All a Twitter John Pearce @mrpbps on Twitter http://johnp.wordpress.com
Mar 08, 2016
The Sign up
To Sign up for Twitter go to https://twitter.com and complete the form
The email Confirmation
To complete your sign up you need to check your email and click on the confirmation link
Your Twitter Homepage
Having clicked the confirmation link you will be taken to your Twitter Home with the Connect, Discover, Me, Search
and Compose links
Create Lists
Twitter lists enable you to sort tweets according to interest areas. Sue Waters has a great Aussie Educators List
Use Hashtags
Hashtags enable users to thread tweets, create conversations and share content eg #vicpln, #ozteachers, #ozscied, #austl, #slide2learn, #ozpblchat, #edchat and
the Index to Educational Twitter Hashtags
How to Decode a Tweet
EdTechSandyK has written a great post on "How to Decode a Tweet" including this diagram.
An Infographic
This fun 'how to twitter' infographic from Twiends is designed to help you get started
with Twitter.
It tries to answer beginner questions such as how to set up your Twitter account, how to
start tweeting, and how to use hashtags and lists.
Twitter Clients - Tweetdeck
Twitter clients such as Tweetdeck enable you to organise and view tweets
Twitter Clients - Hootsuite
Hootsuite is my preference for viewing and making tweets on my iPad
Twitterfall
Twitterfall is a Twitter client specialising in real-time tweet searches. New tweets fall into the page.
Tagboard
Tagboard aggregates hashtags from not only Twitter but also Instagram, Google+, Facebook and more
Tweetchat
Tweetchat allows you to follow specific topics and hashtags and interact in real time.
Twitter: More Info
● A list of some of the Victorian teachers on Twitter● Check out the Online Colleges Ultimate Twitter Guide
for Educators● Education Technology and Mobile Learning has some
great posts full of links related to Twitter ● See where your are on The 10 Stages of Twitter● Here are 3 tips for teachers new to Twitter● Once you've got your tweets in hand try 100 Of The
Best Twitter Tools For Teachers By Category● Archive tweets with Tweet Archivist, Visualise tweets at
Tweeting Earth, or Vizify your tweets, (see my vizify)● Check out tweeters of hashtags with Follow the Tweets
Some Thoughts
● Check out some Classrooms That Tweet
● Vicki Davis posted An Easy Guide to Gaining Followers and Being Followed on Twitter
● The Atlantic Cities posts on How Twitter Is Changing the Geography of Communication
● George Couros asks What should a networked educational leader tweet about?
● Mashable has The Complete Guide to Twitter Lingo
3 things you should know about Twitter
Steve Wheeler tells you why Twitter is an important part of his professional tool kit
Twitter in Our Classroom
Kathy Cassidy’s class of six and seven year olds describe the ways they use Twitter to help their learning.