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Twitter Kitall you need to get started on Twitter

Twitter Kit Part 1Module 1 – The Basics behind a PLNModule 2 - Setting Twitter UpModule 3 – Twitter ExtrasModule 4 – Twitter StrategyModule 5 – Find Followers and be followed

Module 1:

The Basics Behind a PLN• What is it?

• Why is it important?

• How do I get started?

What is a PLN?• Personal Learning Network

• You find teachers that interest you.

• You provide information to other teachers.

• It is a reciprocal learning system.

You find the teachers that interest you

• With Facebook, or other social media networks

• Blogs

• Microblogs – Twitter

• The Real World! – conferences, school,

community

You provide information to other teachers

• The best way to learn is to teach

• You become an aggregator of information

• You add your opinions and experience

• Draw your own conclusions

It is a reciprocal learning system

• Learning shouldn’t be a one way street

Promote and recommend teachers that provide quality content

• Respond to questions and comments

• Leave it open to interactivity

Why is it important?

• Continual learning

• Every person is unique

• Filter system

• More voices, more reliability

Continual Learning

• The world is on steroids

• Globalization

• Did college really prepare you?

Opportunity

Every person is unique

• The one size fits all school system

• Every job is unique

• 200 channels but nothing on

• Pursue your passions

Filter System

• Information overload

• Intelligent filtering can not be done by a machine

• You get to choose

• Add different views

More voices, more reliability

• Media 1.0 – one voice/opinion

• Media 2.0 – several voices/ opinions + interactivity

• Media 3.0 – peer chosen and filtered content.

You’re not alone

Next HalfHow to get started

Twitter Kit

Module 1 – The Basics of a PLN (2nd half)

How to get started

How to get started

• Social Media Networks• Wikis• Blogs• Micro-blogs• Real world• Virtual world

Social Media Networks

• Facebook – Friends and Family

• LinkedIn – Professional

• Ning – Small private networks

• The other guys

Wikis

• Do it yourself – Media Wiki

• Wetpaint.com

• Pbworks.com

• Wikia.com

Blogs

• Wordpress – the king of blogs

• Edublogs.org – free wordpress-based

• Blogger.com – free

• Typepad.com - paid

Micro - blogs

• Twitter – the current leader

• Facebook statuses

• Plurk

• Identi.ca

Real World

• Conferences

• Work

• Community activities

• Volunteer work

Virtual world

• Second life – the king of virtual worlds

• Hangout.net – rooms to hang out in

• There.com

• Twinity.com – replicates real cities

Coming UpModule 2 – Setting Twitter Up

http://twitterkit.englishspark.com