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The URL

The URL for this presentation is

http://goo.gl/OVJ7q

What The Hell Is A Twitter?

The Sign up

To Sign up for Twitter go to https://twitter.com and complete the form

Creating Your Account

Having completed the sign up you can create your account

The email Confirmation

To complete your sign up you need to check your email and click on the confirmation link

Your Twitter Homepage

Having clicked the confirmation link you will be taken to your Twitter Home with the Connect, Discover, Me, Search

and Compose links

Edit Your Profile

You should complete your profile and include an avatar

Searching

To find someone to follow you can use the search

Find More People

Use other Twitter User's Follow lists to find other people to follow

Create Lists

Twitter lists enable you to sort tweets according to interest areas. Sue Waters has a great Aussie Educators List

Use Hashtags

Hashtags enable users to thread tweets, create conversations and share content eg #vicpln, #ozteachers, #ozscied, #austl, #slide2learn, #ozpblchat, #edchat and

the Index to Educational Twitter Hashtags

Direct Messages

You can elect to send Direct Messages which are private

And The Rest

@ replying, RT retweets, URL shortening and content sharing

How to Decode a Tweet

EdTechSandyK has written a great post on "How to Decode a Tweet" including this diagram.

An Infographic

This fun 'how to twitter' infographic from Twiends is designed to help you get started

with Twitter.

It tries to answer beginner questions such as how to set up your Twitter account, how to

start tweeting, and how to use hashtags and lists.

Twitter Clients - Tweetdeck

Twitter clients such as Tweetdeck enable you to organise and view tweets

Twitter Clients - Hootsuite

Hootsuite is my preference for viewing and making tweets on my iPad

Twitterfall

Twitterfall is a Twitter client specialising in real-time tweet searches. New tweets fall into the page.

Tagboard

Tagboard aggregates hashtags from not only Twitter but also Instagram, Google+, Facebook and more

Tweetchat

Tweetchat allows you to follow specific topics and hashtags and interact in real time.

Twitter: More Info

● A list of some of the Victorian teachers on Twitter● Check out the Online Colleges Ultimate Twitter Guide

for Educators● Education Technology and Mobile Learning has some

great posts full of links related to Twitter ● See where your are on The 10 Stages of Twitter● Here are 3 tips for teachers new to Twitter● Once you've got your tweets in hand try 100 Of The

Best Twitter Tools For Teachers By Category● Archive tweets with Tweet Archivist, Visualise tweets at

Tweeting Earth, or Vizify your tweets, (see my vizify)● Check out tweeters of hashtags with Follow the Tweets

Some Thoughts

● Check out some Classrooms That Tweet

● Vicki Davis posted An Easy Guide to Gaining Followers and Being Followed on Twitter

● The Atlantic Cities posts on How Twitter Is Changing the Geography of Communication

● George Couros asks What should a networked educational leader tweet about?

● Mashable has The Complete Guide to Twitter Lingo

3 things you should know about Twitter

Steve Wheeler tells you why Twitter is an important part of his professional tool kit

Twitter in Our Classroom

Kathy Cassidy’s class of six and seven year olds describe the ways they use Twitter to help their learning.