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How to Use Twitter http://www.howcast.com/videos/149055-How-to-Use-Twitter

How to Sign up on Twitter Go to http://twitter.com and find the sign up box, or go directly to

https://twitter.com/signup. Enter your full name, email address, and a password. Click Sign up for Twitter. On the next page, you can select a username (usernames are unique identifiers on

Twitter) Double-check your name, email address, password, and username. Click Create my account. You may be asked to complete a Captcha to let us know that

you're human. Twitter will send a confirmation email

Username Tips Your username is the name your followers use when sending @replies,

mentions, and direct messages.

It will also form the URL of your Twitter profile page..

Please note: You can change your username in your account settings at any time, as long as the new username is not already in use.

Usernames must be fewer than 15 characters in length and cannot contain "admin" or "Twitter", in order to avoid brand confusion.

Important Notes! An email address can only be associated with one Twitter account at a

time.

The email address you use on your Twitter account is not publicly visible to others on Twitter.

Now What? Follow People!

Get organized

Share!

Get informed

Maximizing Twitter Don’t use Twitter.com

Two main platforms – similar

Tweet Deck

Hoot Suite

Clearing a few misconceptions (Courtesy of:

http://technologizer.com/2009/05/11/ten-twitter-mythconceptions/

1. The fact that some people tweet about what they ate for breakfast is a sign that Twitter is shallow.

2. People who tweet about what they ate for breakfast are wasting your time

3. Twitter promotes narcissism

5. If you follow someone you have to read everything they read or link to.

6. If someone follows you, you must follow them back.

7. Twitter burns a lot of time you don’t have.

8. # of followers = interesting you are

Lost?www.qflokstra.com/twitter

Links to today’s presentationsInformationLinks to guide you on your journey!

What do you want it to be? Lot can be done

Some use it effectively with their classes

Some use it to stay connected with their area of expertise

For me: creating a PLN (Personal Learning Network) that gives me year-long Pro-D accessible at any moment