DDBC LAB Twitter Summer 2015

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Twitter Lab

A Presentation of Digital Discipleship Boot Camp Lifelong Learners in the New Media Age

Copyright © 2015 Interactive Connections

Welcome to Digital Discipleship Boot Camp

Twitter Lab Session

A Presentation of Digital Discipleship Boot Camp Lifelong Learners in the New Media Age

Wednesday Afternoon Thursday Evening

Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF Deanna Bartalini


If You Need Technical Assistance

DAYTIME:

You may text or call

Kellie DeLeo

EVENING:

You may text or call

Ruth Manlandro


• Please use the question window on the right side of the screen to

ask questions.

• Unanswered questions will be responded to in a 48 hour period and added to our class wiki

• We are a wisdom community; your comments and additions to the questions are also important

Questions and Answers


Our Three Social Media Tools


Objectives

• Create a Twitter Account

• Understand Privacy Settings

• Define terms

• Learn how (why) to follow people

• Why use twitter for ministry?


Create a Twitter Account


Create a Twitter Account

NO!


Edit Profile Anytime


Edit Profile Anytime


Account Settings


Account Settings - Mobile




• Twitter = a micro social networking site

• Tweet = 140 character update. Public by default! Can include photos, links, etc.

Defining Terms

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecampbells/5042764163/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecampbells/5042764163/


• Following = the people who could show up in your newsfeed • Followers = the people who want to hear what you tweet

Defining Terms


• Hashtag= the numbers symbol (#) that allows conversation on a topic

• Class hashtag = #DDBC2015

Defining Terms


• Direct Command = (@username) that allows you to tweet directly to a person

• Example = @rmanlandro

Defining Terms


• Retweet (RT) = sending someone else’s tweet out to your followers (they get credit)

Defining Terms


• Twitter Chat = interactive conversations on a specific topic at a specific time. Uses hashtag

Defining Terms


• News Feed = your dynamic personalized ‘home’ page. Depends on time, day you log in and who you’re following

Where are these tweets you speak of?


Navigation Bar


• View photo / media / click on link

• Reply (adds @username and references tweet)

• Retweet (1 click to your followers)

• Favorite (similar to like)

• More (to embed or email tweet)

Interacting with a Tweet


Finding People •Learn how

(why) to follow

people

• Why use

twitter for

ministry?

• Search Box (name, username, email) • Who to follow (suggested by twitter- some promoted) • Watch Retweets and quotes for interesting people


Finding Out More- Profiles


Questions?


• Common Craft: Twitter in Plain English (2 min video) http://www.commoncraft.com/video/twitter

• Twitter Tutorial 2013 (12 min. video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h08SlngA2zk

• Newbie Guide to Twitter (article) http://news.cnet.com/newbies-guide-to-twitter/

• How to participate in a Twitter Chat (5 min video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAWtiOPe4-I

Twitter Tutorials

http://www.commoncraft.com/video/twitter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h08SlngA2zk

http://news.cnet.com/newbies-guide-to-twitter/







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAWtiOPe4-I




A GREAT Resource

http://bit.ly/1d07yK4

http://bit.ly/1d07yK4


Questions?


Homework Reminders

• Remember to go to our class blog – Orientation

and introduce yourself. Read through intro’s and comment on several.

• By the end of this week you need to be signed up for: WordPress, Gravatar, Wikispaces, and Twitter.


Heads up

NO! YES!


Edit Your Profile

1

2

3


Co-Sponsored by

University of Dayton

Institute for

Pastoral Initiatives

INTERACTIVE CONNECTIONS

Our Sponsoring Dioceses Include… Diocese of St. Petersburg Diocese of Pensacola- Tallahassee Diocese of Las Cruces Archdiocese of Atlanta Diocese of Columbus Diocese of Joliet Archdiocese of Cincinnati Diocese of Syracuse Archdiocese of New York Diocese of Fall River Military Archdiocese Diocese of Erie Archdiocese of Milwaukee Diocese of Orange


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DDBC LAB Twitter Summer 2015

Education

interactive conversations

twitter account

use twitter

terms http

email tweet

references tweet retweet

new media age

important questions