1. TEACHERS AND Adapted from Mary Harriet Talbut

2. So What is it?  Micro-blogging Platform  140 character limit in each tweet  Originally started as a “What are you doing” social media platform (think just Facebook’s status updates), but now it’s much more  Over 600 million searches on Twitter each day  Started in 2006

4. Why do I need Twitter?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU

5. Why do I need Twitter?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tT6N_8wcn4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tT6N_8wcn4

6. Basic Twitter Terms  DM - direct message  RT - retweet  #topic - hashtag used for threads  @username - reply to another user  bitly.com - a website that shortens the URL so you can fit it in your tweet

7. Basic Twitter Terms Either log in and type your Tweet in the message box on the Twitter website, or use the message box in your desktop app (140 characters is the maximum length of message). use the ‘@’ symbol, then their Twitter username, e.g. eg: @ramskill your message, whatever it may be Bear in mind that this reply can be seen publically, by your followers and the followers of who you are replying to. For general postsTo reply to someone

8. Where to look for followers?  Teachers who use Twitter with their students herehere  Twitter for professional development herehere  Twitter4Teachers Wiki here here  Good education directory to try Just Tweet ItJust Tweet It

9. How to Use Twitter Effectively  Focus on quality, not quantity  Promote your blog posts, ideas  Interact (most important)  Answer other people when they ask questions  Ask Questions  Retweet other people’s interesting tweets  Share links to articles & blog posts  Don’t spam people or use auto DM feature

10. http://www.twitter/mhtalbut

11. How to Get Updates on your Phone without a Twitter Account  Want to get updates from @Twitter but don’t want to create a Twitter account? You’re in luck! Use FastFollow.  Send Follow [username] to your Twitter shortcode and you will start receiving Tweets from that user on your device.  Example: sending follow ckoos1 to 40404 on a US- based AT&T phone would mean I'd start getting SMS updates whenever @ckoos1 posts a Tweet.

12. Resources  This is the link for Twitter.edu or 100 great Twitter feeds to follow http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2009/twitteredu-100-excellent-educational-twitter-feeds/ http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2009/twitteredu-100-excellent-educational-twitter-feeds/  This is a blog discussing Best Practices of a Twitter enhanced High School Classroom http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/2009/05/best-practices-in-twitter-enhanced-high.html http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/2009/05/best-practices-in-twitter-enhanced-high.html  Using Twitter to overcome Classroom isolation http://tinyurl.com/pwjjxp http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&sik=1243084993447&aIdx=0&articleID=32319246http://tinyurl.com/pwjjxp http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&sik=1243084993447&aIdx=0&articleID=32319246  Twitter tips for Teachers and Educators http://www.diigo.com/annotated/9a613e1a9ddb438b2d3f2dad904c4d85http://www.diigo.com/annotated/9a613e1a9ddb438b2d3f2dad904c4d85  30 Twitter Tips for Teachers http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/30-twitter-tips-for-teachers/http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/30-twitter-tips-for-teachers/  The Networked Teacher http://educationinnovation.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/06/leveraging-the-networked- teacher-the-professional-networked-learning-collaborative.htmlhttp://educationinnovation.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/06/leveraging-the-networked- teacher-the-professional-networked-learning-collaborative.html  10 Things Teachers should know to get started with Twitter http:/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbfZvyzDSYU&eurl=http://mashable.com/2009/05/31/late-night- tv/&feature=player_embedded http:/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbfZvyzDSYU&eurl=http://mashable.com/2009/05/31/late-night- tv/&feature=player_embedded  Top 7 Twitter Videos on YouTube http://mashable.com/2009/05/31/twitter-tutorials-youtube/http://mashable.com/2009/05/31/twitter-tutorials-youtube/  Teachers and Twitter http://mrslwalker.com/?p=79620905http://mrslwalker.com/?p=79620905  9 reasons teachers should use twitter /azk12.org/blog/archives/46-10-Things-Teachers-Should-Know-to-Get-Started-with- Twitter.html/azk12.org/blog/archives/46-10-Things-Teachers-Should-Know-to-Get-Started-with- Twitter.html