What is Twitter?
Twitter in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo.
Twitter Search
Unsure about Twitter? One way to participate without an account is to use the search. With Twitter Search you can look up people, hashtags and more.
Here are few Twitter basics to know as a start: @ = username (also used when mentioning or crediting someone) # = hashtag (used to mark key words or topics) RT = retweet DM = direct message |
Account Setup
Username
Create a username that will represent you well.
Profile Picture
Use a professional photo or have someone take a photo of you (keep in mind what is in the background).
Profile Description
Think in terms of a business card or resume. Short and sweet tell who you are and what you are about.
Header
The header is another way to personalize and let people know you.
Create a username that will represent you well.
- It could be your name. Russ uses @russkahle and I use @mrscarolnelson.
- Some use interests like @techteacher
- Others use a name that represents the organization or position like @usd418 or @PrincipalPaul
Profile Picture
Use a professional photo or have someone take a photo of you (keep in mind what is in the background).
Profile Description
Think in terms of a business card or resume. Short and sweet tell who you are and what you are about.
Header
The header is another way to personalize and let people know you.
Resource
Kevin Case in his #TwirtyDays book gives this advice for following others:
#TwirtyDays offers a 30-day challenge and great overview for using Twitter. |
Hashtags
Hashtag Basics
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Lists
Lists help you organize your followers into categories or groups, which allows you to easily see tweets from a specific group without having to scan your entire feed, which saves you time. Lists can be private or public.
Twitter List Tutorial
Twitter List Tutorial
Twitter Chats
What is a Twitter Chat?
Alice Keeler describes is as follows:
"A Twitter Chat is a one hour conversation on Twitter where everyone uses a common hashtag. Typically this is a focused topic with structured questions. Participants are online at the same time. It is a synchronous conversation."
Twitter Chat Tips:
Find a Chat
Education Chat Calendar
Alice Keeler describes is as follows:
"A Twitter Chat is a one hour conversation on Twitter where everyone uses a common hashtag. Typically this is a focused topic with structured questions. Participants are online at the same time. It is a synchronous conversation."
Twitter Chat Tips:
- Use the appropriate hashtag so that it is public and linked to the particular chat.
- Chats use a “Q1, Q2, Q3...” and “A1, A2, A3...” format.
- Third party applications such as Hootsuite, TweetChat, or TweetDeck can help follow the chat.
- Chats often are or can be archived
Find a Chat
Education Chat Calendar
Don't have twitter but want to get updates? Get it texted to your phone!!
If you don’t have a Twitter account (and don’t want one!) you can still find out what is happening through these text messages. (Standard messaging rates apply.)
To get started text: “Follow @username” to 40404 and you will start receiving tweets from that user on your device. You can turn off receiving updates by sending “STOP @username” to 40404.
From Amber Teamann, technicallyteamann.com
To get started text: “Follow @username” to 40404 and you will start receiving tweets from that user on your device. You can turn off receiving updates by sending “STOP @username” to 40404.
From Amber Teamann, technicallyteamann.com