What is and Why Should I Use It?Bhupesh ShahTeaching and Learning with Technology DayOctober 26, 2009 | Seneca College - King Campus

Agendaget acquaintedoverview of Twitteryour Personal Learning NetworkTwitter and class managementset up aTwitter accountcommon mistakes

Let’s get acquaintedtell someone what you did this past weekendyour plans for study weekhow you are feelingask a questionor simply interact!

Twittertell someone what you did this past weekendyour plans for study weekhow you are feelingask a questionor simply interact!in 140 characters or less!

As my Mom would often say....Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/53313745@N00/

Our teacher network in the good old days:Curriculum DocumentsPopular MediaPrint & Digital ResourcesFamily /Local CommunityColleaguesDiagrams adapted from EXAMINING THE OPEN MOVEMENT: POSSIBILITIES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION (pdf. p182, doc, p.172) – Reproduced under a Creative Commons License – Alec Couros, Dec 2006)

What has changed?

Source: David Hopkins adapted from EXAMINING THE OPEN MOVEMENT: POSSIBILITIES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION (pdf. p182, doc, p.172) – Reproduced under a Creative Commons License – Alec Couros, Dec 2006)Now...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYz9M70KVR0

Personal Learning Network

Twerminology

TwerminologyTweet - general(post something)Retweet (RT)someone’s postD – post a direct message (private)@username - specific (public)#hashtag group & track discussions

5 ways to build/enhance your PLN (personal learning network)Graphic source: http://www.intersectionconsulting.com/blog

PLN tips

Classroom Management

Classroom Management

Classroom Management

Use the name one would use when searching for you onlinexxxx@senecac.on.ca

Desktop and Web-based Twitter Resources (multi-account)TweetFunnelTweetDeckCoTweetSplitweet

Mobile ResourcesTwitterberryÜberTwitterTweetieLoungeTweetdeckTweeter MobileTwikiniImage sources: http://www.orangatame.com/; http://www.atebits.com; http://www.tweetermobile.co.uk; http://www.trinketsoftware.com

@SouthsideAdGuy@mmarando@ethnicomm@kathrinalhttp://www.twellow.com/category_users/cat_id/81http://www.systemicmarketing.com/top-marketing-professors-on-twitter/http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/http://c4lpt.co.uk/connexions/ directory of learning professionals onlinehttp://associatedegree.org/2009/06/01/100-professors-you-should-follow-and-learn-from-on-twitter/Academic that Tweet and other Resources

Twitiquette: Twitter Mistakes and les Faux Pas

Following EveryoneImage source: http://thundafunda.com/33/underwater-animals-fish/School of Tropical Fish,Tahiti pictures underwater photos.jpg

Automatically Following Everyone that Follows You

Tweeting “testing this thing out”

Spending All Your Time on Twitter

Self-Promoting/Boasting

Sending Before Engaging the Brain

Twitter TMI

Being Anonymous

Being a Social Butterfly

Using the Twitter Website

Old News is NOT Good News

Cheating

Not Respecting Your FollowersImage source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_14th_Dalai_Lama_FEP.jpg

Taking and NOTGiving

Getting EmotionalImage source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/

Not Leaving Roomfor Retweets

HoundingPeopleImage source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/l_s_g/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1twq7QCe19Y

Overview of Twitterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o