1. Twitter 101 Jennifer Weaver, Resource Teacher
Office of Digital Learning
Patti Wit, S.T.A.T. Teacher
Deer Park Middle Magnet School

2. Outcome: Participants will explore the Twitter interface in order to learn how to complete basic Twitter tasks.
Indicator: Participants will create a professional, class, or school Twitter account and use it to send tweets and retweets, follow BCPS accounts, and search for professional content.

3. A fact about yourself
Ask all participants to use the same color post-it note to write 2-3 facts about themselves (name, age, school, grade level, hometown, hair color, etc).   
They should only write one fact on each post-it and do not need to include their name.
As they finish writing, instruct them to put the post-it notes on a common space (table or wall).  
After a few minutes, there should be many post-it notes of the same color on the surface.
Now ask participants how they could more easily identify which post-its came from which person.  (Possible discussion points- sign their names, include a picture, use different colors, etc.)

4. A fact about yourself A fact about yourself
Ask each participant to choose a different color marker and add a symbol to the post-its that they wrote.  
If two or more participants choose the same color marker, they should draw different symbols.
 Once this is done, have everyone step back and see how it is easier now to see which notes were posted by the same person.

5. Anything about the outdoors
Anything about sports
Anything about food
 Now ask the participants to use the remaining post-it notes to write a few more things.  
One color should be used to note something about sports (favorite team, sports played, etc.)
One color should be used to note something about food (favorite, least favorite, last thing eaten, favorite restaurant, etc.)
One color should be used to note something about the outdoors (favorite location, an interesting fact, the weather, a vacation spot, etc.).
Same rules apply as before; they must write 2-3 notes but only one thing per post-it.
This time they need to include their symbol on the note.  
As they finish writing, they should add these new notes to the same surface.

6. = Tweet
= usernames
= hashtags (#)

7. Why Twitter? Danielson Framework:
1d. Demonstrating knowledge of resources
resources to extend content knowledge and pedagogy
4c. Communicating with families
4d. Participating in a professional community
4e. Growing and developing professionally
enhancement of content knowledge and pedagogical skill
4f. Demonstrating professionalism
advocacy
Blueprint 2.0 Goal 3:
Every stakeholder will experience clear, timely, honest, transparent, and widely available communication about system initiatives and activities that engages them in building a culture of trust through action and establishes BCPS as a world-class school system.

8. Essential Twitter Vocabulary

9. Tweet (n.) Tweets are public 140 characters or less
Shorthand is appropriate in certain contexts
You can delete tweets, but not edit
Tweets are saved forever
Tweet (n.)

10. @ Username (n.) Always preceded by “@” No spaces
When you send a tweet, your username doesn't appear in the text @
Username (n.)

11. Log in!

12. Home stream (n.) Visible when you first open Twitter
Populated by tweets from people you follow, not YOUR tweets
Includes paid advertisements labeled as “Promoted”
Home stream (n.)

13. Profile Page (n.) Visible when you click on your name
Populated by YOUR tweets
Customizable description, header image, profile image/avatar, etc.
Profile Page (n.)

14. Upload your avatar image
Upload a header image
Add your bio
TO DO

15. Follow (v.) Your home stream will show:
Tweets and retweets by people you follow
Mentions of people you follow
Follow someone by clicking on their username and clicking on the follow button
Follow (v.)

16. Following vs Followers
You make the choice of who to follow
Unless you block someone, anyone can follow you- they are your followers
Anyone can see who follows you and who you follow
Following vs Followers

17. TO DO Search for @bcpsodl Choose “People” from the search results
Return to your Profile Page
Find out who you are following and who your followers are
TO DO

18. Mention (v.) Putting someone else's username in your tweet
People mentioned get a notification
Can be seen by their followers and yours
Don’t mention someone at the beginning of the tweet (or use a . in front if you do)
Mention (v.)

19. TO DO Compose your first tweet! Mention @bcpsodl
“Thanks for the great Twitter 101 DLU
TO DO

20. Retweet (v.) Share someone else’s tweet with your followers
Looks exactly like the original with a retweet label on top
If you want your followers to retweet you- keep your tweets to 120 characters
Quote Tweet option lets you add your own comment
Retweet (v.)

21. Like (v.) Indicate a tweet is important to you
A person gets notified if their tweet is liked
You can see people’s list of liked tweets
Like (v.)

22. TO DO Search the @bcpsodl profile page
Find an interesting tweet and retweet (or quote) it to your followers
Find another tweet and like it
TO DO

24. Hashtag (n.) Makes tweets searchable by keywords
You make them up, but don’t have to add one
If you want certain people to see your tweet, use an established hashtag
Etiquette:
No more than three
Keep them short
Hashtag (n.)

25. TO DO Search for a hashtag of your choice
Write a tweet that includes a hashtag
“Twitter 101 is a great DLU workshop!
TO DO

26. Media Can attach up to four photos
Pictures are hosted on Twitter’s servers and assigned a short URL that is automatically added to your tweet
URLs to websites are also automatically shortened
Media

27. Username
Profile Image
Reply
Retweet
Like
Mention
More:
Block
Copy
Report
Short URL
Hashtag
Direct Message

28. Twitter4teachers.pbworks.com
twitter-hashtags-for-teacher

29. Log on to Twitter at least once a week at first to read your Home feed
Retweet things you see that are interesting and relevant
Slowly begin following more people and asking colleagues to follow you
If you are at a school function make a point to send a tweet with a photo
Occasionally search Twitter for a hashtag or idea for a lesson
Next Steps

30. Send a tweet or two summarizing what you’ve learned and what next steps you’ll take
Monday / Someday

31. Thank yoU!
Bcpsodl.pbworks.com/DLU DLU Reflections are due by 8/2/17 to us anytime: