This document provides an overview of how teachers can use Twitter to develop a personal learning network (PLN). It discusses what a PLN is and covers the basics of using Twitter, including how to sign up, connect with others, tweet and retweet, use hashtags and media, and Twitter etiquette. It also explores how Twitter can be used in the classroom and for professional development, as well as some cautions and resources for teachers.
5. TODAY’S AGENDA
• What is a PLN? • Tweeting links/media
• Twitter in Plain English • Twitter Etiquette
• The Basics • Twitter in the Classroom
• What does it mean to • Twitter in Business
“Follow” someone?
• Clients/apps
• DMs @ and RT
• Cautions
• Hashtags
6. WHAT’S A PLN?
Personal Learning Network
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11. SIGNING UP FOR AN
ACCOUNT
• Pick a short name
• Fill out your bio
• Upload a picture
(preferably a real one)
12. CONNECTING
• Follow someone you know
• Type
a message like:
@danikabarker Just joined Twitter. Looking to connect.
• Hit enter or the send button.
13. DIFFERENT TWEETS
•@Messages: direct your message to someone’s attention.
Anyone can see them. Recipients don’t have to follow you.
They look like this: @danikabarker Hi! What’s up?
•DMessages: can only be sent to people who follow you. Can
only be seen by the recipient.
They look like this: D danikabarker Hi! What’s up?
23. CAUTIONS
• Following Students
• Keep it professional
• Spam/undesirable followers
24. RESOURCES
• Twitter for Teachers • Educationhashtags:
#edchat, #engchat (English),
• Mashable’s Twitter Guide #spedchat (spec. ed.),
#ntchat (new teacher)
• Visible Tweets
• www.commoncraft.com
• Shelley Terrell’s PLN site
• OCT Social Media Advisory
Editor's Notes
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Go over norms: ok to use devices, encouraged. If something we talk about during this session gets you excited and you want to go off and start working on it, go for it. If it’s not meeting your needs feel free to go do something that will. This is your PD. \n
Go over norms: ok to use devices, encouraged. If something we talk about during this session gets you excited and you want to go off and start working on it, go for it. If it’s not meeting your needs feel free to go do something that will. This is your PD. \n
Go to Twitter: What do you get out of having a PLN on Twitter? Discuss responses\n
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What does it mean to “follow” someone? Similar to being “friends” with someone on facebook, although my facebook friends are more likely to be real-life friends. I have friends on Twitter but most of the people I follow on Twitter are people who share similar interests and who have contributed to my learning in some way. \n
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It can be an entry point into Twitter if you’re not entirely comfortable expressing your own thoughts yet. It can also be a way to gain new followers because you’re showing someone you like their idea. It can also get a little annoying if all you do is retweet other people’s ideas.\n
If you put a # directly followed by a key word it allows people to search for all tweets using that keyword. Can be used to follow tweets on a particular topic like #tweettheresults or #elxn41 . Allows you to participate in chats: #engchat. #FF\n
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The cool thing about Twitter is that you can communicate with students and parents in a completely transparent way. My advice is, if you want to use Twitter for this purpose, let them follow you but don’t follow them. If you don’t follow them you can only send public messages back and forth. Blocking undesirable followers is easy.\n