1. Meet the Tweet An Introduction to Twitter Presenter: Ellen Phillips Instructional Technology Specialist OET Queens An Introduction to Twitter Presenter: Ellen Phillips Instructional Technology Specialist OET Queens

2. What is Twitter?  A free social networking site  140 character messages or “tweets”  Also called “microblogging”  Uses the Web, IMs and SMS texting  A free social networking site  140 character messages or “tweets”  Also called “microblogging”  Uses the Web, IMs and SMS texting

3. Getting Started  Twitter.com  “Sign Up Now”  Twitter.com  “Sign Up Now”

4. Registering with Twitter  Use your real name so you can be found  Upload a picture/avatar if you like  Do not select “Inside Scoop” to avoid spam  Use your real name so you can be found  Upload a picture/avatar if you like  Do not select “Inside Scoop” to avoid spam

5. Your Twitter Account Setting  Create a username and password  Provide your email address  Supply some information to make you searchable  Create a username and password  Provide your email address  Supply some information to make you searchable

6. Setting up your account…  Select ‘Protect my tweets’  Only approved viewers will be able to see your tweets.  Select ‘Protect my tweets’  Only approved viewers will be able to see your tweets.

7. Linking your Mobile Device  Click on “Mobile” on Settings menu bar  From your phone, text “40404” and follow directions that will be sent to your mobile device via text message.  Click on “Mobile” on Settings menu bar  From your phone, text “40404” and follow directions that will be sent to your mobile device via text message.

8. Settings for your Mobile Device Your # will be here. Once you register your phone, your number will show in settings. Make sure you select “Direct Messages” under Device updates

9. Your Home Page  Under “What’s Happening?” you can write a 140 character message  People whose Tweets you receive are those you are FOLLOWING.  People who follow your Tweets are FOLLOWERS.  Under “What’s Happening?” you can write a 140 character message  People whose Tweets you receive are those you are FOLLOWING.  People who follow your Tweets are FOLLOWERS.

10. Who Should You Follow?  You can follow friends and family members.  You can follow colleagues who share your interests.  Following colleagues with shared interests can provide you with links, and other information.  To find followers based on a topic, use your search tool.  You can follow friends and family members.  You can follow colleagues who share your interests.  Following colleagues with shared interests can provide you with links, and other information.  To find followers based on a topic, use your search tool.

11. Following  Type in a keyword  Click on icon or press “enter”  Read through the resulting tweets.  Type in a keyword  Click on icon or press “enter”  Read through the resulting tweets.

12. …Following  Click on the name of a person you wish to follow.

13. …Following

14. The Value of Followers  The more followers you have, the better the chance that you will get responses to your questions  When you request to follow someone, they will often request to follow you.  Spend some time building up your account to make it productive for you.  The more followers you have, the better the chance that you will get responses to your questions  When you request to follow someone, they will often request to follow you.  Spend some time building up your account to make it productive for you.

15. Person-to-Person Tweets Use the “Direct” command to send tweets directly to another person.

16. What Is A Hashtag?  “#” as a prefix to a keyword in a tweet.  Search “#lost” and you will see all tweets related to the television show “Lost.”  Hashtags allow you to create communities of common interests.  “#” as a prefix to a keyword in a tweet.  Search “#lost” and you will see all tweets related to the television show “Lost.”  Hashtags allow you to create communities of common interests.

17. Backchannel Chat  Any user can create a hashtag by adding it to their own tweet.  Create a hashtag for today’s workshop:  #OETQJan14  Search #OETQJan14 and create a “backchannel” conversation with other participants in today’s workshop.  Any user can create a hashtag by adding it to their own tweet.  Create a hashtag for today’s workshop:  #OETQJan14  Search #OETQJan14 and create a “backchannel” conversation with other participants in today’s workshop.