Final Class Project English 795, Dr. Depew

1. ENG 795/895 Dr. Depew Summer 2010 The Twitter Writing Project English Composition I Paul D. Camp Community College Nancy W. Warren

2. The Project’s Purpose Instruction –Set up and use a Twitter account and access two accounts for this class. Researching- Find links to topics and locate scholars in the field. Peer Interaction- Sharewhat you know with others and consideryour audience whenyouwrite. “ I have assessed three vital components of online courses-instruction, peer interaction, and researching” (Walker 208).

3. 1. Instructions Join Twitter. Before setting up an account, watch all three of these videos. http://bit.ly/cLvEby Twitter (a simple how to) http://bit.ly/UVKz9 by Keith Dougherty (step-by-step) http://bit.ly/9DEWyKby Paul Trotter (more in-depth)

4. More Instructions You will need to follow two different accounts for this assignment. Locate the class site @pdcEnglish When you arrive, click on the follow button to become a follower. Submit your first tweet answering the question “What’s happening?”

6. Next Find others in the class who are following @pdcEnglish and follow them. Remember, this is your school Twitter account. Open a separate account for your personal use. Search for people who know about your topic (scholars in the field) and follow them.

7. More Instruction Follow the second class site @EngWritingTips This site contains important tips you will want to know. Submit your first tweet answering the question “What’s happening?”

9. 2. Researching Aftercreating an account, begin your search of a topic that interests you and that you know something about already. Example: Suppose you use disposable diapers for your baby, but you are worried about the effect the diapers are having on the environment.

10. Search for information Your thesis: Everyone should switch to cloth diapers. Enter your topic in the search box: clothDiapers (no hashmark) #clothDiapers #diapers Note: try #clothNappy (UK term)

11. Type your topic in the search box

12. Search #clothnappy

13. More Researching After you have done a little research on your topic, find out more about Twitter and then share (tweet) what you found. The Twitter Survival Guide by Bob Walsh and Kristen Nichole http://bit.ly/4rFIYU Check out their list of Twitter Tools

14. Researching continued… If you find a website to share with the class, shorten the URL first by using http://bit.ly/ or http://tiny.cc/ to cut down on character use. Example: shorten the link- http://www.thelabor oflove.com/articles/cloth-diapers-versus-disposable-diapers-pros-and-cons/ to: http://bit.ly/bhCGTq

15. 3. Peer Interaction Don’t forget to follow Netiquette Rules when in the classroom environment and check for errors before you post your tweet. http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

17. Whoisyour audience? Consideryour audience. Whowillbereadingyourtweetsotherthan the instructor. Otherthanclassmates, whoelsemightreadyourtweets?

18. Help others out Reply to posts from classmates. Offer suggestions and ideas. Post tweets that are valued by others. Share thoughts on how to improve research and how to correct writing errors.

19. Take the initiative Connect with other students frequently. Help meet other’s research and Twitter needs. Praise them for their hard work and research accomplishments. Thank them when they help you find what you need.

20. Follow these guidelines when posting to Twitter

21. ReviewPurpose of Twitter Project Instruction, Researching , Peer Interaction

22. Works Cited Shea, Virginia. “The Core Rules of Netiquette” Albion 2006. Web 17 June 2010. Walker, Kristin. “Activity Theory and the Online Technical Communications Course: Technical Communication Course: Assessing Quality in Undergraduate Online Instruction. Online Education. Ed. Keli Cargile Cook and Keith Grant-Davie. Amityville, NY: Baywood, 2005. Walsh, Bob and Kristen Nichole. “The Twitter Survival Guide” Multisocialmedia 2008. Web 18 June 2010.