4. Why Twitter in Education?
Best way to build your
Professional Learning
Network
Allows you to search
PEOPLE not the web
Connects you to LIKE-
MINDED individuals
Saves you time!
6. Creating your Profile
User name
Twitter Handle
Bio
Who you are
What you teach
Your philosophy
Topics of Interest
Use a picture, not an egg!
8. Anatomy of a Tweet
1. @mention
2. Retweet
3. Hashtag
4. Direct Message
5. Favorite
9. @ mention (aka an @ reply)
an @mention used when a person is having a
conversation with another twitterer.
Use @ mention when referring to other twitter users.
This means the other users will be alerted of your
conversation. (can be done via phone)
You only see @ mentions if you follow both twitterers or
you are looking at another person’s tweet timeline.
10. RT (also known as a Retweet)
Any tweet starting with “RT” means someone is
re-tweeting some one else’s tweet.
Used to quickly share tweets by someone else that
might contain links, news or anything you think
your twitter followers will find interesting.
11. # (Hashtags)
Any word starting with the “#” hash symbol is
known as a hash tag.
Hash tags make it easier to search and follow the
twitter conversations on specific topics
Serve as a filtering system
12. DM (aka) Direct Message)
DM’s are private messages sent from one
Twitterer to another.
You can only send a DM to a person who
follows you; they can only reply to your DM if
you also follow them.
13. Twitter Challenge
Set up your profile page with bio and picture
Find 10 individuals to follow
Find 5 organizations to follow
Search for a hashtag that has meaning to you
Send a Tweet by the first day of school
14. Who Should You Follow?
• Teachers
• Administrators
• Technology Integrators
• Researchers
• Bloggers
• Authors
• Speakers
• Organizations/Companies
21. How to get Followers
Use a picture, not an egg!
Start Tweeting!
Use a meaningful hashtag
Ask questions!
@mention & thank the people who follow you
22. Specific Areas/Roles
Subject Specific #edchat – education, worldwide, lots of topics
#mathchat – mathematics #ntchat – devoted entirely to NEW TEACHERS
#scichat – science #ce12 – connected educators
#engchat – English #spedchat – Special Ed needs; live chat every Thurs.
#artsed – the arts in education 8:30 p.m.
#musedchat – music #edapp – educational apps
#eltchat – english language teacher #1st5days – what to do the first 5 days
#STEM – widely used for posts &
resources in STEM education Technology
#SSChat – social studies chat #edtech – a very wide range of tweets relating to
#RETeacher – Religious Education the use of technology in education.
#HistoryTeacher – History #elearning – eLearning topics
#GeographyTeacher – Geography #mlearning – the use of mobile technologies in
#ASEChat – Association of science and education, also #mobilelearning though this is
education weekly chat Monday 8-9pm less used
GMT #edapp – educational apps
#PhysicsEd – Physics #gbl - games based learning
#slide2learn – iDevices and learning
#vitalcpd – effective use of technology in the
classroom
23. Resources
The A-Z Dictionary of Educational Twitter Hashtags
http://edudemic.com/2011/10/twitter-hashtag-dictionary/
http://edudemic.com/2011/10/twitter-hashtag-dictionary/
Twitter in Plain English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o&feature=player_detailpage
Twitter for Beginners
http://cybraryman.com/twitterforbeginners.html
http://cybraryman.com/twitterforbeginners.html
The Twitteraholic’s Ultimate Guide to tweets, hashtags, and all things Twitter
http://theedublogger.com/2012/02/13/the-updated-twitteraholics-guide-to-tweets-hashtags-and-all-things-twitter/#.
http://theedublogger.com/2012/02/13/the-updated-twitteraholics-guide-to-tweets-hashtags-and-all-things-twitter/#.
UCsPQCj1YWs.twitter
Education IT Blogs
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2012/06/honor-roll-50-must-read-k-12-education-it-blogs
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2012/06/honor-roll-50-must-read-k-12-education-it-blogs
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/twitter-for-professional-development.html?m=1
Top 14 Educational Technology Tweeters to Follow
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/top-14-educational-technology-tweeters.html