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Twitter: A Beginner's Guide for Publishing professionals explains Twitter terminology and helps writers and editors improve their skills using Twitter features, such as @replies, mentions, retweets, Twitter lists, etc.
In this short guide you can find some basic information about Twitter such as what it is, how to sign up, the terminology, tips on who to follow and how to get others following you. Enjoy!
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A look into how social media can help advance higher education, learning and student engagement.
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Twitter: A Beginner's Guide for Publishing professionals explains Twitter terminology and helps writers and editors improve their skills using Twitter features, such as @replies, mentions, retweets, Twitter lists, etc.
In this short guide you can find some basic information about Twitter such as what it is, how to sign up, the terminology, tips on who to follow and how to get others following you. Enjoy!
In this short guide you can find some basic information about Twitter such as what it is, how to sign up, the terminology, tips on who to follow and how to get others following you. Enjoy!
Presented by: Holly Rae Bemis-Schurtz & Laura Grant, NM State University
New Mexico Technology in Education Conference October 2009
Educators around the world are utilizing Twitter as a personal learning environment, but how else can microblogging be used in education? From K12 to Higher Education, we will present the possibilities of Twitter and alternative tools in both instructional and student support contexts. We’ll share examples of how elementary, secondary and higher education faculty and institutions are using microblogging to augment communication in thoughtful ways, but we won’t stop there. Social media tools like this require important safety and security considerations as well as outcomes based planning. Join us and identify issues and strategies you’ll need to know about Twitter for educational purposes.
Parents were invited to use technology in innovative ways to enhance our literacy program. They had an opportunity to learn from their child and see how tech allows for the creation of new tasks previously unimaginable. Hands-on networking session.
This is an adapted version of my slideshow 'how to tweet'.
This was run as a workshop over 1.5 hrs. To fully do it justice it needs about 2 hours or more really though! Feel free to adapt and use in your own organisation.
For those who already tweet, but want to grow their network and get more out of the platform. Particularly relevant if you're in the academic environment, but applicable to all sectors.
There is a more detailed version of this presentation, which was used as part of the Becoming a Networked Researcher suite of workshops at the University of York, elsewhere on this Slideshare account.
A short guide to how to sign up for and use Twitter.
This has been developed to help people take part in the #learning3 experiment online: http://www.lluk.org/learning3.htm
The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to TwitterJenn Scott
This slideshow walks you through the basics of the Twitter platform, walking you through setting up your account, providing an overview of hashtags and at-mentions (@mentions), and going over some of the most popularly asked questions about this powerful social networking tool.
A guide to why Twitter is relevant in the research environment, how it can be useful, and how to Tweet successfully.
There's a link in the presentation to the handout used in this workshop - although it was aimed at a University of York audience, it's relevant for any academics or researchers interested in using social media.
Part of the Becoming a Networked Researcher suite of workshops.
Here is a how-to guide for businesses (and even users in general) to get set up on Twitter. For more information on how to get started on Twitter, visit oneforty.com and oneforty.com/blog.
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The Case for Twitter- Building Your PLN Tips and Tools
1. for Educators:
A Beginner’s Guide
TWEET!
Created by:
Amber Coggin
@ambercoggin
acoggin@mcpss.com
http:/smartboardgoodies.com
Contributors:
Alison Flowers Deana Nunn
@Alli_Flowers @deananunn
2. Contents
What is Twitter?
Why would Educators use Twitter?
Getting Started
Finding People to Follow
Getting People to Follow You
Twitter Lingo
Programs & Apps
Guidelines & Best Practices
Other Tools & Resources
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3. What is Twitter?
Twitter is an online social networking and micro-blogging service that
enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140
characters, informally known as "tweets".
Twitter in Plain English
Twitter in 60 Seconds
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4. Why would Educators use Twitter?
Twitter is more than just
“What’s happening?”
Educators can use Twitter to…
Share resources with
other educators.
@ambercoggin: Check out this
cool website for interactive
games in all subjects.
http://www.e-learningforkids.org
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Participate in real-time
online Professional
Development.
@brainpop: Join us for a free
webinar at 4:30 & learn how
to make your IWB lessons
"pop!" http://t.co/YYppkNCL
Communicate with
parents.
@CollierES: Make-up pictures
will be taken Friday. All
students must be in uniform.
Get updates from
other educational
organizations.
