Twitter & Your Personal Learning Network

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How Do You Help Your PLN Grow?

1. Be Yourself. 2. Use the Right Hashtags to Follow and Join Conversations.3. Tweet Using the 80/20 Rule. 4. Tweet on a Schedule and in Real time. 5. Give to Get. 6. Follow Friends, Interesting People, and Influencers. 7. Be timely. 8. Keep in touch on the go.

Make Sure to Stay Genuinepeople want to talk to you

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Infographic by Stefan Leijon

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Using Hashtags is Essential

Follow Specific Conversations

Some Hashtags You Might Like

#EdChat#EdTech

#BlendedLearning#BlendChat#eLearning

#ntchat#flipclass

#1to1techat

#Jedlab #JedChat#JedSMS

#JewishEd

…and much more!

A tweet can say anything…

…but that doesn’t mean it should.

A better example:

Short Text

Link Hashtag(s)

Use This As Your Frame of ReferenceStay on point 80% of the time. Have fun 20% of the time.

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Making Twitter Manageable

When Should You Tweet? Find Out on Tweriod

Discover the Possibilities

Use Twitter Lists

Give to Get

•RTs•MTs•#FF•#WeaveWed•Follow Others!

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How Do You Find Who to Follow?

Use Klout &Klout Pulse

Be Timely

•Current Events• Trending Hashtags• Significant dates, like

holidays and events

There’s an App for That…stay connected on the go

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Thanks for Joining Us!

Talk to us on Twitter at @DigitalJLearn

Resources for Further Learning:• The Complete Guide To Twitter Hashtags For Education • The Beginner’s Guide to the Hashtag• A Quick Guide To Twitter Hashtags For Professional Development• Virtual-Learning Communities: The Silver Bullet for Teacher PD?• Learning to Network, Networking to Learn• Mashable’s Twitter Guide Book• Infographic: 7 Effective Ways To Engage On Twitter• Tools We Mentioned Today: Tweriod, Buffer, TweetDeck, HootSuite,

Twitter’s Advanced Search, Twiangulate, WeFollow, Klout, Klout Pulse, and the Twitter app