3. What is Twitter?
• a global staffroom
• a supportive community
• a source of inspiration
• a place to share
• a mine of information
• on-demand information
• always available
• free professional development
15. Finding people
• @sandymillin
• Who I follow
• Lists:
– https://twitter.com/#!/barbsaka/starter-pln/members
– https://twitter.com/#!/sandymillin/international-house/
Ask them to add their own ideas to the slides Then poll to see who has a twitter account, then to see who uses it!
Highlight some examples of tweets – sharing via ELTchat (will talk more about this later) – topics like dyslexic SS, materials, help, suggestions, publishers…
IH list: https://twitter.com/#!/sandymillin/international-house/members
Don't have to follow everyone at once - new staffroom effect
Don't have to follow everyone at once - new staffroom effect
Don't have to follow everyone at once - new staffroom effect
@ = names of tweeters – can follow, like facebook – difference between handle and real name hashtags shortened link = important to save space RT = retweet Replying to comments
Ask for any potential problems Lurking Being overwhelmed - like new staffroom Finding time Getting people to listen - use hashtags, like texting, what would you want to read?
tags lists public/private anywhere won't lose can share