Don’t Be a Twit, Let’s Tweet!

(Or, Twitter 101)

#SPLS14 #GAVStweetup @gavirtual

• Is no longer a trend!• Is created for brief conversations, or

“micro blogging”• Only allows you to write 140

characters at a time• Can be very useful and fun if used

properly• Is important for connected

educators to become familiarAnd YOU are a connected educator…

Twitter…

Did I mention that NASA astronauts are even Tweeting from space? Space. For reals. So, what’s your excuse, again?

Jump In

So, Let’s Get Started• Create an account with a picture• Find people to Follow• Listen• Participate in a chat• ReTweet what some interesting people are

saying• Jump in and begin contributing your 140

characters

Quick View of Twitter Terms• What is your “feed or timeline”?

Quick View of Twitter TermsWhat is your “homepage”?

Toolbar to navigate

Updates from my followers on my homepage

Suggestions from Twitter on who to follow

Stats on us

Quick View of Twitter Terms• Mention-Also called a reply.

• Follow• Follower

Quick View of Twitter Terms• DM

• RT

• MT

Quick View of Twitter Terms• Reply

Either “@lyannaSunghy04 sorry for the issues”

Or Hit>Reply, and respond. The responses will be catalogued together in the feed

Go to Twitter.comSet up your account

Go to Twitter.comSet up your account

Things to remember when choosing a Username

• 15 characters• Shorter is better• How would it look on your email signature? Stupid or professional?• You can change it when you want• Avoid crazy punctuation, numbers (JohnSmith3245) • Good ideas include: @mrsmitchellbio (this is LaEla Mitchell’s page

for her biology classes)• Know your school’s social media policy

Your Profile Bio

Next, add people to follow

• Search and add @gavirtual to follow us. Other suggestions:@gadoenews @NMHS_principal @edutopia @cybraryman1

• For cool accounts specific to your subject area, consider these:

@NASA @realtimeWWII @atlasobscura @thewordoftheday @techreview @TEDtalks

GAVS Rock Stars on Twitter

We have some folks who are seriously active and some newbies just willing to jump in and explore. Here’s just a few having fun in the Twitterverse! See if you know who they are! @gavirtual (obviously!) @mrsmitchellbio @_janeobrien8 @sciencebitsnow @MargaretThomas4 @lynnewhitley @rvcopeland @cmadz @jeffgiddens

There are many more of you, so keep up the good work! Make sure you follow @gavirtual and I will Follow you back, so I know that you’re out there!

Who sees what??

I don’t follow this person, she follows me. So, it doesn’t show up in my homepage, but it will show up in my mentions tab. Notifications>Mentions

Now we can see what anyone who uses that hashtag has said about this topic.

A Brief Overview on the #

Quick View of Twitter Terms

• Hashtag

#GAVSThrowback

What Do I Tweet About?

• If You’re using Twitter for classes-Ex: @Mrs.TateAlgClass– Funny facts about

math– Relevant course

deadlines, assignment reminders

– Links to get help, tutoring and more

What Do I Tweet About?

• If You’re Using Twitter mostly for Professional Development and growing your PLN

• Relevant #elearning industry news

• Blogs, articles or webinars you wrote or have an interest in

• RT from followers

There’s More to Learn!• How to Change Your Background• Writing a good profile bio• Creating a list• Growing my PLN• Participating in a chat• Using Twitter within my classes• How do I get more followers?• How do I block people?• What if I get spam?

Twitter 102 Session

Twitter in the Online Classroom

So Let’s Chat About It!

Guess what? We can Twitter chat about it, and it will give you some practice at the same time. To ask me a question, start your Tweet with “@GAVS_smspec #GAVStweetup” , or just use “#GAVStweetup” like this:

Referenced Links• New To Twitter “Choosing a Username”• “Mom, This is How Twitter Works” • 5 Reasons Educators Should Tweet• GAVS Social Media Policy• Twitter Chats for Educators

Or, contact me this way until you’re ready to jump into Twitter chat!

No question too silly or “stupid”! Leslie Houck @GAVS_smSpec @gavirtual(678) 609-3050Leslie.houck@gavirtualschool.org