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This tutorial (learning object –LOB) deals with how to set up a twitter account and use twitter in the classroom and to create a learning network. Even though getting a Twitter account is actually a beginner skill, the actual use of Twitter demands a greater understanding of usefulness of the tool in an educational setting- therefore it is geared towards users with some understanding of the use of ICT in the classroom. Skills Level: Intermediate/advancedConnectivity requiredTool: Twitter and a browser
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To return to the index slide, just click on the orange house icon on the top right of every slide.34
If you click on the picture it will open up your Windows Media Player to play the video. To return to the slideshow, just close the player. (Click X at the top right)The original twitter video can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o
This is a quick discussion. As a summary, ask participants to pick out 5 things you can do with twitter.5
Participants must “skim and scan” over the tweets for this person and answer the questions.Ask additional questions like:Where does this person work? What irritates this person?6
Participants must “skim and scan” over the tweets for this person and answer the questions.7
Participants must “skim and scan” over the tweets for this person and answer the questions.8
Participants must “skim and scan” over the tweets for this person and answer the questions.Ask additional questions like:Where does s(h)e stay?9
Basic skills re-enforcement: Show participants the “tip” to highlight the word @subjectadvisors right click Copy or CTRL C in order to copy (Crtl V or right-click and choose Paste) into their tweet. 10
Check your mailbox for your welcome message from Twitter!11
If participants have limited skills, skip this step and start twittering straight away (skip next 2 slides)Suggestions: By using your name, other like minded people can find you. Your BIO is very important. Don’t use your work name (why not?) but rather state your interest eg A biology teacher who loves technology. 12
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It is okay to do personal tweets in between as long as you make sure that you are always thinking about personal privacy issues as well as making sure that you add value to your network14
Ask participants to reply to one another’s tweets (at least 3)15
We can re-tweet what others are tweeting about by adding RT and the @theotherperson to our re-tweeted tweet! It is considered bad etiquette to not give credit to those tweople/peeps (people) in your twitter network who first alerted you to the resource url! So make RT an essential ingredient of being polite. Plus it can also assist in building your learning network as people tends to follow those who often RT them! To copy (for novices) just highlight the tweet and push Ctrl-C on your keyboard. Then click in the message window and push Ctrl-V to paste the tweet into the window. Add RT to the front of the message.16
Explore more ways in which you can determine who to follow……17
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Ask participants to send direct messages to their colleagues. Does it show up in direct messages do not show up in the timeline.21
Trainers: Ask participants to send a direct message to one of their colleagues. (they must be following one another already. Ask if it shows up in their timeline? Discuss the issue of privacy in twitter. Should you allow all these people to follow you? A person needs to be part of your network before you can send them direct messages. Direct messages do not show up in the timeline.If you want to receive your DM’s on your cellphone, make sure that you ahve registered your cellphone under Divices in your settings and have registered Discuss the issue of privacy in twitter. Should you allow all these people to follow you? Suggestions: By using your name, other like minded people can find you. Your BIO is very important. Don’t use your work name (why not?) but rather state your interest eg A biology teacher who loves technology. Ask participants to send direct messages to their colleagues. Does it show up in irect messages do not show up in the timeline.22
Your Bio will make it possibole for like minded people to follow you. So make it relevant! Protecting your account is not advisable as it can also possibly deter valuable learning connections! If you do not like a specific person following you, you can always block them. Just go to the person’s twitter feed and click on Block. (You have to be signed in)23
Trainer: Ask the participants to guess who goes with which picture, and then click on the links and see if they are right.24
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You can also search twitter by going to http://search.twitter.com and typing in your search term.A good way to keep track of hashtags and to join groups around certain hashtags is to use the handy online tool at http://twubs.com/education26
Let participants twitter these and reply to each others tweets.27
Let participants twitter these and reply to each others tweets.28
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