I just don’t get it!

Jacqui Sharp 2010@sharpjacqui

A guide for teachers who would like to create a Professional Learning Network (PLN)

I just don’t get it!What is Twitter?

How can I use it Professionally?

Why would I want to use it?

Checklist for starting

Sign up (User name and password) Confirm your account Change timezone, add web info Type in Bio Add location Create Avatar/Picture Write first post Search for people to follow

How do I begin?

Go to http://twitter.com/ Click on Sign up now Type in your full name

Choose a Username Type in a strong password Type in email address Type the words you see and

then click on Create my account

Thisis your twitter online

identity from now on. Choose a name you want to be

remembered by (it is ok to use your real name!)

Next stages

Ignore Step one (suggestions) and click on Next step

Ignore Step twoand click on Next Step

Ignore Step three (it is better to do this later once you have filled out your profile information) Click Next Step

If you are setting up a Professional Network

Unless you have a Gmail or Yahoo account with

addresses of contacts that might be on

Twitter

Confirm your account

One line bio

I am a teacher… Interested in

ScienceMaths ICT (technology)education

Work in small/large school

Teach level …

Settings Add your location (city name) If you enable geotagging it will

show geographical info of where you are ‘tweeting’ from

If you protect your tweets, nobody (except followers) will see what you are saying If they can see what you are

saying they are more likely to follow you

Click Save

Get tweets sent to your phone Choose which

user’s tweets you want sent to your phone

Have direct messages sent as a text

Send tweets using text messaging

OTHER OPTIONS

Notices

You can choose whether you want emails when you have New followersDirect messagesEmail updates from

Twitter These are selected

by default, so click in the tick boxes to turn them off

OTHER OPTIONS

These are

useful!

Your AvatarOnce you have created

your avatar, click on the Browse button

under the Picture tab, navigate to where the picture is saved, click

Ok and then click Save

Personalise your page Select a theme for your Twitter

page Or click on Change background

image and click browse to find a photo that you would like to use

Click on Tile background if youwould like the picture to appearas tiles

Click on Change Design colours to change colours

Click Save

Or go to http://www.colourlovers.com/themeleon/twitter for more background choices

Now it is time to post your first tweet…

Wherever possible type in ‘proper’ English (if you run out then you can substitute words for numbers or some shortened form of text)

Twitter will automatically shorten your website links

Now go search for people to followMethod One

Now go search for people to followMethod Two

Now go search for people to follow

Method Three

Now go search for people to follow

Method Four

How do you get followed?

Twitter Netiquette

Do Don’t

Twitter Jargon

Tweet RT

DM or D

Reply

Post Retweet (repeat

what someone else has said)

Direct message (private message between you and one other)

Reply to a tweet that you find interesting

How to

Reply Retweet (RT)

Place your mouse over the tweet and Reply and Retweet will be highlighted

Click on Reply The persons twitter

name will appear in the What’s happening box

Type a reply and press Enter

Place your mouse over the tweet and Reply and Retweet will be highlighted

Click on Retweet Click Yes

How toDirect Message

To send a DM, hover over the name of the recipient

Click on the cog symbol

Click on Direct message ***

Type in message and click send

twitter.com

Shows all your tweets and the people who you follow on one page

BUT you can’t see your Mentions, or DMs unless you look for them

That is why Twitter Clients are useful…

Twitter Clients

Tweetdeck – view your tweets, mentions and Direct Messages in one window

Tweetie

Ways to manage your followers and tweets

More Twitter Clients

Twitter feed

Seesmic

Echofon

+Last words - Spamming

If someone DMs you with a link (even if you know them, don’t click on it, DM them back and ask if it is a legitimate link

If you do click on a link, it will send the same message out to all of your followers as a DM

If that happens…

Sometimes peoples accounts get caught by Spammers. How can you prevent this?

If that happens…

go to your ‘twitter page ‘twitter.com/yourname’Click on SettingsClick on ConnectionsCheck the applications

list, if there is something there thatyou haven’t allowedthen click Revoke Access

Then go and change your Password!

Twitter is a fantastic PLN tool

Use it wisely and prudently