TRICK OR TWEETNicole Mathias

Sebring McKinley High School

PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION

• Share what twitter can do for you as an educator.

• Yes! This feels like a sales pitch!• It is…quick and easy!

WELCOME

• Your Name

• District and assignment

• What you know about Twitter…

Why am I here?

• My personal journey with Twitter.

• It’s only beginning!!

• Personal

• Professional

• You should know I have never tweeted…only read others!

Candy Corn Visual

• 140 pieces of candy corn!

140 Characters or Less

Possible Help Sites and Teacher Resources

• http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/

• http://chrisbetcher.com/2011/04/1483/

• http://www.edutopia.org/twitter-professional-development-technology-microblogging

• http://www.edutopia.org/resources-growing-professional-learning-network

#HashTags

• Use for topic searches

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VelhMDERt4RxrX4rsF8aq8N2tma-gDme8fLpYMip4M0/edit?hl=en&pli=1#

Book Clubs

• http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/06/everything-you-need-to-know-to-participate-in-our-book-club/239726/

Twittering Novels

• http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/oct/23/authors-experiment-twitterfiction?CMP=twt_gu

Twitter.com

• My Page

• You’ll see what I explained.

• Favorites.

• Did get permission at school.

• DO NOT use as a communication for class.

• Use for my PLN!

Twitter for Teachers

• http://www.stenhouse.com/html/twitterforteachers.htm?r=n219

• Please listen!

What should be your next step?

• Twitter.com or download the app

• Sign up: be ready for user name and password

• Please know if you begin tweeting; username will be seen!

• Can upload a picture as well; will be seen!

What I don’t know?

• I know how but I don’t tweet!• How to make website addresses small…• Tweetdeck.

Next Steps for Me…

• I do need to tweet/retweet for those who follow me…easy way to get out info!

Your Goals!

• How and when will you set up your account?

• Who will you follow?

WARNING!!

• Please remember if you plan to tweet, it’s a world event!!

• Think of those famous people/sporting figures.

Recommend

• If you using with students, create a policy like the NFL.

• http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/NFL-s-new-Twitter-policy-great-for-journalists-?urn=nfl-186553

THANK YOU!!

• Remember as with any social network; use cautiously!!

• After one year…the positives out weigh the negatives!!

• Please leave your email or email me to receive slideshow.

• Happy Tweeting!!