Replacement file from CECA CT 2010 presentation, Twitter 101 for Teachers

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Twitter 101
for Teachers
Presented by Ann Carnevale
Instructional Technology Specialist
Plainville Community Schools, Plainville, CT
Twitter: @annmcarnevale Email: carnevalea@plainvilleschools.org
CECA 2010

2. What’sTwitter?
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Twitter is a real-time information network
powered by people around the world that lets you
share and discover new information and
resources.
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Twitter asks “what’s happening” and makes the answer immediately spread across the
globe to millions, in short responses of 140 characters or less.

3. Some people,
including
celebrities, tweet
what they had for
breakfast, what
they’re doing, where
they’re going, or the
random thoughts
that pop in their
head.
Photo by Matthew Speer

4. Educators use Twitter for other reasons!

5. The avenues of communication
expand outside the walls of the
school and the district!
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Educators now have a GLOBAL
personal learning network (PLN)!
Photo by Ann Carnevale

6. GETTING STARTED
Decisions
•Using real name
•Username selection
•Let others find you
by your email
address
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Transparency!

8. Is this
necessary for
your
purpose???

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Make it clear you are an educator!

12. TWITTER LANDSCAPE - CURRENT

13. TWITTER LANDSCAPE - NEW

14. FINDING OTHERSTO FOLLOW
•Start small & add more as you gain comfort
•Don’t just go for the “big names”
•Twitter for Teachers wiki organized by grade/
subject: http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com
•Look at people other educators follow
•Use lists other educators follow or are listed on
•Use suggested list here: http://twitter.com/
anncarnevale/ceca-presentation/members
•Or here: http://tweepml.org/Twitter-101-
CECA-2010/
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15. HOWTO FOLLOW
Current Twitter View
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16. HOWTO FOLLOW
New Twitter View
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17. WORDS OF WISDOM
The first post:
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LURK for a week or two
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You don’t have to jump in with both feet, it’s
okay to just dip your toes in the water.
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Think before you speak! You can’t take it back,
you’re creating a digital footprint.
Teacher looking to use Twitter to network with other education professionals.
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18. Tweet -The individual message that one posts to
Twitter
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@Username -The way to exchange public messages
with another user.
Ex: @annmcarnevale Hello! will cause the message
“Hello!” to show up in my twitter feed along with the
name of the user who sent it to me.
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Follow - What you do to see the tweets of other
people. It’s similar to the concept of “friending” on
Facebook.
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LEARNTHE LINGO

19. DM - Direct Message, a private message between two
users onTwitter.
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RT - Retweet, taking the tweet of someone else and
posting it again, resharing it with all of your followers.
This is a powerful way to quickly share ideas and
information.
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Hashtags - A way to categorize tweets under a specific
topic. Use the # sign followed directly by the topic, no
spaces. ex: #edchat #CECA2010
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LEARNTHE LINGO

20. Time
You get out of Twitter what you put into it.
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Information is often repeated, you don’t need to always
be checking in.
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Daily vs.Weekly vs. ???
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Fun and informational, not a chore!
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Consider implications of tweeting during work hours.
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21. OTHER STUFF
Spam followers
Words of thanks
Controversy
Think before you click
- Gone phishin’
You’re “Googleable”
Twitter bird source: http://www.productivedreams.com/free-twitter-bird-icon-set/

22. EXPERIENCE THE POWER
OF THE TWEET!

23. Special Chats and Apps

24. ONLINE RESOURCES
Education Hashtags:
http://karlanakulseth.com/?p=204
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Twitter forTeachers Wiki:
http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com

25. FURTHER READING
IfYouTweet,Will Anybody Hear It?
http://www.teach42.com/2009/10/20/if-you-tweet-will-
anybody-hear-it/
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Twitter Handbook forTeachers:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/14062777/Twitter-
Handbook-for-Teachers