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2. Twitter in 60 seconds! 3. First things first.create an account! 4. Ideas for a username! Someversion of your real name Description of an interest Organization Keepit short! People will appreciate this when retweeting you! 5. Use the Me tab to 6. Find out whats trending. 7. Twitter Lingo 8. Who should I follow?? @pbscd @learnzillion @teachhub @learnisttweets @edutopia @teachingchannel @webclassroom2.0 @teachthought @coolcatteacher @tomwhitby @donalynbooks 9. Ideas to help you create your PLN. Searcha topic you are interested in and see who is posting about it. Follow a hashtag and find interesting people to follow. See who the people you begin to follow are following. Do you like what they have to say? Give them a follow. Participate in a chat, follow the people that are involved. 10. Followers Ifyou want people to follow you make sure you are not an egghead. Complete the bio portion. People will read your bio to see if they want to follow you. 11. Twitter is a very polite place! Whensomeone RTs you it is appropriate to say thanks! 12. Additional Tips Thankthose that respond to your questions. Keep a mostly professional image. If you can respond to someones questiongo for it! Always give credit to the source. DM for private conversations. Dont RT if the person has protected tweets. 13. Grab what you needshare when you can! 14. Read about all things education! 15. Put it out there! 16. There are hundreds of educational bloggers! 17. Example of a RT 18. Example of a MT 19. Video as a powerful PD tool 20. Hashtags expand your audience and influence 21. Possible uses of hashtags: Followa topic Follow and/or participate in a chat Create a hashtag for a PDD Follow a conference Backchannel a discussion Create a school hashtag that people can follow Create a hashtag for an event (Safety Patrol Trip) 22. Manage your information UseTweetdeck or Hootsuite to manage and compartmentalize your tweets. It is also important to remember that there is too much information for you to possibly consume. You do not have to see everything. Just start small and specific, and know that Twitter is always there if you need it. That is what the search function is for! 23. TWITTER 24. Time to Play and Ask Questions! MoniqueCoyle @jetcoyle ValeriPolcyn @VpolcynY 25. Thank You!Copy your QR code from your Edmodo Group and paste it here. Resize it to fit in this box.Please share your feedback on this session by scanning the QR code below with your smartphone or tablet. The evaluation URL can also be found in Edmodo with the Group Code: wpcf6k . Powered by