Transcript Twitter - Mary Ellen Peters

Twitter
Expanding Your
Professional Learning Network
Contact & Websites
Email:
[email protected]
Website: http://marypeters.utma.com
Bookmarking Website:
http://guest.portaportal.com/northstar
Twitter is…….
• Social network and micro-blogging
service that enables users to send
and read other users updates known
as “Tweets”.
~Wikipedia~
• 140 Characters
• Asynchronous
Twitter Sidebar
Twitter
“What are you doing?”…
Tweets
• Avatar and User Name appear to the left of the
Tweet.
@User Names
• In Tweets, user names preceded by @
indicate “replies” or “mentions”.
“Favorites” or “Reply”
Add Tweet to “Favorites”
“Reply” to Tweet
Find People Using Twitter
Search Topics on Twitter
#Hashtags
• A hashtag is any word in twitter which is
immediately preceded by the '#' symbol (a.k.a
the hash). By using a hashtag, you're signalling
that you want people to be able to find your
tweet and associate it with other tweets that
contain the same hashtag.
~http://votereport.pbwiki.com/Hashtags~
#Hashtags
Example:
Twitter Advanced Search
Twitter Advanced Search
HELP!!!
My posting has too many
characters.
• TinyURL
– http://tinyurl.com/
• Bitley
– http://bit.ly/
Twitter
A Tool for Schools
Twitter in the Classroom
http://www.twine.com/item/126lkv3lb1n2/youtube-twitter-in-the-classroom
Web 2.0
• Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools
Huge list of web sites – http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Organiser
+Tools
• Quizlet Make flashcards or find flashcard
sets to use online
– http://quizlet.com/
• Go 2 Web 20
– http://www.go2web20.net/
Web 2.0 for Fun….
• Wordle
– http://www.wordle.net/
• Your Fonts
– http://www.yourfonts.com/
• PictureTrail
– http://www.picturetrail.com/
Twitter
in your
Professional Learning
Network
Liz B. Davis - on Twitter
lizbdavis -- Twitter
Liz B. Davis - on Blogspot
http://edtechpower.blogspot.com/
Basic Suggestions for
Teachers New to Twitter
~Liz B Davis~
http://edtechpower.blogspot.com/2009/02/advice-for-teachersnew-to-twitter.html
•
Go to settings and fill out your Bio! This is
essential to getting followers.
•
Tweet a few things - share a link, an idea, a
resource, a blog post, anything.
•
Don't protect your updates. People often
hesitate to follow back if they can't see your
tweets.
•
Use your real name and your real picture.
You will eventually have to say "Hi I'm "xx" on
Twitter."
•
Look for people who will follow you back - that is
what makes a conversation.
•
Check out this spreadsheet of educators
on Twitter add yourself: http://bit.ly/xfUn
•
If you Tweet a question and no one
answers, Tweet it again later. It is OK to ask
more than once.
~Liz B. Davis~
The Power of Educational Technology
http://edtechpower.blogspot.com/2009/02/advice-for-teachersnew-to-twitter.html
Center for Learning and Performance Technologies
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/
Before Twitter…..
• Wordle
– http://www.wordle.net/
After Twitter…..
• Wordle
– http://www.wordle.net/
Where will Technology be in
Five Years??