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T-Ask Presentation - Twitter
1. Eric Sembrat | Georgia State University | Fall 2013
T-Ask: Twitter
2. Schedule
• Introduction
• What is Twitter?
• What does Twitter do?
• How can we integrate into the
classroom?
• Questions & Comments
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3. Introduction
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4. Presenter
• Eric Sembrat
• Web Developer at GT
• Ph.D. Student at GSU
• ericsembrat@gmail.com
• http://ericsembrat.com/
Eric Sembrat | Georgia State University | Fall 2013
5. Who uses a social
network?
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6. Who uses Twitter?
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7. What is Twitter?
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8. • A microblogging social network.
• Users compose 140 character
messages called tweets.
• The key of Twitter is not only the
tweets, but the interaction between
users in tweets through user
mentioning and hashtags.
Twitter
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9. What does Twitter Do?
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10. • Hashtags allow a word or phrase to be
used as metadata in a tweet.
• Allow for the tweet to be included in a
search of the hashtag.
• User Mentions allow a Twitter account
to be included in a tweet.
• Users will be notified of their mention.
Tweet Features (1)
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11. • Your tweets can also include:
• Photos.
• Videos (through Vine).
• Physical location information.
Tweet Features (2)
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13. • There are countless ways Twitter can
be integrated to encourage the
classroom experience.
• We will focus on three main areas:
• Communication
• Organization
• Resources
Integration
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14. • Using a hashtag for students to use as
a classroom notepad for ideas,
resources, tips, and information.
• Posting important class information.
• Holding office hours on Twitter.
• Student discussion, questions during
class.
Communication
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15. • Recapping high level concepts after
class on a Twitter account.
• Connecting students and instructors
between two separate classes.
• Corralling comments after class for
answering at the beginning of next
class.
Organization
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16. • Fast-linking to resources on the web for
viewing.
• Connecting with experts in the field or
area.
• Posting sample questions.
• Posting supplemental materials.
• Live-tweeting a reading assignment.
Resources
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