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Tweet Training

Tweet Training. Using Twitter for Class. Basic Steps. Set up a new account ( recommended) or use your regular account. Note: if you are creating a second account, you must provide a different email. Try for the shortest handle possible.

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Tweet Training

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  1. Tweet Training UsingTwitterforClass

  2. Basic Steps • Set up a new account (recommended) or use your regular account. Note: if you are creating a second account, you must provide a different email. • Try for the shortest handle possible. • Fill out your bio and add a portrait, avatar, or image. • Follow us first, then you’ll be able to follow your classmates. • Search for our authors and/or pages dedicated to them.

  3. Howto Use TwitterforClass Tweet your thoughts about the reading as you read. Live-tweet our film marathon. Add this hashtagto every tweet: #h161 RT (Retweet) others’ tweets that you like or want to respond to publicly. Publicly direct messages to people using the “@username” construction.

  4. #Humes #Fail As you can see, thehashtag #humes isalreadybeingused.

  5. Use #____ toconnecttootherswho are talkingabout #____ Note the “View Conversation” feature at theendofsome of thetweets. Thiswill open up thechain of messagesthatthistweetis in conversationwith.

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  7. The @ Page

  8. Homework • Sign up foranaccount at twitter.com • Followallthe “Basic Steps” onthesecondslideabove. • Tweetyourthesis in 140 charactersorlessusingthe #h161 hashtag. Abreviations are allowed. • Checkout: http://www.bu.edu/today/2010/define-your-thesis-in-140-characters/

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