area studies twitter presentation resources

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Twitter Outreach and K-12 Social Studies: a Practical OverviewJamie Lee Marks, enter !or Latin "merican Studies at #ander$ilt%niversit&

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Here I have included a list of suggested starter #hashtags and accounts tofollow. This is just the beginning! There is a wealth of resources availablemore tailored to your specic wants and needs. Chec out educatorsblogging about who to follow in your state and compling lists of bestsaccounts for new teachers etc. that can give you a good idea of who youshould also follow to be part of the conversation. I have also included theshort user"manual I share with graduate assistants at anderbilt C$%& in caseit's helpful! Happy Tweeting!

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