Presentation for ASBOA May 2011

1. Better Together ASBOA May 2011

2. Agenda Why Tweet? Sign Up Tweet Getting Started Other Apps

3. Why Tweet? Connect PD Resources Sharing Staffroom of people you wished you worked with!! Fun Quick

4. Sign Up & Tweet http://www.twitter.com/ Choose username carefully. Own your digital self! Profile: complete your bio and add a picture! (profile  Edit Profile) Tweet: Before people will follow you, you need to say something

5. Getting Started Search for friends and family @ - send a public message to a specific person D – send a “private” message

6. Government Dave Hancock – Minister of Education, @DaveHancockMLA Premier Ed Stelmach @premierstelmach Kathy Telfer – Communication Director for Education, @kathytelfer Alberta Trustees Ruth Snyder – NLSD Board, @wwjdrhttp://www.trusteesnyder.blogspot.com/ Suzanne Lundrigan – Director Alberta School Boards Association, @newalbertahttp://www.asba.ab.ca Michael Ouellette, Grande Prairie Catholic Board, @ouellette_m Ralph Wohlgemuth, Chair Grande Prairie Catholic Board @RalphWohlgemuth Esme Comfort, Canadian Rockies School Board @esmecomfort Shelia Taylor, Calgary Public Board @Taylor1113 http://sheilataylor.ca/ Website http://www.asba.ab.ca/files/pdf/alberta_trustees_tweet.pdf Alberta Teachers Association Alberta Teachers Association @albertateachers Carol Henderson – ATA President @ATAPres Tweeps to Follow

7. Hashtag Hashtags are like keywords #asboa #pwsd = Peace Wapiti #abed = Alberta Education #cass12 #gppsd = GP Public If you aren’t sure, just search

8. Twitter Applications http://www.tweetdeck.com/ Set it up on your mobile

9. Protecting Your Reputation Online in Plain English

10. You own Children's School District Digital Footprint

11. Jen Clevette My Digital Footprint Twitter Facebook Blogs 365 Cooking Eportfolio

12. I think successful use of Twitter means knowing how to tune the network of people you follow, and how to feed the network of people that follow you. Howard Rheingold http://cogdoghouse.wikispaces.com/TwitterCycle