Why Is Everyone Atwitter about Twitter?
Tech TuesdayThe Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership
Guiding Thought:
Nothing has promised so much and has been so frustrating wasteful for teachers and leaders
as the thousands of workshops and conferences that led to no significant change
in practice.
-Michael Fullen-
Objectives
• Gain knowledge of social networking• Establish a Twitter account• Post a couple of Tweets• Follow someone• Demonstrate building a PLN or communicating
with school community.
What is Twitter?
• Social network• Micro-blog• Post thoughts and information in 140
characters or less• Post in real time
Overview – In Plain English
What is Twitter?
• Twitter launched publicly July 2006• It has become the single most talked about
Web site since Facebook and grew 1,382% in the past year.
• There are 200 million Twitter accounts now• Twitter grew 43% with the addition of just one
user on January 23, 2009…
http://twitaholic.com/
Why Tweet?
• Find a job• Find new clients• Find garden tips, recipes, anything• Communicate• Form a PLN• Let’s take a look!
Twitter Etiquette – The Rules
Getting Started:
• Sign up for free• Use a simple name close to your own• Upload your photo• Fill in your bio, homepage, etc.
LET’S TWEET!
Homework
• Update your Twitter (professional or personal)• Include external links• Include a picture (Twitpic)• Retweet someone else’s tweet• Follow some people• (Hopefully) have others follow you
In-service Points
• 5 points• Start/Complete date: 051310• Component Title: Integrating Technology and
Instruction• Component #: 30030300• Level: District• Include your SSN on white sheet• Include 4 digit school/RC number