Introduction to Twitter for GS100 course by Dr. Rey Junco. Presentation includes a step-by-step guide to signing up for Twitter and basic Twitter use.

1. Getting Started with
Dr. Rey Junco
Associate Professor
Department of Academic Development and Counseling

2. What is ?

3. What is ?
Microblogging service

4. What is ?
Microblogging service
Allows for broadcasting 140-character “Tweets”

5. What is ?
Microblogging service
Allows for broadcasting 140-character “Tweets”
Asks “What are you doing?”

6. What is ?
Microblogging service
Allows for broadcasting 140-character “Tweets”
Asks “What are you doing?”
Analogous to Facebook’s status update

7. TWO POPULAR PAGES

8. Go to www.twitter.com
Click on

9. Go to www.twitter.com
Click on

10. Go to www.twitter.com
Click on

11. SIGN UP PAGE

19. ADDING YOUR CELL PHONE

20. ADDING YOUR CELL PHONE

21. ADDING YOUR CELL PHONE

22. ADDING YOUR CELL PHONE

23. ADDING YOUR CELL PHONE

24. Text your tweet to 40404
Twitter Text Commands:
http://help.twitter.com/forums/59008/entries/14020

25. Twitter Mobile Applications
HTTP://TWITTER.PBWORKS.COM/MOBILE-APPS

26. Twitter Desktop Applications
HTTP://TWITTER.COM/DOWNLOADS

27. Using

28. Using
Hash tags : #

29. Using
Hash tags : #
Public reply : @

30. Using
Hash tags : #
Public reply : @
Direct (private) message: DM

31. PUTTING YOUR ON “LOCKDOWN”

32. PUTTING YOUR ON “LOCKDOWN”

33. PUTTING YOUR ON “LOCKDOWN”

34. PUTTING YOUR ON “LOCKDOWN”

35. PUTTING YOUR ON “LOCKDOWN”

36. Follow GS100 Twitter Account
http://twitter.com/SDSUGS100

37. Start Tweeting!