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Take Off with. Jay Greenlinger, Ed.D. @jaygreenlinger and Kate Fisher @_K8Fisher Pleasant Valley School District. Welcome . Introductions. Workshop Format “Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.” -Albert Camus. Poll Everywhere Let’s try it out…
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Take Off with Jay Greenlinger, Ed.D. @jaygreenlinger and Kate Fisher @_K8Fisher Pleasant Valley School District
Welcome • Introductions • Workshop Format “Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.” -Albert Camus • Poll Everywhere • Let’s try it out… • First name and district • Role
Twitter allows us to…. • CONNECT with educators globally • CONTRIBUTE ideas and strategies • CONVERSE meaningfully and professionally • REQUEST resources and opinions
CONNECT Finding people/topics/chats to connect with • Use operators to refine searches • since: limits searches to tweets after a given date #daily5 since:2013-10-01 • filter:links limits searches to tweets including links #daily5 filter:links • from: limits searches to tweets from a specific user from:@jaygreenlinger • Practice Time
CONNECT Manage your connections using lists to maximize your Twitter time. • Proven Practice - Create a “first” list • Lists can be organized for any interest: Math, 4th Grade, iPads, Knitting, Dogs, etc. Practice Time
CONNECT • Do you routinely participate in or follow a Twitter chat? • What is your favorite Twitter chat? (#mathchat, #kinderchat,etc.) • Chiming in on Chats (list of chats) Practice Time
CONTRIBUTE • Use hashtags to organize your thoughts and help others search for them. (#gcexpo13) • Spread good ideas with RTs and MTs • Share multimedia resources • Links are automatically shortened to 22 characters • Images and videos become part of Twitter’s public space Practice Time
CONVERSE • Keeping conversations organized by replying • Show your appreciation with favorites and RTs • Public Tweets vs. DMs • Protected accounts: Pros and Cons
MAKING REQUESTS • Surveys via Twitter • Quickly poll your PLN with a tweet • Crowdsourcing • Look for resources and opinions “Looking for indiv/sm grp extension activities, 4th/5th grade, espec. exponents, decimals, fractions #mathchat #4thchat #5thchat #gtchat Thx!”
Quick Poll • What is one tool you’ve seen today that you plan on using the next time you are on Twitter? • What questions might you have at this point? or....Is there something we haven't covered that you would like us to address?
Widgets and Apps • Social Media Apps can help you tame the Twitter river Hootsuite Practice Time