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Twitter as a Reference Tool
Jim HollandInstructional Technology, Arlington ISD
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About Me● http://sidengo.com/jholland
● Educator● Author● Presenter
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Other TLA 2013 Sessions
Librarians on the Loose: Revolutionizing the Library Using Web Tools (Saturday, 12:00)
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Backchannel● the practice of using networked
computers to maintain a real-time online conversation alongside the primary group activity or live spoken remarks
● Today's Meet: http://todaysmeet.com/jim3○ Free○ No logins○ Expiry periods
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"The secret of being an industry leader: follow people smarter than you! Expand on what they share. Share it again."
Jim HollandDigital Explorer
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Twitter as a Reference Tool?● Twitter vs. Google searching● Google can't filter out what your
colleagues are doing, searching, sharing● Current trends● Honest reviews of material● Quick feedback● Quick communications
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Twitter Basics● 140 character limit
● URL shortening
● Hashtags
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Types of TweetsSee Quick Reference Page
● Normal Tweet
● Mention
● @Reply
● Retweet (RT)
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Using TweetdeckA Better Way to Manage Your Twitterverse
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Tweetdeck BasicsSee Quick Reference Page
● Installation of Client
● Chrome App
● Alternatives
● Mobile Apps
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Adding ColumnsSee Quick Reference Page for full list
● Subject columns (#hashtag)- try multiples with the OR operator
● User columns (@username)- try multiples with the OR operator
● Lists (we'll get to this)
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Tweetdeck Searching● Simple Searches: keywords & operators
○ http://tinyurl.com/twitteroperators ○ Curriculum ideas & lesson plans○ Book reviews○ Specific authors
● Search filters○ Show only results with specific items
■ images■ links
○ Show only results in a specific language
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Geocode Searching● Get geocode of a location from http:
//geocoder.us/
● Search within a radius from geocode○ keyword "library" tweeted from within 5
miles of my house○ library geocode:32.640575,-97.152862,5mi
● Great way to find local Twitter users
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Twitter Lists● Group @users together in a list
● Can search for posts within a list
● Follow people you aren't following
● Can share your lists with others!
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Creating Lists● From within Tweetdeck or Twitter
● Choose name & privacy (changing the privacy later can have issues)
● Add description (for sake of others)
● Add members (up to 500)○ You don't have to be following them○ Can be @name or Full Name
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Sharing Lists with OthersMust get the URL first!
○ Go to Twitter, not Tweetdeck○ Select Options (gear icon)○ Select Lists○ Click on name of desired list○ Copy the URL in the browser's
address bar
Format: https://twitter.com/username/listname
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Finding Others' Lists○ Use Twitter, not
Tweetdeck
○ Visit a profile
○ Click on Lists
○ Click on the List you want to subscribe to
○ Click the Subscribe button
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Subscribers vs. Members○ Member: a user who has been added to a list,
whose posts show up in the list posts
○ Subscriber: a user who follows a list but whose posts are not included in the list posts
○ You cannot add yourself as a member to someone else's list
○ You are automatically a subscriber of your own list
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Lists & Tweetdeck○ You cannot subscribe to a list from within
Tweetdeck
○ You can create a list from within Tweetdeck
○ You can add a list as a column in Tweetdeck■ Your own lists■ Lists you subscribe to■ Lists of others (that are public)
○ You can remove members from your list in Tweetdeck
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Managing Lists○ Basic- adding/removing
members to individual lists■ Twitter■ Tweetdeck
○ Advanced- adding multiple users to multiple lists■ http://www.twitilist.com/■ http://twitlistmanager.com/
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Twitter Extras● Twitter Simbols
○ http://www.simbolostwitter.com○ Add symbols to your tweets○ Must post from the web app
● TweetShrink○ http://tweetshrink.com/○ Type text & it finds ways to
shorten your tweet○ Copy and paste into a post or
tweet from within the web app
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Resources & Contact● www.digitalgoonies.com
● Twitter: @talljim
● Email: [email protected]
● LinkedIn: Jim Holland