josie fraser - twitter workshop - build your network (march 2014)
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A workshop for UK school staff wanting to develop their professional networks with TwitterTRANSCRIPT
Twitter for educators:Build your PLN!
#digilitleic
@josiefraser March 2014
Josie Fraser March 2014
This session will cover creating and engaging with communities on Twitter, growing your
network, and essential tips and tools for a better Twitter experience.
Josie Fraser March 2014
Social tech for educators
• Communicating & connecting• Learning & teaching• Curating & resource sharing• Professional development/PLNs
Josie Fraser March 2014
Three basic online identities
• Personal • Professional• Organisational
SocialTech: Personal - Professional - Organisational: three basic online identities (2009) http://bit.ly/vcRv5
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Department for Education: Teachers’ Standards
Effective from 1 September 2012
Part One: Teaching3. Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge8. Fulfil wider professional responsibilities
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Things to think about
• ‘Friending’ > don’t forget lists!• Images and photos• Passwords & account access• Reputation and impact • Moderation & engagement
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Top tips for managing your online presence
• Don’t drink & tweet• Check information before you share it• Give credit where credit is due• Think about who you connect to & promote• RTs may not constitute an endorsement but
many people will assume they do• Friending students, parents & carers?
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Social Media Policies
“As role models for students and a representative of the School District, you must ensure that your use of social networking – even on your personal time – does not reflect negatively on your professional reputation or that of the School District.”Vancouver School District Drafts School Social Media Policy (May 2013)How One School Uses Social Media To Empower Parents And Students (May 2013)
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#hashtags
• Hashtags are a key way of organising and finding information and conversations online
Task 1: Create a hashtag for this workshop. Tweet your suggestion, including the hashtag #digilitleic so we can find it. If you want to keep it quiet in your stream, address the tweet to @josiefraser
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Top tips for sweet tweets
• It’s not The Truman Show. Tweet about other people, not just yourself.
• Don’t just RT. Unless you are an RT Bot or you are pretending to be one.
• Ask good questions – not just lazy web questions you could use Google for
• Think about share tweet structure: Description, link and hashtags
• Don’t worry about missing things!
Tweet styles
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Classic book titles as click bait #litworthy http://www.themillions.com/2014/01/read-me-please-book-titles-rewritten-to-get-more-clicks.html
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Task 2 This tasks asks you to think creatively about how you construct Twitter posts. You will be provided with information about an upcoming event. Create a Tweet that includes:
• A description. Google the event name – you will find several blog and web posts that relate to the event. Using the information you find, craft your tweet. Make people want to find out more!
• A link. Decide which link provides the best information, and use a URL shorter (if you don’t have time, Twitter will automatically shorten your link for you).
• A hashtag. Create your own hashtag for the event.
Tweet when you are ready - we will use lists to review the groups work
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Twitter Chats
#edchat
#ukedchat
#flipchat
#iPadEd
#spedchat
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BloggingWeblogs are easy to use and update websites.
Beginning with Blogging Kim Cofino, September 2010
Edublog Awards Showcasing individual, class and student blogs
LCC SchoolTech
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Task 3 – deciding who to follow Take a look at the twitter cards provided. This task asks you to look at what information is provided and what it might mean in terms of deciding to follow someone.
• Are these accounts people or robots? • Are they who they say they are? • What do their following/follower counts tell you? • What do their tweets/date of tweets tell you? • How could you find out more information about these accounts?
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Task 3 - deciding who to follow
thank you!
@josiefraser