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Sarah Houy, M.A.

Adjunct Faculty

Argosy University, Denver

Copyright 2011, Sarah Houy, All Rights Reserved

Summary What is Twitter

Twitter Statistics

Why Twitter in Education

How Do You Use Twitter

Twitter Terminology

Twitter Resources


What do we know already? From previous experience, chatter, media and other

sources what do you already know about twitter?


What Is Twitter Twitter is an information

network made up of 140-character messages called Tweets. It's a new and easy way to discover the latest news (“what’s happening”) related to subjects you care about.

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Twitter Statistics Twitter by the numbers

There are currently 110 million tweets per dayfrom the 200 million registered users.

The current rate of tweeting is 1,200 Tweets per second(tps)

Top three twitter-users by number of followers –@ladygaga (8.3m), @justinbieber (8.1m), @barakobama (7.0m)

http://blog.kissmetrics.com/twitter-statistics/?wide=1

http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/2011/03/twitter-numbers-and-statistics/


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Why Twitter In Education?

Statistics

Communication

Networking

Research


Why Twitter In Education? 1,400 college faculty members found that more than a third

(35.2 percent) of the 1,372 respondents use Twitter in some capacity. That’s an increase from 30.7 percent in 2009.

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/trends-in-higher-education/twitter-usage-among-college-faculty-is-on-the-rise/


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Why Twitter in Education? Communication

Prepare your students to engage in tomorrow’s news media

Soft skills training

Instant and to the point

Isn’t that a goal of ours as educators to get students communicating in effective ways?

http://mallorca2011.globalblogs.org/2011/07/27/twitter-resources/


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Why Twitter in Education? Communication

Communicate outside the classroom from a mobile device without utilizing email

Short thoughts throughout the week showing students you are engaged in the material outside the classroom and therefore they can be also

http://mallorca2011.globalblogs.org/2011/07/27/twitter-resources/

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Why Twitter In Education? Communication

Increases participation

Helps students find their voice

Watch TV programs online and be able to engage in real time discussion

State of the union address , etc.

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Why Twitter In Education? Networking

Instantaneous network of others with similar interests as yours

Instant network of information

Ideas

Websites

Tips

https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=0AclS3lrlFkCIZGhuMnZjdjVfMTE4Y2ZiOG1zZjg&hl=en_GB



Why Twitter In Education? Research

Cutting edge information with real people behind it

Follow professionals and organizations

Personal Testimony

Retweeted relevant information to students from people/organizations I was following and they used these resources in their papers




Why Twitter In Education? Misc

Twitter Journals

Engage larger classes in effective classroom discussion

Utilize for performance reviews to show administrators you are engaging above and beyond other faculty in an innovative way

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/twitter-in-the-classroom-the-sequel/

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-06-08/tech/twitter.school_1_twitter-students-classroom-discussions?_s=PM:TECH


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Why Twitter in Education? Downside

Distraction

Engaging in outside media sources if utilizing during classroom time

If it is not assigned as part of a grade or given as extra credit students may not feel motivated to participate.


How To Use Twitter Reading Tweets and

discovering new information whenever you check in on your Twitter timeline is where you’ll find the most value on Twitter.

Some people find it useful to contribute their own Tweets, but the real magic of Twitter lies in absorbing real-time information that matters to you.


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How To Use Twitter How To Set Up An Account

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How To Use Twitter My Twitter profile

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How To Use Twitter The Twitter Basics Page

31 Items!

Very simple or very robust, you choose

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Twitter Terminology # hashtags

Used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages.

Hashtags: helping you find interesting Tweets

Hashtagged words that become very popular are often Trending Topics.

https://support.twitter.com/articles/49309-what-are-hashtags-symbols


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Twitter Terminology @

The @ sign is used to call out usernames in Tweets, like this: Hello @Twitter! When a username is preceded by the @ sign, it becomes a link to a Twitter profile.

Retweet (verb)

To retweet, retweeting, retweeted. The act of forwarding another user's Tweet to all of your followers.


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