twitter for educators: a basic introduction
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A basic introduction to Twitter for educators. Beginner level with links to further resources for building a personal/professional learning networkTRANSCRIPT
Twitter for EducatorsGetting a handle on it!
@[email protected] October 2014
Gary ’
s Social Media Count
Jane Hart ’s Top100 Tools
What’s happening on social media
Right Now!
Twitter is:
•a microblogging platform
used for sharing information,
news & resources
•social, education &
business
•mobile
•140 character messages
Start with Google Search
•First find out what’s on Twitter - search
•# are searchable in Google Search
•People also searchable
•Try a Search ....... #VicPLN #AussieED #Scootle #edchat
Twitter is Public• You follow other people - Other
people follow you
•No ‘friending’ necessary
•@twitterID essential to send message
•Use of # not essential but useful
• Build lists - recommended
Twitter Terminology
•@ + User ID e.g. @camillaelliott
•# - hashtag
•RT - Retweet
•MT - Modified tweet
•DM - Direct message by typing “D userID”
•URL Shortener - www.bitly.com
Behaviours/ Ethics• Acknowledge sources - don’t nick tweets
•Don’t follow everybody who follows you - SPAM!
•Check user’s profile before following, opening or retweeting --- CRITICALLY IMPORTANT - SPAM!
• Follow those who retweet you :)
• Share unique content - be creative
• Answer questions from fellow tweeps
• Be a contributor as well as a reader - don’t just lurk, get involved
• Be concise in wording (save room for retweeters)
•Your profile & ID - be professional
•Avatar - represents you
•Location - provides location perspective
•Public v Private profile
•Security & Privacy - be professional
Exploring Twitter
Be alert - not alarmed
•Don’t follow everybody who follows you
•Check out every profile you follow
•Get to know your network before opening links
www.twitteraudit.com
Management Tools(Aggregators)
OR
Free
•Check who others are following
•Check other people’s lists
•Media & general reading
•Recommendations
•Twitter for Educators
Finding people to follow
Thank you@camillaelliott
http://www.linkingforlearning.com/
teachers-tweet/This Presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/celliott
http://www.linkingforlearning.com/about-twitter/
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