TEACHERS AND
Adapted from Mary Harriet Talbut
So What is it?
Micro-blogging Platform 140 character limit in each tweet Originally started as a “What are you doing”
social media platform (think just Facebook’s status updates), but now it’s much more
Over 600 million searches on Twitter each day Started in 2006
Why do I need Twitter?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU
Why do I need Twitter?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tT6N_8wcn4
Basic Twitter Terms
DM - direct message RT - retweet #topic - hashtag used for threads @username - reply to another user bitly.com - a website that shortens the URL so you
can fit it in your tweet
Basic Twitter Terms
Either log in and type your Tweet in the message box on the Twitter website, or use the message box in your desktop app (140 characters is the maximum length of message).
use the ‘@’ symbol, then their Twitter username, e.g.
eg: @ramskill your message, whatever it may be
Bear in mind that this reply can be seen publically, by your followers and the followers of who you are replying to.
For general posts To reply to someone
Where to look for followers?
Teachers who use Twitter with their students here
Twitter for professional development here
Twitter4Teachers Wiki here
Good education directory to try Just Tweet It
How to Use Twitter Effectively
Focus on quality, not quantity Promote your blog posts, ideas Interact (most important)
Answer other people when they ask questions Ask Questions Retweet other people’s interesting tweets Share links to articles & blog posts
Don’t spam people or use auto DM feature
http://www.twitter/mhtalbut
How to Get Updates on your Phone without a Twitter Account Want to get updates from @Twitter but don’t want
to create a Twitter account? You’re in luck! Use FastFollow.
Send Follow [username] to your Twitter shortcode and you will start receiving Tweets from that user
on your device. Example: sending follow ckoos1 to 40404 on a
US-based AT&T phone would mean I'd start getting
SMS updates whenever @ckoos1 posts a Tweet.
Resources
This is the link for Twitter.edu or 100 great Twitter feeds to follow http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2009/twitteredu-100-excellent-educational-twitter-feeds/
This is a blog discussing Best Practices of a Twitter enhanced High School Classroom http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/2009/05/best-practices-in-twitter-enhanced-high.html
Using Twitter to overcome Classroom isolation http://tinyurl.com/pwjjxp http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&sik=1243084993447&aIdx=0&articleID=32319246
Twitter tips for Teachers and Educators http://www.diigo.com/annotated/9a613e1a9ddb438b2d3f2dad904c4d85
30 Twitter Tips for Teachers http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/30-twitter-tips-for-teachers/
The Networked Teacher http://educationinnovation.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/06/leveraging-the-networked-teacher-the-professional-networked-learning-collaborative.html
10 Things Teachers should know to get started with Twitter http:/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbfZvyzDSYU&eurl=http://mashable.com/2009/05/31/late-night-tv/&feature=player_embedded
Top 7 Twitter Videos on YouTube http://mashable.com/2009/05/31/twitter-tutorials-youtube/
Teachers and Twitter http://mrslwalker.com/?p=79620905
9 reasons teachers should use twitter /azk12.org/blog/archives/46-10-Things-Teachers-Should-Know-to-Get-Started-with-Twitter.html
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