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Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Twitter WorkshopNovember 2012
Josie Fraser@josiefraser
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Aims of this workshop
• Explore some of the ways in which twitter can be used by schools and school staff
• Find out about Personal Learning Networks• Set up accounts and get to grips with Twitter • Look at practical steps for finding and sharing
resources, and developing activities
Book IT event, Phoenix Square, Leicester 21 November 2012This workshop was delivered as part of a conference focusing on technology for reading and literacy, run in partnership between Leicester City Council’s Building Schools for the Future Programme and Whatever it Takes, the Leicester City reading initiative. It was designed for primary and secondary school Reading Champions, school librarians, and school staff with a responsibility for reading and literacy. Hands on activities are indicated.
Social Networks for Schools
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
What is a Social Network?
Boyd & Ellison (2007) define social networking sites as having three common elements: • A member profile• The ability to add other members to a contact
list• Supported interaction between members of
contact lists
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Social tech for educators
• Communication & engagement• Professional development/PLNs• Learning & Teaching• Collaboration & co-design• Sharing & curating content
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Personal Learning Networks
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Twitter is a microblogging service which lets users connect and share updates, conversation, information and resources
Twitter in 30 SecondsThe Ultimate Guide to using Twitter in Education – Edudemic, September 201136 Interesting Ways to use Twitter in the ClassroomA Beginner’s Guide to Twitter ReadWriteWeb, January 2012Analysing digital literacy with a single simple tweet ICTlogy, June 2011
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Famous dead authors are alive and well on Twitter…
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
…as well as living authors
Neil Gaiman@neilhimselfMeg [email protected]. James@E_L_JamesMargaret Atwood@MargaretAtwood
And critics, reviewers, publishers – even book shops!
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Tiny fiction
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/12/twitter-fiction-140-character-novels
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Twitter is also jam packed with educators!
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Twitter is an asymmetrical social network
Symmetrical networks: • You’re friends• You’re not friends
Asymmetrical networks:• People follow you, but you don’t follow back• People don’t follow you, but you follow them• You both follow each other (Friends!)• Neither of you follow each other
Friends vs. followers: Twitters elegant design for grouping contacts Andrew Chen (2009)
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Getting started
• Username• Profile picture• Name• Location• Website• Bio• Facebook• Public or Private?
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Getting started activity #1
Create a profile!If you get stuck – just ask for help.
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Key conventions
The at: @ The retweet: RTThe hashtag: #The direct message: DMThe url shortner: http://goo.gl/
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Analyzing digital literacy with a single simple tweetIsmael Peña-López (@ictlogist), 03 June 2011
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Some other common conventions
The Follow Friday: #FF or #ffThe unattributed comment: OH (over heard)The hat-tip: h/tThe modified tweet: MT
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Getting started activity #2
Three tweets – please include the workshop hashtag on all of them! • A tweet to me• An RT, either classic or automated• A tweet sharing a resource, using a shortened
url
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Finding people to follow
• People you know personally or professionally• Search tweets using keywords or hashtags• Look at who the people you like follow – or if
they use lists• Search Twitter bios - https://
followerwonk.com/bio
Josie Fraser Twitter Workshop Nov 2012
Getting started activity #3
Find at least 5 people to follow. Focus on looking for people who are sharing ideas and resources that would be useful to you as an educator.
Group discussion – we will talk about at least one person that we found to follow: How you found them, why you chose them, if you would recommend them to other people in the group to follow.
Top tips
• Think before you post• Be human• Be clear and concise about resources you are linking to• Don’t worry about missing things• Be polite, but you don’t have to reply to or follow
everyone who mentions or RTs you• Follow and unfollow people. It’s your network. Grow it
carefully• Try to avoid inspirational quotes
