Twittering about #MIC09 David Wicks Seattle Pacific University
Feb 23, 2016
Twittering about#MIC09
David WicksSeattle Pacific University
Overview
• Participants– Why use twitter?– How do I tweet?– How should I participate?
• Extramission• Presenters– How should I prepare tweeters for my session?– How should I respond to tweeting during my session?– How should I respond on Twitter after my session?
Participants
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Why use Twitter?
• Human experts rather than machine
• Real-time Search• Professional [Personal]
Learning Network
• Twitter for social reasons
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Why twitter before #MIC09?
• Learn more about interesting sessions and speakers
• Make connections to share transportation, dining, etc.
• Make professional connections with others in your field
Why twitter during #MIC09?• Share insights from
sessions you attend• Gain insights from session
you didn’t attend• Ask and answer questions• Get the latest news from
the Conference Committee• Find people to network
with during and after the conference
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Why twitter after #MIC09?
• Provide feedback to Conference Committee
• Share about sessions you enjoyed
• Promote next year’s conference
• Continue developing your PLN
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How do I start tweeting?
Determine a purpose for tweeting
• Social• Build PLN• Both
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Create an account
Account information
Post an update
Find someone to follow
How do I use Twitter to build my PLN?
• Review a colleague’s list of followers• Follow several colleagues in your field• Share updates about your learning, including
links to articles, blogs, etc.• ReTweet important content from those you
follow• Prune your followers and followees regularly
How should I participate?
Use a Twitter application like TweetDeck to improve organization and proficiency
http://tweetdeck.com
Learn and use hash tags where appropriate
Be a good member of the community
• Reciprocity• Etiquette
Ten Etiquette Twips for Conference Tweeters1. Be courteous to those sitting around you.2. Send only 1 or 2 Updates from a session. Share a twugget not a twanscript.3. Ask any questions you have. No limits on query-based Updates.4. Answer questions with @username in Replies so the person asking a
question can see the response.5. Include URLs of important content shared by presenters in your Updates.
Use URL shortening application to reduce total characters.6. Include the conference hash tag, (e.g. #MIC09) on all conference-relate
Updates to help others find and organize content for their PLN.7. Retweet (RT) valuable Updates from other participants letting others know
that an important idea has been shared.8. Write concise updates. It’s hard to ReTweet Updates that use all or most of
the 140-character limit.9. Avoid writing cryptic Updates. Texting is for kids.10. Golden Twip: Tweet only what is appropriate to stand and say during a
conference session.
Extramission
• Tweeters – Invite others to join us. – Use hashtag #MIC09– Use http://tinyurl.com/tweet2009mic
• Newbies – Sign up for twitter– http://twitter.com– Enter your @username in chat so we can follow you
• Others – Relax, see you back here in 5 minutes
Presenters
How can I prepare tweeters for my session?
• Use conference hash tag #MIC09 in update• Include:– Information about session– Link to handout or website– Offer to network
• Can send multiple updates• Keep updates short to encourage ReTweeting
How should I respond to tweeting during my session?
• Session chair should remind technology users to be considerate of others.
• You don’t have to do anything. • Presenter can interact with real-time updates of any back
channel activity. – Encourage participants to include presenter’s last name so a
real-time search can filter out concurrent updates from other conference sessions.
– Have someone serve as moderator, letting presenter know if questions need to be addressed.
– May show update on projected screen for everyone to see.
How should I respond on Twitter after my session?
Share updates that address questions brought up during the session
Use http://search.twitter.com to search terms “MERLOTConf” or “MIC09” and review tweets
made around the time of your session
A few more ways to respond
• Consider replying to updates made by participants about your session
• Consider following participants who may enhance your PLN
Quick Review
• Before #MIC09– Tell people we coming to the conference– Let them know about our session– Share rides, plan meals, etc.
• During #MIC09– Share session highlights– Ask & Answer questions– Build network
• After #MIC09– Share feedback– Encourage use of MERLOT– Build network
Comments & Questions
David WicksDirector, Instructional Technology
Seattle Pacific UniversityEmail: [email protected]
206.281.2290Twitter: @dwicksspu
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