How do I get started?• Go to www.twitter.com

• Fill in the boxes to sign up for an account.

• Now you have a Twitter account!

Now, What?• Create a Twub for your

classsroom.

• Go to Twubs.com

• Click “Register Your Hashtag.”

• Type a unique (but small) term to identify your classroom.

• Check to make sure no one else has used that hashtag.

• Register your unique hashtag to create your Twub.

Create Your Twub!

• Sign in using your Twitter account.

• DON’T fill in the boxes.

• Instead, click “Twitter login.”

• “Authorize Ap” the first time you sign in.

Sign in to Twubs!

• You should see the title of your Twubhere—the hashtagyou registered.

You have your own Twub!

• Give students the URL (web address) of your classroom Twub.

• Students register for a Twitter account, and log in to classroom Twub with their Twitter accounts.

• Then, they simply type in box, and click “Send Tweet.”

You have your own Twub!

• Display classroom Twub on LCD projector to show students’ tweets in real time!

Tweet Away!

• Have in-class discussions.• Write a response.• Use as an exit slip.• Write a narrative (each student adding the

next 140 characters to the story).• Draw a conclusion from a text.• Make a claim.• Pull evidence from a text.• Generate questions.• Make connections among texts and ideas.