What is twitter?

• Conversations in 140 characters• Microblogging• A Search engine• ….and so much more

• See commoncraft video on twitter

No longer Mr, Mrs, Ms etc… just…

@

Addressing people!

Signing up!

http://www.twitter.com

Signing up!

Don’t Be an Egg!

Would you follow these people?

Get an avatar!

• Profile• Brand• Badge

Length and no. of characters

User names

Consistency with other online sites

Consider real name if possible – ease of spelling?

Authenticity/visibility attracts attention. Make yourself genuine and realistic to potential followers

In your profile share:-•Online sites eg blogs, websites •Passions•Interests

Create a quality profile

Editing your profile

• A handle is your twitter id• Be as consistent with other online user names• Easily recognisable and spellable• Consider number of characters in id (140 is

max in a tweet)

Create a twitter handle

• Keep language clear and concise • Use abbreviations• Use shortened urls eg bitly, tinyurl

Just 140 characters

• Ask a question?• State that you are new to twitter (or attending a

conference add #tag of conference)• Examples

Ideas for a first tweet

“Please don’t tell me what you had for breakfast, I would rather know about your favourite eLearning adventures.”

Quote from webinar participant!

• Look for the compose update icon!

• Select it

How to make a tweet?

•Type your tweet in less than 140 characters•Add a photo if you wish

• Press tweet

Find at least 25-50 people to follow:

•Participants in this workshop•See http://bit.ly/SqjI0Z•Include organisations •See Lucy Gray’s suggestions

Who to Follow?

@, #, hashtags, abbreviations, shortened links, RT

Interpreting a tweet

• Retweet a tweet = RT

• Direct a tweet to people’s twitter handle

• Direct Message (DM) people – takes conversation out of mainstream into more intimate conversations

Get attention/Get followers

• Discover people’s feelings, experiences, research findings, questions etc

• Latest world news

• See commoncraft video on search in twitter

Twitter as a Search Engine

• Goto http://www.tweetchat.com• Key in earthquake• Key in your chosen search word ie some topic

you may be studying in class

• View Commoncraft video search in Twitter

Tweet search

Look for Trends in Twitter

http://www.tweetchat.com

What is a tweetchat?

Hashtags are searchable

• 300 hashtags• Cybraryman’s List of Hashtags• Educators Guide to Innovation• Conference hashtags of interest

Hashtags

Example:-http://globalclassroom2011-12.wikispaces.com/ and seek link to archives of twitter chats

Twitter Chat Archives

• Never click on a link that says:- (or similar)

Phish!

Help from Twitter

60 ways to use twitter in the classroomBlogging and tweeting in the early years classroomInspiring twitter outcomes in the early years classroomShakespeare moves to twitterTwitter in the classroomTwitter in EducationSearch engine

Classroom Use

Classroom stories!

jransom stocktake done – now the valuation of said stock thespottynapkin RT @tipsytoesshoes: Its stocktake and moving time at the Tipy Toes warehouse. Become a FB fan and get 20% off all orders-we would rather…

tipsytoesshoes Its stocktake and moving time at the Tipy Toes warehouse. Become a FB fan and get 20% off all orders-we would rather sell it than move it! sharpytheking Perpetual Stocktake… #bored.com jeicher stocktake is complete. #relief

RossGoesRawrr @shan1209 I’m lucky I’m out the back doing stocktake all night noone has to see it lol restructuregirl @malbooth @polyxena stocktake would help my students hugely. Haven’t done a s’take in 10 years & serious mismatch bw shelves & catalogue

Search for “stock taking” tweetsSearch for “stock taking” tweets

Learnt about International Dot Day on Twitter

International Dot Day

Preps Study Animals!

•How to use twitter lists - bit.ly/ThWyMn•Twitter tools for teachers•Recording of Tech Talk Tuesday session on a Guided Tour of Twitter•Who’s Who – the Twitter Help Desk (find a mentor)•The twitterholic’s guide – the Edublogger

Further Resources