1. Level Up Your Skills With Twitter Chanel Johnson
CLC STEM Program Specialist/ Vanguard Lead
Ipad, Wireless Speaker, Computer, Powerpoint, Tweetdeck, twitter, clicker, Tech pac
Youtube playing super Mario music
Tweet Deck is up
Slow down

2. Steps to Leveling Up Turn the Game on “ What is Twitter” Level 1

3. What is Twitter?
Social Networking Platform that allows you to express yourself in 140 character or less.
Educators are now using this platform to gain and share resources, strategies and encouragement without judgement

4. Level 1 How do I get Started?
Sign up for Twitter it is FREE!
settings
How do I get Started?
Keep Professional and Personal Separate
Follow, Follow, Follow
Write a few practice tweets a week # etc)
Cloud 1: Muted words, people, who can tag you your location
Vanguard Leads, School, Principal, AED Super, other teachers, ME

5. Your Settings
Sign up
Set your settings to the level of exposure you would like.
Muted words and
muted accounts
Privacy and safety

6. Practice Tweeting Download the free app to your phone!
Limited Characters 140
Pictures worth a thousand words
# Hashtag
The # symbol is used to organize tweets and brand your tweets
Example:
#gameonFCS
#edchat
#sschat
#NGSS
#NSTA
#NCTM
to Tag who you are tweeting
Example
@DC_STEMtastic your session rocks!

7. Start Following People
Start Local
@DC_STEMTASTIC
@SoontobeED
School
Your Principal
Teachers and Vanguard Members
Companies ( nearpod) .
Who to Follow
Don’t Mix Business and Pleasure

8. Like and Retweet .
Reply
Retweet
Like
Direct Message

9. LEVEL UP Join in Twitter Chats! Twitter + Lurking = Twurking
Tweet with Tact and Taste
Rules of engaging in the twitter Chat

10. Twitter Chats Twitter Chats?
COLLABORATION with like minded educators over a specific topic from all over the world!
#GlobalLeaders
Twitter Chat Calendar
Vanguard Twitter Chats Thursdays 7:30-8:30pm
Benefits of Twitter Chats
PD is short
There’s a Twitter Chat for That!
PD in my PJs
New People New Idea
Resources, Most are free

11. How To Participate
Introduce ourselves: Your name, where you are from, what you teach. #gameonfcs
Moderator Post a Question: Q1, Q2, Q3, #summersummit17 Follow the moderator or the #gameonfcs
Participants Answer the Question A1, A2, A3,
Did someone post an answer you liked? Follow them!
Let the learning and collaboration begin!
NO TWURKING Please!

12. GET IN THE GAME! Create Twitter Account/ Login Follow DC_STEMtastic
#gameonfcs
See something you like!
Retweet
Follow them!
Watch for Q1:
Respond with A2: (your answer) #gameonfcs

13. Create the GAME! Final Level: Host your own Twitter Chats!
Bring Twitter Chats to your school or even your classroom!
Volunteer to Host a Vanguard Chat or any Chat you have joined

14. Introduce yourself
@DC_Stemtastic
Name
School
Learning Community
Role
#Gameonfcs

15. How did you use Twitter prior to this session?
Q1:
How did you use Twitter prior to this session?

16. A1:
@DC_Stemtastic
Your answer
#Gameonfcs

17. What is your greatest interest in education?
Q2:
What is your greatest interest in education?
Math, Admin, ELA, STEM, Tech, Culture diversity etc.

18. A2:
Your answer
#Gameonfcs

19. How can you level up your use of Twitter?
Q3:
How can you level up your use of Twitter?

20. A3:
@Dc_Stemtastic
Your answer
#gameonfcs

21. Resources Many ways to use twitter why do we have twitter chats?
twitter Educator Starter Guide
Host a Twitter Chat
There are far too many voices that should be heard and YOU should be one of them
What we learn through PD is essentially what we plan to use for our own students

22. You have Leveled up
Thank You!