Grow Your PLN with Twittergoo.gl/HRSsch

@RachelVSmall+RachelVSmall

Why Twitter!?!

The snapshots are from the #ISTE2015 Twitter Session

Creating a 140 Character Culture:

School-Wide Twitter Adoption

Elana Leoni @elanaleoni

Chris Casal @mr_casal

Joe Manko @joemanko

Google Doc with TONS of great information to build a community using Twitter.

TweetDeck

Set up a TweetDeck Accountwww.tweetdeck.com

Purpose

A desktop application that allows you to search, organize and view Tweets. Follow hashtags, notifications, lists, & Direct Messages

Why TweetDeck?

● Twitter makes sense● Easily collaborate● Manage multiple Twitter Accounts

Columns

How to Add Columns

How to Move Columns

Following & Followers

To Follow or Not To Follow

● I follow all educators who have a picture & a bio. ● Fill out this form to submit your Twitter handle & review

responses here. ● Just for fun (or not): http://who.unfollowed.me/

Educators Who Will Follow You Back!

● @RachelVSmall

● @PatrickMLarkin

● @gcouros

● @marragem

● @courosa

● @JessLWentworth

● @JKarabinas

● @HeinemannPD

● @RVSEduLinks

● @BPSMemorialLib

● @MicheleMacumber

● @AMollica

● @AppsEvents1

● @dvillanojr

● @Ajarn_Adam

● @Rjl1981

● @ShiftParadigm

● @KarinHogen

● @mrkempnz

● @DJFTLL

● @stuartkellynz

● @bkuhl2you

● @mythsysizer

Hashtags & Handles

Hashtags vs Handles

# Hashtag = a conversation

@ Handle = Twitter identification

Hashtag (#) Purpose

● Join a conversation● Broaden your reach/boost your audience● Search for information

(Labels, tags, hashtags = the same)

Relevant Hashtags

#GIESummit

#GoogleEDU

#GAFEchat

#LearnLAP

#EdChat

#EdReform

#EdTech

#EdTechChat

More HashtagsCybrary Man’s Educational Hashtags

Twitter Chats

Know How to Delete a Tweet!

Check out:

Cybrary Man’s Twitter Educational Chats

Purpose

Interact with your Professional Learning Network (PLN) live!

Twitter Etiquette

Try to not use more than

3 hashtags in each Tweet.

-via Edutopia

● ALWAYS give credit to the speakers you quote!○ Use their Twitter Handle

● Check for spelling and grammar mistakes (unless intentional)

● Protect your brand!● When starting a Twitter Chat, first tweet out a disclaimer

that you are doing so in order for your followers to understand.

Favorites

Favorites

Purpose 1

Bookmark your favorite Tweets

Purpose 2

To be kind and acknowledge recognition

Add a Favorites Column

Replying

Purpose

When you reply to a Tweet, or start a Tweet with a handle (@) symbol, it is only viewable to your followers and to the followers of the person to whom you are replying. (Unless you go directly to the person’s Twitter Page.)

Example

@JessLWentworth, thanks for the RT!

The dot

If you want all of your followers to see your tweet, don’t begin your tweet with a handle (@). Add a dot or any other character.

Example

.@jkarabinas, thanks for the RT!

Directmesage

PurposePrivately send and receive messages that are only seen by you and one other person.

Note

● You now don’t have to be following one another to send and/or receive a DM.

● You now get more than 140 characters● Never open a suspicious link in a DM or else you may get

Twitter hacked!

Most private tweet

Tweet that does not begin

with a @

Tweet that begins with a @

Direct Message

Most public tweet

Retweet

Old School ReTweeting

(Still available on some Twitter apps)

Twitter Etiquette

If you RT (ReTweet) and modify the original Tweet:

Change the RT to MT (Modified Tweet)

Old School Retweeting Note

You may want to modify the original Tweet to:

● Shorten the tweet so you can add more to the tweet

● Add additional hashtags

New School Retweet: Quote Tweet

● 116 character allotment ● Add the applicable twitter handles & hashtags

Random Note: If you quote a tweet and the original tweet is deleted, the quote tweet is not deleted.

Lists

Purpose

When you create and view a list, you will see a stream of Tweets from a group of Twitter users on that list.

Create a List

Add Multiple Accounts

Tweetwall

#GIESummit Tagboard

LearnbyDoing

Please:

● Add a #GIESummit column● Tweet out using #GIESummit● Reply to a Tweet● Reply to a Tweet that doesn’t begin with a @● Quote a Tweet● Create a list & add a list to your Tweetdeck● Follow those who are in this session.

Thank you!