This document discusses how Twitter can be used for professional development by educators. It provides statistics on Twitter usage and outlines reasons why some adults are not on Twitter. It then explains what Twitter is and how it works through tweets, follows, hashtags and direct messages. The document encourages educators to sign up, upload a photo, create a bio, download the app and follow several suggested educator accounts to see Twitter in action and leverage it as a resource for inspiration, connecting with others and finding educational materials.

1. Twitter for Professional Development
Brent Coley
@brentcoley | BrentColey.com
Tweet to Learn

2. Fascinating Facts

3. 645, 750,000
active registeredTwitter
users
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

4. 135,000
newTwitter users sign
up every day
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

5. 115 million
activeTwitter users each
month
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

6. 58 million -
average number of
tweets per day
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

7. 9,100 -
number of tweets
per second
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

8. 5 days -
time it takes to
generate 1 billion
tweets
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

10. Top 5 Reasons Adults
Aren’t OnTwitter

11. #5
“Because I’m not 18
years old.”

12. #4
“Because I’m not a
celebrity.”

13. #3
“Because I don’t have
the latest smartphone.”

14. #2
“Because the world
doesn’t care that I’m
sitting on the patio.”

15. #1
“Because I don’t
understand it.”

16. Okay, so what isTwitter?

17. Twitter is a real-time
information network
made up of “tweets.”

18. A tweet is a small burst
of information (limited
to 140 characters).

19. You choose whose
tweets you want to see
by “following”Twitter
users.

20. The Big Question:
Why should I get on
Twitter?

21. Twitter:
The NewTeachers
Lounge

26. A bottomless well of
educational resources...

40. Inspiration...

44. And the occasional bit
of humor...

47. Connect with like-
minded educators all
over the world...

49. Lurking

50. 40% of people on
Twitter don’t tweet but
watch others who do.
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

51. The Basics

52. Usernames
@
@jenwagner@brentcoley
@tonyvincent
@seani
@PrincipalJ
@appeducationfox
@tbed63
@billselak@alicekeeler
@rushtheiceberg
@dgrice

53. Avatars

54. vs.
Uploaded photo
(easily identifiable)
Default avatar
(who is this?)

55. Hashtags
#

56. Hashtags begin with a #
and make tweets
searchable.
#edtech
#4thchat
#cue14
#CAedchat
#edadmin
#apbio
#kinderchat
#charactercounts
#apchem

57. Direct Messages

58. A direct message is a
private message that
can only be seen by you
and the person to
whom you are sending
the message.

59. Let’s seeTwitter in
action!

60. To Do List:
Sign up
Upload a photo
Create a short bio
DownloadTwitter app
Follow educators

61. Educators to Follow:
@tonyvincent
@tbed63
@jenwagner
@billselak
@alicekeeler
@jasonseliskar
@dgrice
@seani
@chadkafka
@TASFair

62. Educators to Follow:
@sjunkins
@ArcherMHHS
@AshleyBlank
@venspired
@MrVaudrey
@ELanghorst
@rushtheiceberg
@appeducationfox
@coolcatteacher
@kevinhoneycutt

63. Resources:
BrentColey.com
@brentcoley

64. “Twitter is aTeacher
Superpower” by
@AppEducationFox
http://goo.gl/J53uYB

65. Education Hashtags:
http://
www.cybraryman.com/
edhashtags.html