Twitter

=Getting Connected: Twitter= toc

What is Twitter?
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Why would you want to use Twitter?

 * Let's see what Kim's (and your) tweeps have to say!

How does Twitter work?

 * Using Lists
 * Tweets, Retweets and Replies

Who's on Twitter?

 * international school teachers (list 1, list 2, coetail@yis, [|coetail@asia])
 * PYP Teachers
 * MYP Teachers
 * Women in Technology
 * Thinkers, Ideas
 * educators

How do you find people to connect with?

 * Follow one, find many
 * Lists
 * Hashtags
 * WeFollow

How do you keep up with all of the information on Twitter?

 * Twitter on the web vs a Twitter client
 * Lists
 * Aggregators & Apps
 * A river of information
 * Social Bookmarking with Diigo & Delicious to save resources



Some reading suggestions:

 * Testing Out Twitter by Kim Cofino (getting started guide written for YIS staff)
 * Tiny Bursts of Learning by Chris Betcher
 * How to use Twitter to grow your PLN by Betty Ray
 * Twittering Not Frittering by Suzie Boss
 * Follow Me, Follow You by Chris Betcher
 * Twitter Adoption Lifecycle by Alan Levine
 * Finding the Needle in the Twitter Haystack by Chris Betcher

Twitter Tools & Resources:

 * Wefollow.com
 * Klout.com
 * TwitterTimes (see mine here)
 * Paper.li
 * Scoop.it
 * Twitterfall
 * Packriti.us

Your task:

 * 1) Create your own Twitter account
 * 2) Download a Twitter client like Twitter or Seismic Desktop
 * 3) Check out what other participants are tweeting about this workshop by checking the hashtag for this weekend #sistne
 * 4) Find educators that you would like to follow on Twitter using hashtags, lists, following, or aggregation websites like WeFollowand recommend them on Twitter using the hashtag for this workshop #sistne
 * 5) Find 3 - 5 resources about education that you think might be of interest, and share them via Twitter using the hashtag #sistne
 * 6) At your table groups, discuss: how can you use Twitter with your classes?