Learn to Tweet: Tweet to Learn

Photo Credit: Twitter bird logo icon illustration by Matt Hamm on Flickr

What is the Read/Write Web?

Overview of Social Microblogging

Example: http://twitter.com/brueckj23

Get Started: http://twitter.com 

Personal Learning Networks (PLNs)

• Make Connections, Make Contributions, Make Conversation, Make Requests

• Teachers need a place where they can gather and share ideas.
• A safe environment in which they can share their practice, swap ideas, talk about evidence and test hypothesis.
• The beauty of the web today is that it has grown into this place where you can communicate across space and time to and share video and audio 

http://www.plurk.com/p/cy4sp

Benefits of a PLN

• Immerse yourself in the ed tech world.
• Engage in professional learning outside your school and district.
• Reach out to others in and encouraging and empowering way.

Ways to Grow your PLN

Join Twitter

• Start by following people with similar interests.
  • Jeremy Brueck - brueckj23
  • Steve Dembo - teach42
  • Chris Lehman - chrislehmann
  • Ewan McIntosh - ewanmcintosh
  • Will Richardson - willrich45
  • David Warlick - dwarlick
  • Directory of Learning Professionals on Twitter by Jane Hart
  • Twitter 4 Teachers wiki

Working With Twitter

Create an Account

Follow Others (Understanding begins with reading.)

Post a "Tweet"

Respond @ Someone Else (& View Your Responses)

Send a Direct Message (& View Your Direct Messages)

Favorite a Message (& View Your Favorites)

Embed a http://bit.ly

Implications for Educators

Internal Stakeholder Communication

• Building a Personal Learning Network
• Leading a Professional Learning Network

External Stakeholder Communication

• Developing an integrated web presence (website, blog, microblog)
• Connecting with the community
  • @GreenforKids

Advanced Topics

Search Twitter

Use # for Hashtags

Twitter Clients ("Desktop Software")

• Windows, Mac, Linux:
  • TweetDeck (Requires Adobe Air)
  • DestroyTwitter (Requires Adobe Air)
• Mac: Twitterific
• Windows: Twhirl

Twitter on Your Mobile Phone!

• SMS Messaging
• iPhone Apps - EchoFon and Twitterific
• Blackberry Apps – TwitterBerry and UberTwitter
• Qik

Question & Answer