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Twitter 101

Twitter 101

An introduction on how to use Twitter for professional development presented to staff of FHI 360's Basic Education Program in Kosovo.

StephenLukeEDD

October 11, 2013
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  1. Instructive Video Overviews: • Celebrating #Twitter7 • 2012 Year on

    Twitter • Follow Your Interests. Discover Your World. Twitter.
  2. Who & How to Follow • @USAID, @UNICEFEducation, @gatesed •

    @TheKosovoTimes • @ipkofoundation, @ICKosovo • @FHI360, @StephenDLukeEDD • Twitter search…review posts, follow if useful • Find someone you like? See who they follow… • # tags, rinse, repeat
  3. Personal: celebrities, politics, religion, sports, the mundane Professional: experts, global

    & national organizations & agencies Keep personal separate from professional:
  4. Steps… – Get a feel… – Dip your toe •

    ReTweet • Share cool stuff, become valuable to others, useful info & resources – Use # for findability – Engage in conversation, become a thought leader • @ • DM
  5. What not to Tweet… • Doing laundry now • Going

    to take a nap • I’m hungry • I hate my boss
  6. What to Tweet… • This resource is incredibly useful… •

    I find this idea fascinating… • I have a question: Can you please share good practice/lessons learned? • Pictures • Videos • Events (Live Tweet)
  7. Twitter Conventions • # (Hashtag) – 10 Education Hashtags on

    Twitter http://www.educationnation.com/index.cfm?objectid=FB531F2 3-D45A-11E2-A6E3000C296BA163 – A Printable List of the Best Education Hashtags [#Infographic] http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/03/printabl e-list-best-education-hashtags-infographic • @ v. DM (Direct Message) • RT (Retweet) • FollowFriday
  8. Power of the Retweet • Very easy for others to

    RT, reach their followers (leverage their trust by their networks, Word Of Mouth) • ReTweet clients, partners, customers, journalists
  9. Twitter – Anatomy of a Tweet If you “follow” DrNICHCY

    you will see the post appear in you’re Twitter “stream.” And, with one click of the mouse, you can “retweet” to your own group of followers:
  10. Etc. • Add Twitter username to promo materials, email signatures,

    business cards, etc. • Integrate with other channels –OK to cross-post to FB –Promote website –Promote YouTube Channel
  11. Resources • The Twitter Book: http://it-ebooks.info/book/159/ • Teachers Teaching Teachers,

    on Twitter: Q. and A. on ‘Edchats’ http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/teachers-teaching-teachers-on- twitter-q-and-a-on-edchats/ • Top 14 Educational Technology Tweeters to Follow: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/top-14-educational-technology- tweeters.html • 60+ Great Educational Technology Tweeters to Follow: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/60-great-educational- technology.html