@MobilePublicSch: Regular Board
meeting tonight - Morningside Ele. or
view via live stream from our website
6 pm- www.mcpss.com
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5. Getting Started
Visit twitter.com to create your free account.
Choosing a Username
Your real name:
@ambercoggin @deananunn
A name to describe your interests:
@techteacher @spedtchr78
A name to describe the organization
you represent:
@CollierES
@MobilePublicSch
Not for public
computers!
Choosing a Password
Twitter passwords must contain 6
characters or more. Make your
password something easy for you to
remember, but hard for others to
guess. If your account gets “hacked”,
meaning tweets are sent under your
account but not by you, change your
password immediately!
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6. Finding People to Follow
In order to make Twitter interesting, you first must find
people to “Follow”. Follow people who have the same
interests as you (other educators, people who like to
garden, etc.), friends or family, news organizations, or
just those you want to learn more about (actors,
musicians, politicians, etc.). In order to follow someone,
simply visit their Twitter page and click “Follow”.
Follow: To follow someone on
Twitter means to subscribe to their
tweets or updates on the site. Once
you follow someone, their tweets will
show up on your timeline. You can
reply to their tweet or retweet it to
those who follow you so they can
read it too!
How do I find people to follow?
Twitter’s Who to Follow Feature
-Located on the Twitter homepage
-View suggestions
-Browse interests
Compiled Educator Databases
-Educators on Twitter
-Twitter4Teachers
-Seven Ways to Find Teachers on Twitter
Follow who I Follow!
Visit the Twitter profile of another educator.
Click on the “Following” link and see who they’re
following. They may interest you too!
Twitter Lists
Twitter users can organize others into groups,
or “lists”. When you click to view a list, you'll
see a stream of Tweets from all the users
included in that group. Read more about Lists.
Timeline: The tweets of all the folks
I’m following appear here with the
most recent tweet at the top.
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7. Getting People to Follow You
Now that you know how to find people to follow
on Twitter, what about getting people to follow
you? It’s not fun to talk when no one is listening!
Followers: Followers are people
who receive your tweets. If someone
follows you, they will get your
updates, or your tweets, on their
timeline when they log in.
Upload a Profile Picture
Don’t be an Egg Head!
Fill out your Bio
Twitter will assign the dreaded “egg” as
your profile picture by default until you
change it. As an educator, it’s best to
upload a true photo of yourself. It will
make you credible and will connect you to
your Followers.
Most seasoned Twitter users will
hardly ever follow someone who
doesn’t have a biography. Your
biography is the only place to tell
others about yourself. Leaving it blank
or non-descriptive doesn’t encourage
people to follow you. To complete
your bio, click Settings, then Profile.
7 Ways to Be Worth Following on Twitter
1. Be Interesting (Don’t just tweet about
what you had for lunch!)
2. Be Informative (Share links and other
resources.)
3. Be Interactive (Spend some time on the
site. Don’t just tweet and run!)
4. Be Promotional (Don’t be afraid to share
the good work you’ve done.)
5. Be Personal (Respond to others and
answer questions.)
6. Be Considerate (There is such thing as
tweeting too much and flooding other’s
Timelines. Oh, and don’t type in ALL
CAPS. It’s considered YELLING!)
7. Find a Balance (Balance all of the
above, and you will be a good,
respectable Tweeter that others will want
to follow.)
Click
Here are some informative Twitter Bios:
Click
here!
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8. Twitter Lingo
“What does the @ symbol mean on Twitter? Why do I keep seeing a number sign
#? What is a RT?” These questions are asked by almost everyone when learning
to use Twitter. Here is some of the most commonly used Lingo on Twitter.
Follow To follow someone on Twitter means to subscribe to their Tweets or updates on the site.
Find out more about following, or learn how to follow others.
Following Your following number reflects the quantity of other Twitter users you have chosen to
follow on the site. Find out more about following.
# Hashtag The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was
created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages.
Example: Below, @ambercoggin added the hashtag before the word "smartboard" in or at the end
of her tweet. The word is now a clickable link to search results for all Tweets containing
"#smartboard".
Retweet (RT) The act of forwarding another user's Tweet to all of your followers. Find out
more about retweets.
@ Sign The @ sign is used to call out, or “Mention”, usernames in Tweets. When a username is
preceded by the @ sign, it becomes a link to a Twitter profile. It also allows the tweet to show up in the
Mentions tab on the user’s Twitter page.
