Post on 16-Apr-2017
Twitter 101
An Eduwebinar Presentation Anne Mirtschin (@murcha)
“Twitter in one word”
Microblogging or sharing conversations in 140 characters or less!
http://www.twitter.com
•Register•Username/password•Sign in
Profile
Profile should include….•Avatar•Website – blog etc•What you do!• Interests•Why are you worth following?
……..and ????
Privacy and Security
Search engine
Live! Immediate!People’s feelings, emotions, experiencesOrganic knowledgeSharing
Advanced search
What do world events look like, feel like?
140 characters!
Interpreting a tweet - hashtags
Twitter Abbreviations
Looking at a tweet
Follows•How to find people to follow!
Followers….
Twitter client
Track stats with….
Link shorteners
Link shorteners
Bitly can customize it to suit the name and add .qrcode to it and create a qr code
http://twitter.about.com/od/Twitter-Basics/fl/Tiny-Twitter-Whatrsquos-the-Best-URL-Shortener-for-Twitter.htm
Curate tweets
•Favourites•Lists•Storify
Twitter lists•Private•Public•Create list•Subscribe to lists
Images• Use landscape-oriented images• approximately a 2:1 dimension for the
best appearance on the Twitter feed.• Use images to gain prominence in a
twitter feed
Link to slideshare in tweet and the result!
# Hashtags #
#edchat#aussieed#ozseries#vicpln#edtech etc
Resources – see cybrarymanhttp://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.htmlhttp://cybraryman.com/twitter.html for tips on twitter
Twitter chats• Cybraryman - http://cybraryman.com/chats.html
• List of twitter chats
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiftIdjCeWSXdDRLRzNsVktUUGJpRWJhdUlWLS1Genc#gid=0
Archives• #globalclassroom
Tips for twitter chats
• http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/06/teachers-visual-guide-to-twitter-chats.html• http://janetfouts.com/how-to-participate-in-a-tweet-chat/• http://www.mackcollier.com/10-steps-to-creating-a-successful-twitter
-chat/• http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevecooper/2013/09/30/the-ultimate-
guide-to-hosting-a-tweet-chat/
Twitter apps
Native twitter app
Block UserThis means they cannot:-
• follow you• add you to a list
Twitter mute user• Their tweets and retweets become invisible to you.
• SMS or push notifications from their activity.
• The muted user can still interact with your tweets though–they can favourite, reply, or retweet your stuff, but those actions won’t appear in your Twitter timeline.
Mute
To unmute….Go to their profile>tap the red unmute icon (a speaker with a slash through it).
Tweetdeck and Tweetbot able to mute users, hashtags, or keywords. Use to mute a phrase or hashtag rather than muting half a dozen users on Twitter’s web or mobile apps.
Twitter analytics•analytics.twitter.com (open to all)•Favstar.fm•Twubs
Twitter Analytics
Schedule Tweets
• Tweetdeck• hootsuite or • HubSpot's Social Inbox• Buffer
to schedule tweets for the week.
Languages• Can tweet in more than 35 languages
• Use translator
Classroom Uses
Twitter for immediate learning!
Phishing
Links