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Tweeting and Turning: The Use of
Twitter in Education
Lisa Vallad
COLTT 2011 Conference
Lisa Vallad
Finance Training Specialist and CPE Program Manager at the University of Colorado, Office of University Controller
Pursuing Master’s of Education with a focus on Training and Development at North Carolina State University
Twitter: @valladls
Agenda
What is Twitter?
The Stats
Creating an Account
Using Twitter
Research
How is Twitter used in education?
In the News………
What is Twitter?
“Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest information about what you find interesting”.
Used by businesses, organizations, and individuals.
http://twitter.com.
The Stats
460K New Accounts Daily
155M Tweets/Day
200M Registered Users
That would make Twitter the 5th largest country in the world, behind China, India, USA, and Indonesia.
Creating an Account
Creating an Account
Creating an Account
Confirm Your Account
Sign-Up for Mobile Notifications
Download App to your Smartphone
Update your Profile
Photo
Bio (160 Characters)
Tweets
“Small bursts of information”
Limited to 140 characters
PUBLIC and available to anyone interested in them
How do you Tweet?
http://Twitter.com
On the Home Page, in “What’s Happening”
Mobile
Text Tweet to “404-04” (after you have established your mobile device on http://Twitter.com)
Smartphone App
Timeline Page
Click “Write”
Following
Following someone on Twitter means:
You are subscribing to their Tweets.
Their updates will appear in your timeline.
That person has permission to send you private Tweets (direct messages).
Followers
Followers are people who receive your Tweets. If someone follows you, they:
Become your follower and will display in the “newest follower” section.
Receive your Tweets on their home page, phone, or any application that they use.
The Jargon
Mention
You and others can “mention” an account in your Tweets by preceding it with the @ symbol, i.e. “Thanks for the birthday wishes @valladls”.
Retweet
When you see a Tweet by another user that you want to share, click Retweet below it to forward to your followers instantly.
The Jargon
Message
If you want to privately Tweet to a particular user who’s already following you, start your Tweet with DM or D to direct-message them, eg: “DM@CU_CPE_4CPAs when is your next course offering?”
Hashtag
People use the hashtag symbol # before relevant keywords in their Tweet to categorize those Tweets to make it searchable. Clicking on a hashtagged word in any message shows you all other Tweets in that category.
Twitter in Education
In the Classroom
Live Twitter Feed (Using Hotseat, TweetDeck, etc.) during class to field students’ questions
Extra credit opportunities
Reminder of deadlines
Supplement to Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Engagement in distance education
Twitter in Education
Educator Professional Development
Follow conferences you are unable to attend
Networking
Follow Professional Organizations
10 Twips (Twitter Tips) for Education
Have personality and build community.
Don’t use Twitter for RSS or “News” unless you call your profile “News”.
Have multiple Twitter accounts, representing different segments of your organization.
Be nice, thankful, reply and retweet.
Follow everyone who follows you.
10 Twips for Education
Use “favorites” to organize the chaos and feature your most important tweets.
Don’t tweet about your coffee, the weather, or how tired you are.
Don’t only tweet your own content.
Send messages, but not via auto-responders.
Limit your tweets to five per day.
In the News………
New York Times
“Investment Values Twitter at $8 Billion” – 7/7/11
“Obama to Host Twitter Town Hall” – 6/30/11
For Rep. Anthony Weiner, Twitter Has Double Edge” – 5/31/11
In the News……..
Fox News
“Republican Presidential Field Participates in First-Ever Twitter Debate” – 7/20/11
In the News………
BBC
“Surrey Police Hail Car Crime Twitter Campaign a Success” – 7/19/11
References
Bradley, P. (2009). Whither twitter?. Community College Week, 21(19), 6-8.
Mansfield, H. (2009). 10 Twitter tips for higher education. University Business, 12(5), 27-28.
M., E. E. (2009). Higher ed: A-Twitter or not?. University Business, 12(9), 14.
Thames, G. (2009). Twitter as an educational tool. Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 22(4), 235.
Young, J. R. (2009). Teaching with twitter: Not for the faint of heart. Chronicle of Higher Education, 56(14), A1-A11.
Welcome to Twitter
Twitter: valladls
Lisa.vallad@cu.edu
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