twitter for beginners by megan rademeyer
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@MeganRademeyer
Becoming a Twitterbug!
•271 million monthly active users•500 million Tweets are sent per day•78% of Twitter active users are on mobile•77% of accounts are outside the U.S.•Twitter supports 35+ languages
Amazing Twitter facts
• Who is on Twitter?• Who is on Twitter – but only
as a lurker?• Who is on Twitter and using it
for professional development?
Teaching is changing all the time.
The ways of staying on top of developments is also changing.
Jane Hart’s annual survey of learning tools
Twitter: a great form of professional development
• Free• You chose your experts• PD when and where it
suits you• Bite size bits of info –
delve in deeper if you are interested
• Be a lurker – or a contributor – or a bit of both
• Communities of practice• Online Twitter Chats
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So – how has Twitter changed education?
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How do you get more followers?
Is it worth tweeting if no one is following?
• Just do it! • Include hashtags in
your tweets• Include handles in your
tweets• Be interesting, be
original. • Tell people your
handle.• Join online
conversations.
• Not too much – not too little – just right!
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My Twitter handle - @MeganRademeyer
Spot the difference!
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Which of the people I follow are you more likely to follow?
Don’t be an egg-head!
Include a photo and an bio and you will seem more interesting.
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Some great tweets…
Who is going to be the Tweep of the ICT in the Classroom conference?
Include: #SchoolNet2015
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We have been using #DBEcentres
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We are using #SchoolNet2015
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• This is the hashtag for this conference
• All the tweets for this event can be found together
• People who are not here are participating
• After this event we can use this # to stay in touch
Search for #SchoolNet 2015 to see our Twitter Stream
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The quality of your Twitter experience is only as good as the people you follow
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People have unique interests – everyone will follow a different mix
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1. Follow five handles2. Follow someone at your table3. See who someone you follow, follows. And follow them too.4. Follow an organisation you admire 5. Tweet about someone you follow with #SchoolNet2015
Let’s get tweeting!
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Who is worth following?Handle What
@schoolnetsa This organisation empowers teachers to use technology to enhance education. Daily links to free tools and blog posts.
@DBE_SA Official hashtag of the Department of Basic Education. Include this handle in tweets about education and you may get a re-tweet.
@MicrosoftEduSA Tweets about how teachers are using free Microsoft tools in their classrooms. Stay in touch about events and new tech.
#sateachers South African teachers share news and ideas relating to education.
When someone re-tweets someone interesting – follow that person too!Un-follow people who don’t interest you.Look out for people’s handles and follow them.
Stay in touch: @SchoolNetSA
• Avoid the “career limiting” tweet!• Think before you tweet. Would you say
what you are tweeting to your boss, to your granny, to a person interviewing you, to your child?
• If you don’t have something nice to say – don’t say anything!
• Your online profile is a permanent reflection of you. Portray a professional image!
See you in the cloud! @MeganRademeyer