twitter as a professional development tool
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An introduction to Twitter for educators.TRANSCRIPT
And how it can help you
Twitter is a Microblogging ToolFound at twitter.comFree membershipSharing ideas in short form (140 characters or
less)Allows you to “follow” anyone with an account
(you see everything they post)You will receive teaching tips, suggested
resources, lessons that work, as well as news in the education field
You can post questions, concerns, news. “What interests you.” Those who follow you will see your posts.
Why would educators use it?Simplest form of professional developmentConnect with experts in the education field
located all over the worldTargeted feedback and resources from peersGet the latest news quicklyEstablish a PLNIt’s easy and fast
How to BeginSign up
Set up user name and password
Main Page Type your entry, press update
YourUsername,Following,Followers
TweetsYouReceive
Twitter EtiquetteDon’t type in all capital lettersTweets should be less than 140 characters (128)
so they can be retweeted.You can reply to anyone by clicking on the arrow
next to a tweet, but remember: everyone who follows you can see your tweets
If you think something is important, retweet by copying post and placing RT @ before it. Always give credit.
Think about adding to the conversationAs teachers, professional tone should be normDon’t overtweet
Who to follow?•You can search for people by name.•Those you’ve read, seen at conferences, heard about•Experts in field (try WeFollow or Twitter for Teachers) links on smmfaculty wiki
You can control who follows youYou will receive an email message every time
someone requests to follow you.You can accept or block.You will have spammers following, can
eliminate by looking at followers list and eliminating.
Contact InformationCreated by Lauren M. Bott, Librarian, St.
Mary Magdalen School, Wilmington DEQuestions? [email protected], Twitter:
lbott