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Tweet Tweet ~Twitter for MRA Councils/ Committees. Joan L. Tuttle @ readtech @ mraread. Goals. To learn the advantages of using Twitter T o be more comfortable using Twitter To be able to “translate” a tweet And maybe to create a twitter account before you leave Monday and send a tweet!.
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Tweet Tweet ~Twitter for MRA Councils/Committees Joan L. Tuttle @readtech @mraread
Goals • To learn the advantages of using Twitter • To be more comfortable using Twitter • To be able to “translate” a tweet • And maybe to create a twitter account before you leave Monday and send a tweet!
WHY? • HOW? • WHERE? • WHO? • WHAT? • WHEN?
Twitter is…… What is Twitter? twit·ter twit·ter/ˈtwitər/
Twitter for MRA Council/CommitteesWHO?/WHY? WHY? • Announce Council/Committee Activities • Link to Newsletter • Share information WHO could you reach? • Council Membership • MRA members • Global Audience
WHY? • PLN Professional Learning Network • Professional Development • Locate interesting websites • Read blogs • Listen” to professional conversations on topic • SHARE : class lessons, articles, samples of class work • Ask for help!
When Anytime! AND it is FREE!
WHERE? Twitter.com • http://tinyurl.com/3suw7pp
HOW? Go to www.twitter.com Username Password Profile Location Image Two Sources for Setting up an Account: Techinliteracy.wordpress.comsee Councils-Twitter
Twitter Fluency! • If the Internet is the Information highway, • then Twitter is the fast lane on the left! • From @howeprincipal
Twitter Symbols @ # • @ at sign means the username • (Think of emails) • # pound sign followed by a “topic” means a Hashtag #olympics
What kind of tweets? 4 Types • Regular tweet ~ message • Reply @ you are talking AT someone or send a message • Retweet (RT) • DM (Direct Message) • Your own • Reply to another tweet • Retweet another tweet from someone else to all your followers • Send a private message
MRA TwitterRegular Tweet OR • 140 character RULE • Letters • Spaces • Punctuation • Numbers • Special Characters
What kind of tweets? 4 Types • Regular tweet ~ message • Reply @ you are talking AT someone or send a message • Retweet (RT) • DM (Direct Message) • Your own • Reply to another tweet • Retweet another tweet from someone else to all your followers • Send a private message
Go to Twitter @tweet2teech
What kind of tweets? 4 Types • Regular tweet ~ message • Reply @ you are talking AT someone or send a message • Retweet (RT) • DM (Direct Message) • Your own • Reply to another tweet • Retweetanother tweet from someone else to all your followers • Send a private message
Retweet How to… Why RETWEET? • Click retweet in the tweet itself • Type RT followed by @username and copy/paste the tweet • Interesting to your followers
Go to Twitter Retweet an IRA
What kind of tweets? 4 Types • Regular tweet ~ message • Reply @ you are talking AT someone or send a message • Retweet (RT) • DM (Direct Message) • Your own • Reply to another tweet • Retweet another tweet from someone else to all your followers • Send a private message
Take a moment What have we done….
What kind of tweets? 4 Types • Regular tweet ~ message • Reply @ you are talking AT someone or send a message • Retweet (RT) • DM (Direct Message) • Your own • Reply to another tweet • Retweet another tweet from someone else to all your followers • Send a private message
Hashtags # pound sign followed by a topic
Hashtags # • Pound Sign # followed by a topic • Organize conversations • Search through Google! • Live Feeds of Educational # http://splaysoft.com/CCL4s/Educational_Hash_Tags.html • CyberlibraryManhttp://www.cybraryman.com/chats.html • Google Calendar of Chats https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=9k50j34spec6pailr59uo2becg@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Denver&gsessionid=OK&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+scottmcleoddelicious+%28Scott+McLeod%27s+Delicious+Bookmarks
#pb10for10August 10th Enjoy and Embrace Learning Learning...a journey Contact us on our blogs, or Twitter(@mandyrobek or @cathymere), or by e-mail to let us know you are joining this event. On the day of the event - August 10th - we will be linking all the "must have" posts. In the past, we or I should say Cathy creates a Jog the Web. I can't wait to have you join us! http://enjoy-embracelearning.blogspot.com/2012/07/last-night-while-i-was-watching-my.html
Suggestions Take a look… • #commoncore • #ccss • #cchat • #mathchat • #engchat • #edchat • #bookaday • http://edchat.pbworks.com/w/page/219908/FrontPage • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuIxpz6UklE&feature=player_embedded
Follow & Followers Follow Benefits you! Followers Gives you a VOICE!
Following How to find people to follow? Look at the tweets • @MrSchuReads • @dgburris • @MrsWhosit • @mraread • @tweet2tweet • @readtech • @mandyrobek • @coolteacher • @Donalynbooks • @shannonmiller • @2read4life
Following • Following • Real Name • Username • Profile/bio • Web address No follow us!
Q&A • Can I delete a tweet? • Can I “unfollow” someone? • Can I “hide” a follower? • Can I delete my Twitter account? • Can I add photos and videos? • Can I block someone?
Resources • Twitter Help Center is excellent resource. • Bibliography from bibme.orghttp://www.bibme.org/shared/p0p3ADer3X • http://techinliteracy.wordpress.com
Goals • To learn the advantages of using Twitter • To be more comfortable using Twitter • To be able to “translate” a tweet • And maybe to create a twitter account before you leave Monday and send a tweet!
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