1. Caitlin Myers Digital Literacy Specialist Twitter

2. Twitter is a social networking website that allows you to read and write 140 character passages or tweets. What is Twitter?

3. Follow celebrities, authors, local businesses, musicians, friends and family. Potentially chat or connect with your favorite celebrity, author, or musician. Get breaking news before it hits your television screen. Stay up to date with those meddling kids! Why Twitter?

4. A word or phrase used as classification of a topic, preceded by the pound sign. Metadata tag Example : Went to Sweet Mandy B’s and got cupcakes. #cravings #CheatDay #hashtag

5. Definition directly from Twitter.com: The @ sign is used to call out usernames in Tweets: "Hello @twitter!" People will use your @username to mention you in Tweets, send you a message or link to your profile. A username is how you're identified on Twitter, and is always preceded immediately by the @ symbol. For instance, Katy Perry is @katyperry. @SkokieLibrary https://support.twitter.com/articles/166337

6. Hey, @jk_rowling! We’re learning #twitter today at Skokie Library. #AlwaysLearning #HermoineGranger @genesimmons We're learning Twitter @SkokieLibrary on a beautiful Friday night. #PartyLikeARockstar Example of @

7. @# SteveMartinToGo SkokieLibrary Blackdoggelato Richard Simmons SamuelLJackson Stephen King WhoopieGoldberg Bibliophile Yum SweatinToTheOldies LostInTranslation RitaMaeBrown Scared/Kujo JurassicPark/Dinos

8. www.twitter.com

9. To register for a Twitter account you need: email address Go to www.twitter.com If you see the signup form, fill out your full name, email address, choose a username, and create a password. Once you sign up, you’ll need to confirm your email address. It will send you an email to confirm your account. Signing Up

10. Twitter.com/SignUp

11. Twitter.com

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