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Twitter 101By Sandy Millin
Tweetdeck
Google Reader
Diigo
140 characters
‘Micro-blogging’
Follow anyone
Anyone can follow you
Completely free
What is Twitter?
Why do teachers use Twitter?
Source: survey by Sandy Millin, January 2011, 43 respondents
What do you think you’ve gained from using Twitter for professional
development?
Source: survey by Sandy Millin, January 2011, 43 respondents
My homepage
My profile in 140 charactersMy statistics
Information about followers
My tweets
My homepage
My statistics
Information about followers
My tweets
My homepage
Information about followers
My tweets
My homepage
My tweets
My homepage
My homepage/stream
Tweets from the people I follow
Where I type my tweetsMy latest tweet
My statistics
Suggestions for who to follow
Worldwide trends(hashtags)
My homepage/stream
Tweets from the people I follow
My latest tweet
My statistics
Suggestions for who to follow
Worldwide trends(hashtags)
My homepage/stream
Tweets from the people I follow
My statistics
Suggestions for who to follow
Worldwide trends(hashtags)
My homepage/stream
Tweets from the people I follow
Suggestions for who to follow
Worldwide trends(hashtags)
My homepage/stream
Suggestions for who to follow
Worldwide trends(hashtags)
My homepage/stream
Worldwide trends(hashtags)
My homepage/stream
Searches and hashtags
Search for topics (hashtags) you’re interested in
Searches and hashtags
Searches and hashtags
Some English teaching hashtags:
#eltchat#eltpics
#elt#efl#esl#esol#elt#tefl
#IATEFL#besig#yltsig
+ specific conference hashtags
A digression (1): #eltpics
Photos by teachers for teachers
Creative Commons licence
Shared via Twitter #eltpics
A digression (1): #eltpics
Clic
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to v
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A digression (2): #eltchat
Weekly conversations
Topics chosen in poll on Twitter
Wednesdays, 12pm and 9pm GMT/BST
A digression (2): #eltchat
During After
A digression (2): #eltchat
After
A digression (2): #eltchat
Mentions
Find out when you’ve been mentioned(mention others by typing @ + their Twitter handle)
Mentions
Direct Messages
Keep things private by sending a
direct message
Direct Messages
#asubjectIlike
◦ Hashtags=individual topics
RT @sandymillin
◦ RT=forwarding a tweet
#FF
◦ Follow Friday=recommendations for who to follow
Twitter jargon
How to set up Twitterhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/twitter1/index.html
(Teacher Training Video by Russell Stannard)
Free downloadable software
A way to organise Twitter
Show everything at once
View more than one account
Automatically shorten links
Alternatives: HootSuite, ow.ly, Tweetgrid
What is Tweetdeck?
My Tweetdeck
Where I type my tweets (includes scheduler and shortener)
Switch between accounts
Tweets from people I follow
A hashtag search
(#eltchat)@ mentions
Direct messages
Tweets from my
other account
My Tweetdeck
Switch between accounts
Tweets from people I follow
A hashtag search
(#eltchat)@ mentions
Direct messages
Tweets from my
other account
My Tweetdeck
Tweets from people I follow
A hashtag search
(#eltchat)@ mentions
Direct messages
Tweets from my
other account
My Tweetdeck
A hashtag search
(#eltchat)@ mentions
Direct messages
Tweets from my
other account
My Tweetdeck
@ mentionsDirect
messages
Tweets from my
other account
My Tweetdeck
Direct messages
Tweets from my
other account
My Tweetdeck
Tweets from my
other account
My Tweetdeck
How to set up Tweetdeck
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/tweetdeck01/index.html
(Teacher Training Video by Paul Trotter)
Free on the net
An easy way to keep track of blogs
Collects new blog posts
One-stop shop
RSS feed
Google ID: just activate it
Non-Google ID: connect with another email
What is Google Reader?
My Google Reader homepage
Summary of unread blog posts
Starred posts listed here
Click ‘all items’ to
read unread posts
Click blog titles to see only those
posts
Add a blog
My Google Reader homepage
Summary of unread blog posts
Starred posts listed here
Click ‘all items’ to
read unread posts
Click blog titles to see only those
posts
My Google Reader homepage
Starred posts listed here
Click ‘all items’ to
read unread posts
Click blog titles to see only those
posts
My Google Reader homepage
Starred posts listed here
Click blog titles to see only those
posts
My Google Reader homepage
Starred posts listed here
My Google Reader homepage
Example of a blog post in Google Reader
Bold titles show where
you have unread posts
Read posts automatically disappear
Example of a blog post in Google Reader
Read posts automatically disappear
Example of a blog post in Google Reader
How to set up Google Reader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqrQdmeABPk
(YouTube tutorial by James Broadford)
Examples: diigo.com, delicio.us
Similar to browser bookmarks
Available 24/7 from anywhere on the net
Subscribe to others’ bookmarks
Tag to search easily
Group bookmarks in lists
Bookmark from your browser
Share easily with others
What is social bookmarking?
Diigo
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How to bookmark
(Google Chrome) Click ‘d’ icon to bookmarkx
Click ‘bookmark’
Type in your tagsAdd a description
Add to a list and save
How to bookmark
Click ‘bookmark’
Type in your tagsAdd a description
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How to bookmark
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How to bookmark
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How to set up diigohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2W094z4g-k&feature=related
(YouTube video)
See you there!@sandymillinhttp://wordpress.com/sandymillinhttp://diigo.com/users/sandymillin
