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Twittering in Class and Beyond

Twittering in Class and Beyond. G. Snyder. Getting Started. Use a handle similar to your real name. Upload a picture. Include your real name, location, bio, webpage, etc. Some Definitions. tweet. follow. Clicking “Follow” makes you a follower!. @reply.

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Twittering in Class and Beyond

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  1. Twittering in Class and Beyond G. Snyder

  2. Getting Started • Use a handle similar to your real name. • Upload a picture. • Include your real name, location, bio, webpage, etc.

  3. Some Definitions

  4. tweet

  5. follow Clicking “Follow” makes you a follower!

  6. @reply A tweet that is directed to a single person you follow that all of your followers can see.

  7. Direct Message (DM) A direct message sent within twitter in private to another person you follow. Other followers cannot Sort of like texting. * Don’t send Direct Messages to people that you aren't following because they can't respond back to you.

  8. RT or “retweet” Use RT to share what the people you follow post.

  9. Tinyurl A service that shortens URLs so they take up fewer characters in a tweet. • (Twitter automatically shortens your links to TinyURLs if they’re too long.) Alternatives to TinyURL becoming popular. • Bit.ly – Shorter, & gives stats. • Is.gd – Very short links. • SnipURL (snurl.com)– simliar to TinyURL.

  10. Hashtags Putting a # in front of a word (no space).Can use to search and track.

  11. Fail Whale Sometimes Twitter saturates. Wait 10 seconds or so and it usually goes away!

  12. Some Twittlingo2 • tweetup • gathering at a local restaurant or watering hole, everyone is invited • tweeps or tweeple • your twitter friends • twebinar • webinar utilizing twitterspace • twestival • a charity event promoted via Twitter • just add “tw” • ???

  13. A Few Tips1 • Talk first, follow later • Start with friends, expand slowly • Don’t bother going “private” • Post consistently and you’ll get it.

  14. What should you write about?1 • News in your business/industry. • Helpful tips. • Links to your new blog posts. • What’s going on in your life (with caution).

  15. Try to avoid writing about 1 • What you ate for lunch. • Politics • Your travel schedule. • “Figuring out Twitter”

  16. How do you find people to follow? • Find People by name on Twitter. • Find people using keywords, location, interests, etc. • Find people on other networks (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, MSN, and AOL for now). • Look for common interests using sites like WeFollow.com • Look at your friends’ friends. For “how to” details see: http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/entries/14022

  17. Who Should You Follow Back? That is up to you…. Set your basic criteria and then decide on individual basis.

  18. Twitter & Professional Growth1 • referrals • community • networking • commerce • knowledge • serendipity

  19. Referrals

  20. Community

  21. Community

  22. Community

  23. Networking

  24. Commerce

  25. Knowledge

  26. Serendipity

  27. Twitter and Fun Stuff

  28. Important2 • Spam is just as annoying on Twitter. • Use direct messages with care. • Remember to be respectful and smart. • Twitter is not instant messaging.

  29. Twitter can be... 2 • a cost-effective (free) option to accentuate existing messages; • a broadcasting tool to announce relevant information to specific audiences; • and a (brief) conversational tool to appropriately respond to relevant inquiries and follow-up questions or comments.

  30. Two Twitter Types2 Broadcaster • useful if audience knows what they are getting • another way to push information • works best if you have good information to give • could fill a need from specific area or topic Conversationalist • provides a "voice" seen as an authority and source • ROE - return on engagement a way to interact with those interested in topic

  31. Some Twitter Apps

  32. Twitscoop [ http://www.twitscoop.com ]

  33. Tweetdeck [ http://www.tweetdeck.com ]

  34. Twhirl [http://www.twhirl.org]

  35. twitpic sharing photos via Twitter, people love photos (now famous example) [http://twitpic.com]

  36. iPhone and iPod touch - Echofon http://echofon.com/

  37. twellow http://www.twellow.com/

  38. WeFollow http://wefollow.com

  39. TwitterBar

  40. Twitter In Your Classroom

  41. You can also integrate your Twitter feed, YouTube Videos, etc into your Facebook, Blog, FriendFeed, etc……..

  42. Yammer https://www.yammer.com/

  43. References Used With Permission • The Twitter Tutorial, David Griner, http://www.slideshare.net/Griner • Intro To Twitter, Rosalyn Lemieux, http://www.slideshare.net/rozlemieux • The Nuts and Bolts of Twitter, Richie Escovedo and Terry Morawski, http://www.slideshare.net/rescovedo

  44. Contact: Gordon F. Snyder Jr Executive Director, National Center for Information and Communications Technologies a Division of Springfield Technical Community College 1 Armory Square Springfield, MA 01105 413-755-6550 www.ictcenter.org Read my blog at: http://ictcenter.blogspot.com Join me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/gsnyder Friend me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Gordon-F-Snyder-Jr/800879375 Connect on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonfsnyder Friendfeed: http://friendfeed.com/gsnyder Download Mike Q and my podcasts at: http://gsnyder.libsyn.com/ Podcasts also available on iTunes!

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