what is all the talk about? social networking & twitter pam krambeck, esu#3 pkrambeck@esu3.org

What is all the talk about?

What is all the talk about?

Social networking & Twitter

Pam Krambeck, ESU#3pkrambeck@esu3.org

The World is Different!

Tools are different

Communication is different

Work is different

Learning is different

Information is different

Kids are different

What is Social Networking?

“Web sites that allow individuals to construct a public profile and share & exchange information with others.”

Collaboration

If you want to go fast - Go Alone.If you want to go far - Go Together”

--African Proverb

This is You

This Is Your Network

This Is Your SOCIAL NETWORK

Email Communication

You

Them

Social Media Communication

You

Them

Conversations

Connections

Communication

Community

ProfessionalGeneral

Niche

Social Networks

For:

Highlighted Tool:

School Example

What is Twitter?

Micro-blogging140 characters or less

UpdatesTidbits

ResourcesIdeas

AdvertisingSharingInterest

Twitter Business Page

Ideas LearningLinks

Twitter Personal Page

Quick UpdatesCommendations

Free Publicity

Twitter School Page

State Softball UpdatesEdCamp PublicityCompetition Scores

Twitter SharingSamples

TweetFollowPublic MessageMobile Devices

How Twitter Works

Twitter lets you write and read messages of

up to 140 characters, or the very length of this sentence, including all

punctuation and spaces.

Twitter lets you write and read messages of

up to 140 characters, or the very length of this sentence, including all

punctuation and spaces.

General “tweets”

are public

General “tweets”

are public

Following is like “subscribing”

Following is like “subscribing”

Why Twitter?

IdeasConnectivity

CollaborationDiscussions

“What You Missed in One Day..”

Browse TwitterSearch Themes

#cpchat#edchat#edtech#educon#edreform

BeforeDiving In

Run a Search using a

theme/hashtag

Run a Search using a

theme/hashtag

Browse “Tweeters” in the theme

Browse “Tweeters” in the theme

Sign Up < 5 Minutesname, email, username, password

Set Up a Profile Include a Picture

Getting Started

Best PracticesBusiness CasualPost/OverPostBuild a Network

Tweets Not TwitsFollow: SubscribeTwitter4Teachers

FollowRelevantAccounts

@usernameRT = Retweet# = HashtagsShortened URLs

SpecialLingo

RT@username

RT@username

@username@username

#hashtags#hashtags#hashtags#hashtags

A summary of this goal will be stated here that is clarifying and inspiring

2009 Goals

Set Up an AccountFollow 25+

Post Once a WeekAdd to Your Network

Get Started