Background Account Setup Uses of Twitter Twitter Terminology Twitter in Higher Education
what is microblogging?? Type of broadcast media in the form of blogging Status updates in Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn Twitter, Tumblr Most prominent characteristic – brevity
Founded 2006 by Jack Dorsey Privately owned company based in San Francisco Sept – 175 million registered users posting 95 million tweets per day
If you have an account, log in If you would like an account, If you don’t know if you really want an account, use one of our test accounts (rula_1 …) Joining the Conversation
Keeping in touch with friends/family Current Events Track Trends Get quick answers to questions Be several places at once Educational tool
1. Gulf Oil Spill 2. FIFA World Cup 3. Inception 4. Haiti Earthquake 5. Vuvuzela 6. Apple iPad 7. Google Android 8. Justin Bieber 9. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows 10. Pulpo Paul
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#mla2010 #Ryerson#highered #ryerson20 #stlhe2010 #LOST hashtags
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Searching Tweets - Basic Search Advanced search (Tweets, Tweets with Links, Tweets Near You, People)
iPhone, Android, iPad, Tweetdeck, Hootsuite, Seesmic etc. TweetdeckHootsuiteSeesmic
TwitterLive Twitter widgets
Follow a professional Develop a classroom community Global awareness via Twitter timeline Tracking word usage Conference tracking via hashtags Survey tool Class participation
50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom Twitter for Academia (AcademicDave) Ways to Teach with Twitter
Sally Wilson, Ryerson University Library and