twitter: beyond the basics
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Twitter: Beyond the BasicsBeyond Lurking … but Lurking is okay!
Twitter - Connected TWITTER = Trans-World Idea Trading Teacher Education Resource
Free 24/7 Educational Support & Discussion Media System
Be part of the conversation!
How to Use Twitter http://www.howcast.com/videos/149055-How-to-Use-Twitter
How to Sign up on Twitter Go to http://twitter.com and find the sign up box, or go directly to
https://twitter.com/signup. Enter your full name, email address, and a password. Click Sign up for Twitter. On the next page, you can select a username (usernames are unique identifiers on
Twitter) Double-check your name, email address, password, and username. Click Create my account. You may be asked to complete a Captcha to let us know that
you're human. Twitter will send a confirmation email
Username Tips Your username is the name your followers use when sending @replies,
mentions, and direct messages.
It will also form the URL of your Twitter profile page..
Please note: You can change your username in your account settings at any time, as long as the new username is not already in use.
Usernames must be fewer than 15 characters in length and cannot contain "admin" or "Twitter", in order to avoid brand confusion.
Important Notes! An email address can only be associated with one Twitter account at a
time.
The email address you use on your Twitter account is not publicly visible to others on Twitter.
Now What? Follow People!
Get organized
Share!
Get informed
Maximizing Twitter Don’t use Twitter.com
Two main platforms – similar
Tweet Deck
Hoot Suite
Clearing a few misconceptions (Courtesy of:
http://technologizer.com/2009/05/11/ten-twitter-mythconceptions/
1. The fact that some people tweet about what they ate for breakfast is a sign that Twitter is shallow.
2. People who tweet about what they ate for breakfast are wasting your time
3. Twitter promotes narcissism
5. If you follow someone you have to read everything they read or link to.
6. If someone follows you, you must follow them back.
7. Twitter burns a lot of time you don’t have.
8. # of followers = interesting you are
Lost?www.qflokstra.com/twitter
Links to today’s presentationsInformationLinks to guide you on your journey!
What do you want it to be? Lot can be done
Some use it effectively with their classes
Some use it to stay connected with their area of expertise
For me: creating a PLN (Personal Learning Network) that gives me year-long Pro-D accessible at any moment