Twitter for Immigrants

Settlement information through the use of Social Media

Objectives

After the class, you should be able to:

• Understand what Twitter is all about

• Create your own Twitter account

• Follow another Twitter user

• Post a tweet and mention the EO Twitter

account

Introductions

• What is your name?

• What is your location?

• What do you do?

Sofia’s Dilemma

Sofia is due to arrive in Manitoba in 6 months.

She wants to prepare and learn all that she can

about Canada. She doesn’t have a lot of time in

her hands so she wants to maximize it well.

What do you recommend Sofia

to do?

Social Media

• Are you on any Social Media?

• How do you use Social Media?

• What are the advantages of using

Social Media?

• What are some disadvantages of using

Social Media?

Watch a Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEzbZO6uoJg

“Well, anyone who uses Twitter on a regular basis will tell you that the power of the tool is not so much in its content, but in its ability to connect you to other people. The same applies of course to any other social networking tool, but unlike Facebook for example, Twitter contains very few distractions. It's stripped down and very simple. There are no frivolous food fights, 'poking' or third party games such as Farmville contained within its wrapper. Twitter quite simply connects you with people who are interesting, informative or humorous. ”

Why Twitter?

Source: “Why Twitter is so powerful?” By Steve Wheeler http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/why-twitter-is-so-powerful.html

Twitter Anatomy

Tweet Anatomy

Tweet Anatomy

Let’s practise

• @

• #

• Tweet

• RT

• 140-character message

• Retweet (forward what

someone has shared)

• Handle (Twitter account

name)

• Hashtag (a list)

Let’s practise

• MT

• Followers

• Following

• People you follow

• People who follow you

• Modified tweet

1. Reply and Welcome Ann

1. Reply and Welcome Ann

@annpallarca Hello Ann! Nice meeting you on Twitter!

1. Your Turn:

Reply and Welcome Ann

2. Share a tweet you like

2. Share a tweet you like

2. Share a tweet you like

3. Change a tweet and share

3. Change a tweet and share

3. Change a tweet and share

4. Conversation

Arra tweeted a picture and

mentioned Faith in her post. Faith

replied to her tweet and they engaged in a short conversation

through Twitter.

5. How to Search for a Twitter

account

5. How to Search for a Twitter

account

5. How to Search for a Twitter

account

6. Follow someone on Twitter

7. Who to Follow

Jobs

• Mbjobs.ca - @mbjobs

• Job Bank - @JobBank_GC

Manitoba

• Manitoba Government - @MBGov

• City of Winnipeg - @cityofwinnipeg

• Travel Manitoba - @TravelManitoba

7. Who to Follow

Language and Settlement Learning

• English Online - @EnglishOnlineMB

• Merriam Webster - @MerriamWebster

• Entry Program - @ENTRYProgram

Immigration to Canada

• CIC - @CitImmCanada

• Canadian Immigrant - @canimmigrant

• Canadian Immigrant Chronicles -@immigranttips

7. Who to Follow

Hashtag (#)

• #cdnimm

• #winnipeg

• #ESL

• #manitoba

• #immigranttips

Sofia’s Success

Sofia is now living in Manitoba for 6 months. She

was able to prepare and learn all that she can

about Canada through her Twitter network.

Because she follows the right Twitter accounts,

she gets the right information that she wants to

know about her new home and her new life.

What are the benefits of using

Twitter for immigrants?

Benefits of using Twitter for

immigrants

• Networking

• Easy access to information

• Current news

• Job hunting

• Professional Development

What did we do today?

• Introduce yourself

• Discuss a scenario

• Discuss Social Media

• What is Twitter

• Practise vocabulary/tweeting

• Who to follow

Reflect

• What have you learned today?

• How will you use it after the class?

After the Class

• Create a Twitter account

• Follow English Online

• Post a tweet to EO about this class