” - recs for whom to follow on Twitter)#greeklife greek affairs#highered higher education (e.g. student affairs, faculty, etc.)#higheredjobs position openings and requests#higheredlive video discussion related to higher education issues#inspiration quotes and articles

common student affairshashtags

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#leadership general discussion, tips, quotes, articles, and resources#naspa National Association of Student Personnel Administrators#olchat college & university orientation#phdchat doctoral student discussion, resources, and support#reslife residence life#sachat student affairs chat#sadoc student affairs doctoral student discussion#sagrad student affairs graduate student discussion#sajobs student affairs position openings and requests#salive student affairs professional development (webinars & podcasts)#satech student affairs technology#sawomen women in student affairs#sgachat student government#socialmedia /#sm general discussion, tips, articles, and resources#stuact student activities#studentaffairs general discussion, tips, articles, and resources#wihsng women in housing (advocacy & resources)#WLSalt Women’s Leadership Institute / Support, Affirm, Lift, Transform

establishinghashtags

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cross-pollinating hashtags

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linking with people

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direct message (only seen by participant)

reply

linking with people

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mentions

retweet

lists

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A list is a curated group of Twitter users. When you click to view a list, you'll see a stream of Tweets from only the users included in that group.

how to use/follow

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iPhone/Android• Twitter• Echofon• Tweetdeck• Seesmic• HootsuiteBlackberry• Twitterberry• TweetcasterWindowsMobile• PockeTwit• TinyTwitter

how to use/follow

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On Your computer• Web interfaceDesktop Utilities• bit.ly• TweepiWidgetsDesktop/Web Apps• TweetDeck/ChromeDeck• Seesmic• HootSuite

how to use/follow

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