Are you a Twit or a Tweep?Lisa Stevens @lisibo lisibo.com

Today we’ll explore

why tweet?

getting started

jargon and technicalities

dos and don’ts

Twitter in education

Becoming a Twit ;)

user name

bio

profile picture

privacy

Why tweet?connections and sharing

build a PLN

work

interests

community

worldwide knowledge

SurveyMonkey

Powerful communities that support participants in nonjudgmental ways.

Because in these cash-strapped times it gives unlimited access to the best brains in the business and learning opportunities

Having a great time in Nottingham at UK eTwinning

Conference This tweet can be seen by anyone who follows me and

can be searched (as I have not locked my account)

@fatimaduerden - wish you were hereThis tweet can be seen by anyone who follows

both Fátima and I. It will also appear in Fátima’s notifications.

.@fatimaduerden - wish you were here

This tweet can be seen by anyone in my timeline (i.e. who follows me) as @ is not the first

character. It will also appear in Fátima’s notifications.

@ vs DMAn @ message is directed to the person but is

public - like shouting across the room. !

A DM (direct message) is like a text and is private. This is how to send e.g. email addresses or have

private conversations

RT and MTRT = retweet

Use when you want to share what someone else has tweeted !

MT - modified tweet Use when you edit the tweet

!Quote - apps like Tweetbot and Twitter allow you to quote

and comment on the tweet

Making ‘friends’ and influencing people

How to make ‘friends’follow people you know

import contacts

invite people

search for things that interest you

lists

eTwinning lists

http://padlet.com/nocilla13/etweeps

https://twitter.com/eTwinningUK/lists/etwinners

https://twitter.com/lisibo/lists/etwinning

Lists

organise followers into groups

follow ‘themes’

easily share groups of contacts

Hashtagsmeetings interests

days conferences

sorting things

Hashtag - ‘meetings’

#ukedchat - every Thursday 8pm-9pm

#globalclassroom - every 2nd Saturday 11am

#mflchat - 1st Tuesday each month ; starts July 1st 8pm

Hashtags - ‘interests’

Twitter hashtags for teachers

#mfltwitterati - language teachers

#ipaded - iPads

#byod or #1to1

Hashtag - days!#FF - follow Friday - use to endorse people/let people know you appreciate them

#PedagooFriday - celebrate great things in education

#errantapostropheWednesday

Hashtags ‘conferences’#etuk14 - conference hashtag

#etwinuk - 2011 conference hashtag

#tmbett14 - every year so need to add date

#ililc4

#etwilfieDeadline

- midnight tonight (21st June)

What should I tweet?

Unmaking friends

mute

unfollow block

report

Dos and don’ts

don’t click on tweets with just a URL

be suspicious of tweets from people with 3 followers that follow 735 and have only tweeted once

use ‘block’ and report spam

Dos and don’ts

tweets are 140 characters; if you need more than that, blog it! (Or use Twitlonger!)

think before you tweet!

remember that your tweets are public

Dos and don'tsdecide if this is a personal or professional thing. If you mix, be careful

mind your language

review who you follow periodically

watch out for ‘trolls’

Be interesting and relevant!

If you have nothing to say, don’t tweet!

Don’t get Twitterhea!

Especially if you’re talking about yourself!

Tweeting in education?

Is there a place for it?

What is that place?

How can we manage it?

Tweeting schools Here’s a Twitter list of tweeting UK schools

And US/Canadian schools

Cleverbox suggests…

Use in the classroom

Ideasask questions

share work

celebrate what’s going on

get feedback from outside

talk to the other side of the world

A French class

Lots of ideas

Practicalities

who’s in control?

do you need permission?

one account or many?

Twitter “clients”twitter.com

Tweetdeck

Hootsuite

!

Twitter app

Tweetbot app

SurveyMonkey

Tweetdeck

Visualising tweets

Visibletweets Twitterfall Tweetbeam

tweepsmap.comalso twocation.com

mentionmapp.com

#firsttweetdiscover.twitter.com/first-tweet#lisibo

paper.li !

Storify

It’s addictive!

Stumbleupon quiz

Most cartoons from http://pictovista.blogspot.co.uk/

2011/06/35-funny-twitter-cartoons.html

Lisa Stevens

lisibo@me.com http://lisibo.com @lisibo

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