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Twitter for Teachers. Presented by: Jennifer L. Scheffer. What is Twitter?. Microblogging 140 characters Eric Sheninger- Principal Twitter. My Twitter Story. Why Twitter in Education?. Best way to build your Professional Learning Network Allows you to search PEOPLE not the web
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Twitter for Teachers Presented by: Jennifer L. Scheffer
What is Twitter? • Microblogging • 140 characters • Eric Sheninger- Principal Twitter
Why Twitter in Education? • Best way to build your Professional Learning Network • Allows you to search PEOPLE not the web • Connects you to LIKE-MINDED individuals • Saves you time!
Creating your Profile • User name • Twitter Handle • Bio • Who you are • What you teach • Your philosophy • Topics of Interest • Use a picture, not an egg!
Twitter Terminology
Anatomy of a Tweet @mention Retweet Hashtag Direct Message Favorite
@ mention (aka an @ reply) an @mention used when a person is having a conversation with another twitterer. Use @ mention when referring to other twitter users. This means the other users will be alerted of your conversation. (can be done via phone) You only see @ mentions if you follow both twitterers or you are looking at another person’s tweet timeline.
RT (also known as a Retweet) Any tweet starting with “RT” means someone is re-tweeting some one else’s tweet. Used to quickly share tweets by someone else that might contain links, news or anything you think your twitter followers will find interesting.
# (Hashtags) Any word starting with the “#” hash symbol is known as a hash tag. Hash tags make it easier to search and follow the twitter conversations on specific topics Serve as a filtering system
DM (aka) Direct Message) DM’s are private messages sent from one Twitterer to another. You can only send a DM to a person who follows you; they can only reply to your DM if you also follow them.
Twitter Challenge Set up your profile page with bio and picture Find 10 individuals to follow Find 5 organizations to follow Search for a hashtag that has meaning to you Send a Tweet by the first day of school
Who Should You Follow? • Teachers • Administrators • Technology Integrators • Researchers • Bloggers • Authors • Speakers • Organizations/Companies
Individuals to Follow http://tomwhitby.wordpress.com/ http://blog.web20classroom.org / http://www.livebinders.com/play/present?id=202342
Individuals to Follow http://ericsheninger.com/esheninger?sid=28 http://www.patrickmlarkin.com/
Individuals to Follow http://cybraryman.com/http://cybraryman.com/newteachers.html http://www.themobilenative.org/
Individuals to Follow http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/ http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/104566
Individuals to Follow http://willrichardson.com/ http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/104566
Organizations to Follow 21st Century Teacher @21stCenturyTch Education Week @educationweek eSchool News @eschoolnews Connected Educators @edcocp NHSTE @nhste Teaching Channel @TeachingChannel edutopia @edutopia Edmodo @edmodo
How to get Followers • Use a picture, not an egg! • Start Tweeting! • Use a meaningful hashtag • Ask questions! • @mention & thank the people who follow you
Specific Areas/Roles #edchat – education, worldwide, lots of topics #ntchat – devoted entirely to NEW TEACHERS #ce12 – connected educators #spedchat – Special Ed needs; live chat every Thurs. 8:30 p.m. #edapp – educational apps #1st5days – what to do the first 5 days Subject Specific #mathchat– mathematics #scichat – science #engchat – English #artsed – the arts in education #musedchat – music #eltchat – english language teacher #STEM – widely used for posts & resources in STEM education #SSChat – social studies chat #RETeacher – Religious Education #HistoryTeacher – History #GeographyTeacher – Geography #ASEChat – Association of science and education weekly chat Monday 8-9pm GMT #PhysicsEd – Physics Technology #edtech – a very wide range of tweets relating to the use of technology in education. #elearning – eLearning topics #mlearning – the use of mobile technologies in education, also #mobilelearning though this is less used #edapp – educational apps #gbl- games based learning #slide2learn – iDevices and learning #vitalcpd – effective use of technology in the classroom
Resources The A-Z Dictionary of Educational Twitter Hashtags http://edudemic.com/2011/10/twitter-hashtag-dictionary/ Twitter in Plain English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o&feature=player_detailpage Twitter for Beginners http://cybraryman.com/twitterforbeginners.html The Twitteraholic’s Ultimate Guide to tweets, hashtags, and all things Twitter http://theedublogger.com/2012/02/13/the-updated-twitteraholics-guide-to-tweets-hashtags-and-all-things-twitter/#.UCsPQCj1YWs.twitter Education IT Blogs http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2012/06/honor-roll-50-must-read-k-12-education-it-blogs Educational Technology and Mobile Learning http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/twitter-for-professional-development.html?m=1 Top 14 Educational Technology Tweeters to Follow http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/top-14-educational-technology-tweeters.html