Slideshare and Twitter are online social networking sites. Slideshare allows users to upload slideshows and documents for others to view, while Twitter allows users to connect with others by writing short "tweets" of up to 140 characters. The document provides step-by-step instructions for creating accounts on each site and describes basic functions like following others, uploading content, and writing tweets. Additional online resources are recommended for learning more about how to use the sites.

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3. What is Slideshare?
Slideshare is an online social networking site
that is used by many schools and businesses.
It is a site where people upload slideshows and
other documents for many around the world to
see.
It is a file sharing website.

4. Starting a Slideshare Account
Firstly, please go to the Google homepage.

5. Starting a Slideshare Account
Then search Slideshare. Please select the first website which should be www.slideshare.net

6. Starting a Slideshare Account
This is the home page for Slideshare. Can you see the sign up button. It is circled. Please
select and fill in your details.

7. Starting a Slideshare Account
Fill in the details and select the sign up button

8. Starting a Slideshare Account
This is the ‘home’ page.

9. Starting a Slideshare Account
The Newsfeed is just like facebook. Many people connect their facebook profiles to their
Slideshare accounts. You can post something which your followers can comment on.

10. Your to your profile, you see your username at the
This is what your profile will look like. To get
Profile
top right hand corner and select it. A drop down menu will appear and select ‘public profile’.

11. Uploading a File
Select the ‘upload’ button to upload a file.

12. Upload a File
Select the orange ‘upload’ button unless you have paid for the upgrade of Slideshare. Then
go through the browser to find your selected slideshow and select ‘open’. You should then
find it on your profile.

13. Other Slideshows on Slideshare
If you are looking for a slideshow on a certain topic, you can search it in the search bar.

14. Starting a Slideshare Account
You can favourite it so that you can see it on your profile. You can also download it as a
pdf file which can be used in the classroom.

15. Slideshare
If you would like more information about Slideshare, there is a slideshow that
automatically appears on your Slideshare profile, and it to guide you through the
website.
There is also extra information on the internet which is available.

17. What is Twitter?
Twitter is an online social networking website.
It is a way of connecting with others around the
world.
People connect by writing ‘tweets’.
A ‘tweet’ is a comment that someone makes
and posts but a ‘tweet’ can only have a
maximum of 140 characters.
It is an opportunity to get a message to a large
number of people at once.

18. Starting a Twitter Account
Firstly, please go to the Google homepage.

19. Starting a Twitter Account
Please Google Twitter. Then select the top website, which should be www.twitter.com

20. Starting a Twitter Account
You should then see this website (don’t worry if it is different colours, so long as the basic
layout is the same).

21. Starting a Twitter Account
Can you see the ‘Sign Up’ box?

22. Starting a Twitter Account
Then fill in the details as shown below. Once completed select the sign up for Twitter
button.
Full Name
Email
Password

23. Starting a Twitter Account
A page like this should then come up. Check the details and then procceed to create my
account. Note. Twitter has chosen a username for you, if you would like to change it, do
so now.

24. Starting a Twitter Account
This page should then come up. Start by pressing next. Then, instead of following
the steps, press the faint ‘skip’ at the bottom of the question.

25. Your Twitter Account
Once you have skipped all of the steps, please press Edit your profile.

26. Changing Your Profile Picture
This is the page that should be displayed on the screen. You can change your profile picture if
you wish. Ensure that you do not display a picture of yourself. Ensure that you are using a saved
picture. Then select the save changes button. It will take you back to the previous screen.

27. Changing Your Page Design
To change your page design, press on the picture of a human and then select ‘settings’

28. Changing Your Page Design
You can select either a premade theme or you can use a picture as the background.

29. Changing Your Page Design
Note: The picture must be 800K or less. Once you have selected your design, press
save changes.

30. How to ‘follow’ someone
Following someone is the main reason as to why someone gets Twitter. To follow
someone, you need to search for the person / business that you would like to follow by using
the search box.

31. How to ‘follow’ someone
Then, this page will appear. Can you see the follow button. Find the person that you would
like to follow and select ‘follow’. It is that easy.

32. How to ‘follow’ someone
When it says the word ‘following’ on the button, you are now following them.

33. How to ‘unfollow’ someone
When you hover over the ‘following’ button,

34. How to Tweet
Tweeting is the main reason why people have Twitter. Can you see the blue button with the
feather pen. It is circled. Select the button.

35. How to Tweet
Write in the box as shown below. Remember, you only have 140 characters to write a
tweet! The area where it tell you how many characters you have remaining is circled
below. Then press the ‘tweet’ button to tweet.

36. Twitter
For further information about Twitter, there is a great slideshow on Slideshare about
Twitter. Just search ‘twitter’ and the slideshow will appear.
Also, if you need more information on Twitter there is a lot of information on the
internet that you can resource and