1. Rebekah Zuberbuehler
Taylor Olsson
Deanna Davis
Kevin Hall
Web 2.0 Tutorial
Twitter
Twitter is a social network that can be accessed from anywhere at any time. It is
considered to be a Web 2.0 application, because its value lies in content, not the software used to
display content, data and information can be easily shared, encourages people to exchange and
promote information, and the more people who contribute, the better the content gets.
Creating an Account
1. Go to www.twitter.com

2. 2. Click Sign up for Twitter
3. Fill out the information, click Create my account
4. Follow the instructions on the screen. They will ask you to “follow” others. When you
“follow” someone you will see whatever they post (called a tweet) on your timeline
(homepage).

3. 5. Next, it will ask you to upload a picture, and enter a small bio about yourself.
6. Once you have completed this it will take you to your main page. It should look
something like this:

4. 7. You can explore the many features here. You’ll see your timeline to the right, and on the
left, a few suggestions of people you might know to follow, under that, a list of the most
popular topics “trending.” You might notice some of these starts with a “#”. This is
called a “hashtag.” You can hashtag anything you want in a tweet. It can be a word, a
phrase, a date, or anything to do with you posted tweet. Here are some examples of how
to use a hashtag:
8. You might also notice a lot of “@” everywhere. These are how to tag someone (include
or mention them in your tweet, or wherever you type). The @ is followed by a user name.
For example: @OhhRekekah @CBSNews
In a tweet it will look like similar to this:

5. 9. To compose a tweet go to the upper right corner and click on the blue box.
10. You can add a photo or your location to the tweet by using these buttons:
11. Click tweet when you are finished and it will post to your page, and the timeline of those
who follow you.

6. 12. Your tweets, who you follow, and your followers can be seen on your profile page, which
can be customized to yourself.
13. If you like someone else’s tweet, you can retweet it by clicking the double arrow:
14. You can also reply to them, or favorite it in the same way.
Twitter in Education:
In Education, Twitter can be used for many things. In the classroom it is important to involve
students in expressing their opinions effectively. Students using Twitter can follow educators,

7. principals, other students, or just their general interests. In today's society where nearly everyone
is a part of social networking, it is important to relate to students in a way that they would enjoy.
Twitter can be used for sharing opinions effectively as was for mentioned because they can
participate in virtual classroom discussions, collaboration on projects, have a classroom
community, and allows students to write and express themselves in a fun way. All in all, Twitter
can be used as a useful tool in education.
Unit Plan: I created a classroom twitter page for students to interact. Students will be doing an
online quiz game on the oceans and continents. While students are working on through the game,
they can post their high score or what seems to be causing them the most trouble. To do so they
will use the “@” to tag the class page, and the “#oceansgame”. This will encourage them in a
friendly competition with their classmates, and encourage them to respond to each other with
helpful tips.I can use Twitter to evaluate how they are doing with the quiz game. Using Twitter, I
am able to go back and see what score they started with verses the score they finished with,
assessing what they learned.
Pros:
Easy to understand
Quick/easy access to local and world news
You can follow as many people as you want
Have a sense of connecting with celebrities
Very quick and easy way to share information
Cons:
Only 140 characters per tweet
Only post one photo or link at a time