Example: If I wanted my followers to follow a really informative educator I found, I might tweet: “Please follow
@Alli_Flowers for great secondary Language Arts resources. #Langchat”
Timeline A real-time list of Tweets on Twitter. See also Home Timeline. Find out more about
your timeline.
Click for the entire
Trending Topics A subject algorithmically determined to be one of
the most popular on Twitter at the moment. Find out more about trending topics.
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9. Programs & Apps
There are more ways to use Twitter besides Twitter.com! You can use Twitter through desktop programs, apps
on your Smart Phone, or even through text messaging. Here are a few of the most popular.
TweetDeck is a program that can be
downloaded and used to organize Twitter
feeds. Multiple columns can be organized to
follow and monitor conversations with groups,
topics of interest, or #hashtags. One of the
major benefits of TweetDeck is that you can
post updates to Twitter and Facebook at the
same time. Visit Tweetdeck.com to get
started.
HootSuite.com is a web-based Twitter
client that is considered “the ultimate
Twitter toolbox”. With HootSuite, you
can manage multiple Twitter accounts
and other social media profiles such as
Facebook and Foursquare within your
Internet browser. You can also preschedule tweets and add custom Twitter
streams. TweetDeck and HootSuite are
similar, so we recommend trying both
out before you commit.
Twitter for iPhone
Twitter for iPad
Twitter for Android
How to Use Twitter via
Text Messaging
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10. Guidelines & Best Practices
MCPSS Board policy prohibits Employees from communicating with individual or small groups of students
outside of System owned means and resources. Mobile County prefers that its Employees utilize only school
owned resources to communicate and interact with students. It is recognized however that the proper use of
Social Networking sites may have a valid place in today’s educational environment. To that end, employees
are urged to consider the following suggestions (in addition to Board and System policies) in utilizing social
networking sites in the classroom.
Do not mix personal and school profiles.
Employees should not utilize their personal
social network profiles to interact with any
student. You may even consider creating two
separate Twitter accounts: one professional
and one personal.
Any written text, whether in a text message, an email or
posted on a Facebook or Twitter page, can easily be
taken out of context or misunderstood. Always use
appropriate language. Avoid inappropriate language,
exaggeration, provocation and sarcasm.
Remember that anyone can access the
Internet and view what you write on a
blog or, in many cases, your personal
social network profile (in this case,
Twitter). Twitter DOES allow you to set
your profile as “Private”. This means only
those you accept as Followers will be
able to view your tweets; however, it still
doesn’t stop your approved Followers
from retweeting what you’ve posted. You
may consider sending someone a “Direct
Message (DM)” on Twitter that only they
can see. Read more about Public and
Protected Tweets.
Think twice before posting. Privacy does not exist in
the world of the internet and social media. Consider
what could happen if a post (including posts on
personal profiles) becomes widely known and how that
may reflect both on the employee and MCPSS.
Search engines can turn up posts years after they are
created, and comments can be forwarded or copied. If
you wouldn’t say something in your classroom, at a
conference or to a member of the media, consider
whether you should post it online. Remember,
whatever gets put on the Internet stays there forever.
There is no delete key once you've posted.
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Be fair and accurate. Avoid online
fights. Be respectful. Don’t use social
media for personal attacks or
inflammatory arguments.
MCPSS Policies and Procedures
The Twitter Rules
10 Commandments of Twitter Etiquette
11. Other Tools & Resources
Guides and Tutorials
-Twitter Support
-An Educator’s Guide to Twitter
-25 Important Twitter Guides and Apps for
Teachers
-10 Steps for Educators New to Twitter
-10 Twitter Tips for Teachers
“Facebook is for people you
know in real life. Twitter is for
people you WISH you knew
in real life.”- Unknown
Sharing Media on Twitter
-Posting Links
-Sharing Photos
-Sharing Videos
-Twitter Polls
Teaching with Twitter
-100 Ways to Teach with Twitter
-Twitter in the Classroom
-50 Ways to Use Twitter in the
Classroom
Join Twitter!
Now
Twitter Real-Time Search
Twitter is the new Google! Type in a keyword
on Twitter to find out what’s being said about
that topic right now! (e.g. Interactive math)
Follow @ambercoggin
Follow @MobileCountySch
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