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Andi Vogel

HMS CampusTechnologist

What's All the FussAbout Tweeting?

(Twitter 101 for Educators)Susan Mannas

FPMS CampusTechnologist
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Twitter is an online social network and micro-bloggingservice that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, known as "tweets".

What is Twitter?

Twitter in 60 seconds
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Twitter is more than just "What'shappening?" Educators can use Twitterto...

Why would Educators use Twitter

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Choosing a UsernameYour real name:

@andivogel

A name to describe your interests:

@techteacher

A name to describe the

organization you represent:@7algebra

Choosing a Password

Twitter passwords must contain 6characters or more. Make your

password something easy for you toremember, but hard for others toguess. If your account gets "hacked",meaning tweets are sent under youraccount but not by you, change your

password immediately!

Getting Started

Visit twitter.com to create your free account.

Not on public computers!
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Upload a Profile Picture

Don't be an Egg Head!

Twitter wil assign the dreaded "egg" as yourprofile picture by default until you change it.As an educator, it is best to upload a truephoto of yourself.

Followers: Followers are people who receive your tweets.If someone follows you, they will get your updates, or yourtweets on their timeline when they log in.

Getting People to Follow You

7 Ways to Be Worth Following on Twitter

1. Be Interesting...don't just tweet about whatyou had for lunch

2. Be Informative...share links and otherresources

3. Be Interactive...spend time on the site

4. Be Promotional...share the good work thatyou have done

5. Be Personal...respond to others and answerquestions

6. Be Considerate...do not tweet TOO much

7. Find a Balance...balance all of the aboveand you will be a good, respectable Tweeter thatothers will want to follow.

Fill out your BioMost seasoned Twitter users will hardly everfollow someone who doesn't have a biography.Your biography is the only place to tell othersabout yourself. Leaving it blank does notencourage others to follow you. Click settings and

choose Profile.
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FollowTo follow someone on Twitter means to subscribe to their Tweets or updates on the site.

FollowingYour following number reflects the quantity of other Twitter users you have chosento follow on the site.

#HashtagThe # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Twee. It wascreated originally by Twitter to categorize messages.

Retweet (RT)The act of forwarding another user's Tweetto all your your followers.

@ SignThe @ sign is used to call out, or "Mention", usernamesin Tweets. When a username is preceded by the @ sign, itbecomes a link to a Twitter profile. It also allows the Tweetto show up in the user's Twitter page.

TimelineA real-time list of Tweets on Twitter.

Trending TopicsA subject algorithmically determined to be one of the most popular onTwitter at the moment.

Twitter Lingo
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Leander ISD recognizes that the use of Twitter has a valid place in

today's educational environment. Employees are urged to consider thefollowing suggestions (in addition to Board and System policies) inutilizing social networking sites in the classroom.

Guidelines and Best Practices

Do not mix personal and schoolprofiles. Employees should only use

their professional Twitter account tointeract with students.

Any written text, whether in a textmeassage, an email or posted onTwitter, can easily be taken out ofcontext or misunderstood. Avoid

inappropriate language, exaggeration,provocation and sarcasm.

Remember that anyone canaccess the internet andview what you write on asocial network. Twitter

DOES allow you to set yourprofile as "Private". thismeans only those youaccept as followers will beable to view your tweets;however, it does not stopyour approved Followersfrom retweeting what you

have posted.

Think twice before posting. Whatever gets on the internet leaves a digitalfootprint forever. If you wouldn't say something in a classroom or at aconference, consider whether you should post it online. You want yourposts to reflect positively on you and LISD for many years to come.

Be fair and accurate. Avoidonline fights. Be respectful.Don't use social media for

personal attacks orinflammatory arguments.
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