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Hashtags, Retweets, and 140 Characters: Finding Meaning in Twitter Nell Eckersl ey
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Hashtags, Retweets, and 140 Characters: Finding Meaning in Twitter
Nell Eckersley
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Agenda
• What is Twitter? • Basics of Twitter
o Hashtags o Retweetso Shortening Links for Tweets (and other purposes)o How to find people to followo How to get people to follow you
• Advanced Uses of Twittero Tweetdecko Follow Conferences even when you cannot attend
(Paper.Li, TweetChat)o TweetReacho Use with students
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Why Incorporate Social Media?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyZRS0BnpAI&feature=youtu.be
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What Can You Say in 140 Characters?
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Retweeting
• RT @Username
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Tagging
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HashTags
#EdTech #AdultEd
#TwEd
#EdChat #TechPD #SoMeEd
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Anatomy of a Good Tweet
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Shortened URLS
• http://ipadeducators.ning.com/profiles/blogs/preparing-your-school-for-an (73 characters)
• Bit.ly/3FjhpX (13 characters)
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Shortening Links
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You can use https://bitly.com/ to shorten URL’s without creating an account
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Customizing Your Shortened URL
But if you create an account on BitLy.com, you can customize your shortened URLS
Go from http://bit.ly/vJrH91 to http://bit.ly/wiggiotips
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Analytics
With an account you can also track how many times the URL you created has been clicked.
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QR Code
And with or without an account you can make any of the shortened URLS into a QR Code by adding .qr at the end
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Finding People to Follow
• Twitter Directories like http://WeFollow.com
• Search hashtags and words #AdultEd
• See who follows people you follow• http://Twibes.com • http://Listorious.com • http://Archivist.visitmix.com
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Search Twitter
• Search on http://Twitter.com for people, keywords or hashtags
• Search on http://Search.Twitter.com for keywords or hashtags even if you don’t have a Twitter account
• Track hashtags and tweet from http://tweetchat.com/
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Organizing Your Twitter
• Lists• Hootcourse• Mentions• Interactions• Replies
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Sending and Receiving Tweets
• Twitter.com• SMS Texts via your cell phone• Applications on computers & smart
phoneso Tweetdecko HootSuiteo Seesmic
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Twitter Chats• How do we
keep up with important education Twitter discussions?
• #EdChat Wiki
• #AEChat
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Advanced uses of Twitter
• Tweetdeck• Follow Conferences even when you cannot
attend (Paper.Li, TweetChat)• Tweet Reach• Use with students
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Twitter Backchannel
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Twitter & Metacognition
• Metacognitiono The practice of thinking about and reflecting on your
learningo Increases comprehension and retention
• Twitter can be a viable platform for metacognitiono Forces users to be brief and to the point-an important
skill in thinking clearly and communicating effectively o Can provide a simple way for attendees at a
conference to share thoughts about particular sessions and activities with others at the event and those unable to attend.
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Twitter Town Hall at COABE12
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http://HistoricalTweets.com
• http://historicaltweets.com/2008/12/04/lincoln-asks-twitter-followers-for-speechwriting-help/
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What to Do Right Now?
• Create a Twitter account on twitter.com
• Follow three peopleo @LACNYCnell or @FlaTechGirlo Search for people using #AdultEdo Search for your favorite hobby, writer,
singer, actor
• Retweet one tweet and create one of your own tweets. Remember to use hashtags
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What to Do in the Next Few Weeks
• Spend 15 minutes on Twitter every morningo reading o retweetingo following new people
• Try TweetDeck or receiving tweets as sms text messages
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Nell Eckersley• @LACNYCNell• [email protected]• http://
www.scoop.it/t/twitter-in-adult-education• http://lincs.ed.gov/mailman/listinfo/technology
