Expanding Your Professional Learning Network
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Bookmarking Website:
http://guest.portaportal.com/northstar
Twitter is…….
• Social network and micro-blogging service that enables users to send and read other users updates known as “Tweets”. ~Wikipedia~
• 140 Characters
• Asynchronous
Twitter Sidebar
Twitter “What are you doing?”…
Tweets
• Avatar and User Name appear to the left of the Tweet.
@User Names
• In Tweets, user names preceded by @ indicate “replies” or “mentions”.
“Favorites” or “Reply”
Add Tweet to “Favorites”
“Reply” to Tweet
Find People Using Twitter
Search Topics on Twitter
#Hashtags
• A hashtag is any word in twitter which is immediately preceded by the '#' symbol (a.k.a the hash). By using a hashtag, you're signalling that you want people to be able to find your tweet and associate it with other tweets that contain the same hashtag.
~http://votereport.pbwiki.com/Hashtags~
#Hashtags
Example:
Twitter Advanced Search
Twitter Advanced Search
HELP!!! My posting has too many
characters.
• TinyURL– http://tinyurl.com/
• Bitley– http://bit.ly/
TwitterA Tool for Schools
Twitter in the Classroom
http://www.twine.com/item/126lkv3lb-1n2/youtube-twitter-in-the-classroom
Web 2.0• Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools
Huge list of web sites - – http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Organiser
+Tools
• Quizlet Make flashcards or find flashcard sets to use online– http://quizlet.com/
• Go 2 Web 20– http://www.go2web20.net/
Web 2.0 for Fun….
• Wordle– http://www.wordle.net/
• Your Fonts– http://www.yourfonts.com/
• PictureTrail– http://www.picturetrail.com/
Twitterin your
Professional Learning Network
Liz B. Davis - on Twitter
lizbdavis -- Twitter
Liz B. Davis - on Blogspot
http://edtechpower.blogspot.com/
• Go to settings and fill out your Bio! This is essential to getting followers.
• Tweet a few things - share a link, an idea, a resource, a blog post, anything.
Basic Suggestions for Teachers New to Twitter
~Liz B Davis~http://edtechpower.blogspot.com/2009/02/advice-for-teachers-new-
to-twitter.html
• Don't protect your updates. People often hesitate to follow back if they can't see your tweets.
• Use your real name and your real picture. You will eventually have to say "Hi I'm "xx" on Twitter."
• Look for people who will follow you back - that is what makes a conversation.
• Check out this spreadsheet of educators on Twitter add yourself: http://bit.ly/xfUn
• If you Tweet a question and no one answers, Tweet it again later. It is OK to ask more than once.
~Liz B. Davis~The Power of Educational
Technologyhttp://edtechpower.blogspot.com/2009/02/advice-for-teachers-
new-to-twitter.html
Center for Learning and Performance Technologieshttp://www.c4lpt.co.uk/
Where will Technology be in Five Years??
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