Sessions 1 & 2: Twitter

Microblogging using Twitter

Integrate Twitter into Your PLN Outline: Sessions 1 & 2

1. Create individual teacher Twitter account

2. Create a Twitter profile including a profile picture - your profile should describe your professional role, your interests, hobbies etc. 

3. Select a pre-defined template
4. Customize and edit the template

5. Follow me (@LoriAlighieri,  @LoriTech1) and all other class members as well as other educators on Twitter. Hint follow some that I follow.
5b. Add Security - people must send you an email to request to follow you

6. Follow education organizations on Twitter

7. Follow several news organizations on Twitter

8. Review Twitter terminology (such as but not limited to, Tweet, Re-Tweet, hash tags, Mention, DM- Direct Mention)

9. Review tools available to shorten web addresses (such as but not limited to www.bitly.com)

10. Tweet using a shortened URL in the Tweet

11. Tweet to our class hashtag which is, #PLN12

12. Tweet using other hashtags (in participants’ areas of interest)
13. Review use of TweetDeck (create and organize columns)

 14. Explore how Twitter can be used as a professional development tool

 15. Explore how Twitter can be integrated into the curriculum to enhance student learning

Resources on How and Why to Use Twitter in Education

• Twitter
• Twictionary
• Twittonary
• Twelve Reasons to get Your School district Tweeting This Summer
• Getting Smart: 8 Social Media Strategies for Your Classroom
• Shorten your URLs (web addresses)
• Teachers Teaching Teachers, on Twitter: Q. and A. on ‘Edchats’
• 100 Ways to Teach with Twitter 
• Emerging EdTech: Twitter (Microblogging)
• http://tweetchat.com/room/