The document provides an overview of using Twitter as a social networking tool for educators and administrators, emphasizing its potential for organizing, filtering information, and engaging in conversations. It includes practical tips for creating an account, choosing whom to follow, and joining discussions. Additionally, it lists various resources and Twitter accounts relevant to education, encouraging teachers to leverage the platform.

1. Social Networking for Educators & AdministratorsPart I:So, What About This Twitter Thing?

2. Social Networking forEducators & Administrators

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4. Join the Conversation, Create an Account!Fill out Your Profile!

5. Choose WHOM To Follow!Be Selective To Match Your Interests!Find ONE person and see who THEY follow

6. Be a Lurker!

7. Search For Content!

8. Push Out Information!

9. Be An Information Filter for Others!

10. Join & Engage in Conversation!

11. What Does Twitter Have to Do With This?

14. Organize & Filter!

15. Twitter VocabularyRT- ReTweet

16. @- mention

17. #hashtag

18. DM-Direct Message

19. URL Shortener

20. Twitter Client

21. TwitPic

22. Twitterer, tweet, tweeted, Twitterverse, etc.Who Are You Gonna’ Follow?

23. http://twitter.com/curriculum21

24. http://twitter.com/heidihayesjacob

25. http://twitter.com/langwitches

26. http://twitter.com/fisher1000

27. http://twitter.com/rmbyrne

28. http://twitter.com/gcouros

29. http://twitter.com/edtechworkshop

30. http://twitter.com/shellterrell

31. Further Resources:A Twitteraholic’s Guide to tweets, hashtags, and all things Twitterhttp://theedublogger.com/2010/07/08/a-twitteraholics-guide-to-tweets-hashtags-and-all-things-twitter/What is a Hashtag?http://langwitches.org/2010/06/09/what-is-a-hashtag/Capital “RT” stands for Retweetinghttp://langwitches.org/2009/12/22/capital-rt-stands-for-retweeting/So, You Want to be Followed?http://langwitches.org/2009/12/21/so-you-want-to-be-followed/Twitter Animationhttp://www.animatedexplanations.com/Animation.aspx?animation=391Nine Reasons Why Teachers Should be Using Twitterhttp://mrslwalker.com/index.php/2009/03/29/nine-great-reasons-why-teachers-should-use-twitter/

32. Social Networking forEducators & AdministratorsSilvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearning.comEducational Consultant

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