This document provides an overview of using Twitter to engage and inspire language teachers and learners. It discusses foundations and statistics of Twitter, pedagogical applications, and practical tips and strategies. The presentation covers how to set up an account, engage learners, follow influential tweeters, use hashtags to join discussions, and find inspiration from other educators on using Twitter in the classroom.

1. Engage
and
Inspire
Language
Teachers
and
Learners
with
Twi;er
Prepared
and
presented
by:
Faith
Marcel
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2. Agenda
1.
2.
3.
4.
Founda@ons
and
Sta@s@cs
Engagement
and
Interac@vity
Pedagogical
Applica@ons
Prac@cal
Tips,
Tools
and
Strategies
#InspireTESL

3. GeIng
Started
Step-­‐by-­‐Step
to
Set
up
an
Account
h;ps://support.twi;er.com/ar@cles/100990-­‐signing-­‐up-­‐with-­‐twi;er#

4. GeIng
Started
#InspireTESL

5. Tweet
Max
of
140
characters
(including
spaces)
#InspireTESL

8. Social
Media
Connec@ons

10. Source:
h;p://www.languageconnect.net/test/wp-­‐content/uploads/2012/06/Social-­‐Media-­‐Infographic.png

11. Vine:
h3ps://blog.twi3er.com/2013/vine-­‐a-­‐new-­‐way-­‐to-­‐share-­‐video

12. h;p://www.mediabistro.com/alltwi;er/files/2013/06/anatomy-­‐of-­‐a-­‐tweet.png

13. h;p://ellio;design.us/blog/twi;er-­‐sheet/

14. Source:
h;p://mashable.com/2013/07/19/twi;er-­‐lingo-­‐guide/

15. 5
Reasons
for
Language
Teachers
to
Take
Advantage
of
Twi;er

17. Source:
h;p://www.edudemic.com/wp-­‐content/uploads/2013/11/mul@ple-­‐twi;er-­‐accounts.png

18. Engage
Image
A;ribu@on:
h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/netzkobold/3062147444/
Interact

19. Find
out
what’s
Trending

21. What’s
Trending
Now?

24. Engage
Learners
in
a
Community
of
Prac@ce

25. Follow
Influen@al
Tweeters
Choose
Topics
of
Interest
to
YOU

26. Influen@al
Tweeters
h;p://visual.ly/twi;er-­‐healthcare
Top
10
Tweeters:
h;p://visual.ly/visual-­‐history-­‐twi;er

27. Talk
about
Top
Tweets

28. Source:
h;ps://2012.twi;er.com/en/golden-­‐tweets.html

29. Spark
Learner
Interest!

31. Source:
h;ps://blog.twi;er.com/2013/sports-­‐illustrateds-­‐twi;er-­‐100

32. Source:
h;ps://blog.twi;er.com/2013/sports-­‐illustrateds-­‐twi;er-­‐100

33. Engage
and
Interact
with
What’s
Happening
Now

34. Today’s
Trending
Topic…
Christmas!

35. Find
Inspira@on
in
Visualiza@on
of
Real-­‐Time
Twi;er
Conversa@ons

36. Twi;er
Visualiza@on
Tool:
h;p://visibletweets.com/

37. Source:
h;ps://twi;er.com/LanguageDove/status/404330801455955969/photo/1/large

38. Source:
h;p://www.president.utoronto.ca/words/research-­‐at-­‐the-­‐university-­‐of-­‐toronto-­‐a-­‐global-­‐phenomenon

39. Twi;er
Apps

40. Twi;er
Apps
h;p://twi;er-­‐client-­‐review.toptenreviews.com/

43. Twi;er
Chats

44. Browse
the
Tweetstream…
Search
Twi;er
for
some
of
the
Hashtags
below
to
join
the
discussion
on
topics
related
to
TESL
Created
by
Faith
Marcel
with
populr.me

45. Source:
h;p://www.schrockguide.net/uploads/3/9/2/2/392267/twi;er_cheat-­‐sheet_tyson.pdf

46. Discover,
Create
or
Share
a
Chirpstory

47. Source:
h;p://chirpstory.com/li/5309

48. Ideas
and
Inspira@on
by
Educators
for
Educators…
h;p://www.teachhub.com/50-­‐ways-­‐use-­‐twi;er-­‐classroom
h;p://www.edudemic.com/22-­‐effec@ve-­‐ways-­‐to-­‐use-­‐twi;er-­‐in-­‐the-­‐classroom-­‐2/
h;p://www.teachthought.com/social-­‐media/60-­‐ways-­‐to-­‐use-­‐twi;er-­‐in-­‐the-­‐classroom-­‐by-­‐category/

49. Source:
h;p://www.mediabistro.com/alltwi;er/a-­‐cheat-­‐sheet-­‐for-­‐learning-­‐your-­‐twi;er-­‐manners-­‐infographic_b14893

50. Acknowledgements
My
sincere
apprecia:on
for
the
support
of:
Niagara
College
David
Atherton
Colleges
Ontario
Peggy
Irwin

51. Ques@ons?
Source:
h;p://peggykendall.com/blog/
Tweets?
#InspireTESL

52. Image
References
Images
in
this
PresentaKon
Licensed
to
Use
and
Share
via
CreaKve
Commons
and
More…
Twi;er
characters:
h;p://kamarashev.deviantart.com/art/Twi;er-­‐Characters-­‐Part-­‐2-­‐295812861
Twi;er
over
capacity
whale
h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/3927590515/
Twi;er
Lane
h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/dullhunk/9287331318/
Twi;er
Bird-­‐
Purple
Background
h;p://xemptydarknessx.deviantart.com/art/Twi;er-­‐Bird-­‐194306724
Mul@ple
Tweets-­‐
plain
(Blue
background)
h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarke@ng/8477893426/
Emerging
Media
(Egg,
twi;er,
bird)
h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarke@ng/8476983849/in/photostream/
The
Art
of
Social
Media
h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarke@ng/8468788107/in/set-­‐72157632757607568/
Keep
Calm
and
Tweet
On
(Blue)
h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarke@ng/8468893170/in/set-­‐72157632757607568/
Twi;er
Expert
h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarke@ng/8540535352/in/set-­‐72157632752675173/
Twi;er
bird
(large
eye)
h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/philipbitnar/10692587443/
Twi;er
comics
page:
(She
follows
me,
she
follows
me
not)
h;p://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/50-­‐twi;er-­‐comic-­‐strips/
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