1. ADVENTURES IN TWEETING Linnea Johnson | Simmons GSLIS | linnea@simmons.edulinnea@simmons.edu

2. Let’s start with a short video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8

3. Questions I ask my students & my staff  What does this mean for libraries?  How should we be evolving, if at all?  How do you isolate the technology fads?  What is here to stay and will make an impact?  How do you ensure that you have a presence where your patrons (users) are spending time online?

4. GSLIS Technology Group  Mission:  To provide GSLIS students, faculty, and staff access to current and innovative technological applications, resources, and tools via community spaces, training opportunities, and hands-on learning  Emphasis on non-proprietary software and open source options  Being a central part of the GSLIS curriculum and pedagogy by seeking out community feedback

5. Community Spaces  Tech Lab  http://gslislab.simmons.edu http://gslislab.simmons.edu  Media Lab  http://gslis.simmons.edu/podcasts http://gslis.simmons.edu/podcasts  Usability Lab  http://gslis.simmons.edu/usability http://gslis.simmons.edu/usability

6. Hands-on Instruction Opportunities  25-30 free workshops for the GSLIS community:  Dreamweaver  Advanced Wiki Gardening  FileMaker Pro  Zotero  Usability Testing  CSS  Debugging  Developing Web Applications  Second Life ….. And more  http://gslistechlab.eventbrite.com/ (online signup) http://gslistechlab.eventbrite.com/

7. Setting the scene  Teach two sections of LIS 488, Technology for Information Professionals in Boston & on our South Hadley campus (1 face-to-face & 1 blended)  1 of 5 required core classes that all GSLIS students are required to take  Topics include:  Computer hardware concepts  Networking infrastructure concepts  Internet protocols & underlying structure (political & technical)  Digital content creation  Problem solving with IT  Emerging technologies in libraries

8. Changes to Syllabus

9. Evaluation

10. Twitter Back Channel  You will be monitoring library technology and IT blogs every week, only 1 will be needed for your Current Awareness post in Moodle, but many should be shared.  Tweet any interesting finds with the class using a link shortener (www.bit.ly, www.tr.im, www.tinyurl.com) and use our official LIS 488-01 hash tag:www.bit.ly www.tr.imwww.tinyurl.com #lis48801  Bookmark this page to monitor class tweets or simply save it as a search on your Twitter home page - http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23lis48801http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23lis48801  Following me (http://twitter.com/leonnea) is not mandatory as I do tweet things other than tech content but am happy if you choose to follow me!http://twitter.com/leonnea  I will be monitoring (and replying when I can) to the class Twitter Back Channel, which I am hoping creates a unique community outside the classroom.  Have Fun!

11. How to Begin  Sign up for a free Twitter account. http://twitter.com. Choose public or private account.http://twitter.com  Start following people, news outlets, fellow LIS students, faculty, or anyone who interests you!  Twitter is a collaborative platform and works best if you participate. Don’t be shy.  News outlets on Twitter: http://www.newsontwitter.com/top-news-twitters/http://www.newsontwitter.com/top-news-twitters/  Politics on Twitter: http://www.newsontwitter.com/top-political-twitters/http://www.newsontwitter.com/top-political-twitters/  Sports Players on Twitter: http://www.newsontwitter.com/top-sports-twitters/http://www.newsontwitter.com/top-sports-twitters/  Foodies on Twitter: http://mashable.com/2009/08/13/twitter-foodies/http://mashable.com/2009/08/13/twitter-foodies/  Check out my Twitter tagged bookmarks on Delicious - http://delicious.com/leonnea/twitter http://delicious.com/leonnea/twitter

12. Additional Twitter Resources  Mashable’s Twitter Guide- http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/  YouTube Twitter Tutorials - http://mashable.com/2009/05/31/twitter-tutorials-youtube/ http://mashable.com/2009/05/31/twitter-tutorials-youtube/  Twitter 101 – Tips & Tricks - http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/twitter-101-tips-and-tricks/ http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/twitter-101-tips-and-tricks/  Find your perfect Twitter desktop application - http://mashable.com/2009/06/27/twitter-desktop-apps/ http://mashable.com/2009/06/27/twitter-desktop-apps/  Find your perfect Twitter mobile application - http://www.labnol.org/internet/best-twitter-mobile-apps/12129/ http://www.labnol.org/internet/best-twitter-mobile-apps/12129/  Twitter For Dummies Cheat Sheet - http://www.dummies.com/how- to/content/twitter-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.navId- 390357.html?print=truehttp://www.dummies.com/how- to/content/twitter-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.navId- 390357.html?print=true  Linnea! Ask me any Twitter quandaries that you might encounter. - @leonnea

13. Twitter 101

16. Put my twitter self out there!

17. Student Reactions  Mostly positive, especially for existing tweeters  “Am no longer dreading required GSLIS Tech class due to massive Twitter presence.”  All students signed up for a Twitter account (who didn’t have one already) after our first class  Some were reluctant:

18. But there is some hope…

19. Community Building Begins

23. Guest lecture participation

24. More participation

25. Blended Class

28. Concerns  Am not one to force a technology tool on students, so had initial worry about new approach  Twitter works well if you are engaged and involved (not lurking), which should be an organic experience  Would students tweet about quality of class?  How do you handle following/following back?  Twitter policies?  I found that simply trusting my students was huge and so far, it has worked.

29. Future Course Plans  Survey students in these 2 class beta groups to seek specific feedback on their Twitter experience  Possible take it a few steps further:  Encourage students to tweet during lectures to deepen our back channel  Have class Tweetups outside of normal class time to discuss topics covered in class in a less formal setting  Start discussions myself on Twitter if a nudge is needed  Designate experienced class tweeters to be mentors

30. Thank You For Listening!  Any Questions?  Slides available here:  http://web.simmons.edu/~johnsol2/ptrc/ http://web.simmons.edu/~johnsol2/ptrc/  Contact Information:  linnea@simmons.edu linnea@simmons.edu  (617)-521-2834  Office: P-204W  http://www.twitter.com/leonnea http://www.twitter.com/leonnea