This document provides an overview of a Twitter lab session for a Digital Discipleship Boot Camp. It includes objectives like creating a Twitter account, learning privacy settings, and terms like hashtags and retweets. It also explains how to find people on Twitter and interact with tweets. The session aims to teach participants how to use Twitter for ministry and provides homework reminders and resources for learning more about Twitter.

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Twitter Lab
A Presentation of Digital Discipleship Boot Camp
Lifelong Learners in the New Media Age

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Welcome to
Digital Discipleship Boot Camp
Twitter Lab Session
A Presentation of Digital Discipleship Boot Camp
Lifelong Learners in the New Media Age
Wednesday Afternoon Thursday Evening
Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF Deanna Bartalini

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Kellie DeLeo
EVENING:
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Ruth Manlandro

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• Please use the question window on the right side of the screen to
ask questions.
• Unanswered questions will be responded to in a 48 hour period and
added to our class wiki
• We are a wisdom community; your comments and additions to the
questions are also important
Questions and Answers

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Our Three Social Media Tools

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Objectives
• Create a Twitter Account
• Understand Privacy Settings
• Define terms
• Learn how (why) to follow people
• Why use twitter for ministry?

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Create a Twitter Account

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Create a Twitter Account
NO!

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Edit Profile Anytime

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Edit Profile Anytime

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Account Settings

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Account Settings - Mobile

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• Twitter = a micro social
networking site
• Tweet = 140 character
update. Public by
default! Can include
photos, links, etc.
Defining Terms
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecampbells/5042764163/

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• Following = the people who could show up in your newsfeed
• Followers = the people who want to hear what you tweet
Defining Terms

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• Hashtag= the
numbers symbol
(#) that allows
conversation on
a topic
• Class hashtag =
#DDBC2015
Defining Terms

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• Direct Command
= (@username)
that allows you to
tweet directly to a
person
• Example =
@rmanlandro
Defining Terms

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• Retweet (RT) = sending someone else’s tweet
out to your followers (they get credit)
Defining Terms

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• Twitter Chat = interactive conversations on a
specific topic at a specific time. Uses hashtag
Defining Terms

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• News Feed =
your dynamic
personalized
‘home’ page.
Depends on
time, day you
log in and who
you’re
following
Where are these tweets you speak of?

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Navigation Bar

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• View photo / media / click on link
• Reply (adds @username and references tweet)
• Retweet (1 click to your followers)
• Favorite (similar to like)
• More (to embed or email tweet)
Interacting with a Tweet

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Finding People
• Search Box (name, username, email)
• Who to follow (suggested by twitter- some promoted)
• Watch Retweets and quotes for interesting people

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Finding Out More- Profiles

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Questions?

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• Common Craft: Twitter in Plain English (2 min video)
http://www.commoncraft.com/video/twitter
• Twitter Tutorial 2013 (12 min. video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h08SlngA2zk
• Newbie Guide to Twitter (article)
http://news.cnet.com/newbies-guide-to-twitter/
• How to participate in a Twitter Chat (5 min video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAWtiOPe4-I
Twitter Tutorials

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A GREAT Resource
http://bit.ly/1d07yK4

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Questions?

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Homework Reminders
• Remember to go to our class blog – Orientation
and introduce yourself. Read through intro’s and
comment on several.
• By the end of this week you need to be signed up
for: WordPress, Gravatar, Wikispaces, and Twitter.

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Heads up
NO! YES!

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Edit Your Profile
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Join the Conversation
Follow along and share
your thoughts on Twitter
at #DDBC2015
Come to our FB Group
Digital Discipleship Boot
Camp and converse with
your DDBC friends

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