all things twitter
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A presentation given at the Australian Computer Educators Conference in 2014 #acec2014 sharing some essential and advanced tips for using twitter effectively in learning.TRANSCRIPT
All Things Twitter
https://todaysmeet.com/acectwitterResourceshttp://bit.ly/YM38CJ
“Twitter in one word”
Microblogging or sharing conversations in 140 characters or less!
Twitter Terminology
Profile
Profile should include….
•Avatar•Website• Interests•What you do?•Why are you worth following?
Be aware of these settings….
Twitter client
Track stats with….
Link shorteners
Link shorteners
Curate tweets
• Favourites• Lists• Storify
Twitter lists
•Private•Public•Create list•Subscribe to lists
Images• approximately a 2:1
dimension for the best appearance on the Twitter feed.• Use images to gain
prominence in a twitter feed
Use landscape-oriented images
Add youtube video links
Link to slideshare becomes live
Live Links!
Connected Educator Month #ceoz14
http://connectededucator.vic.edu.au/
# Hashtags #
•Conference events eg #acec2014•Resources – see cybraryman•http://
www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html•http://cybraryman.com/twitter.html for
tips on twitter
Twitter as a search engine
What do world events look like, feel like?
Advanced search
Twitter chats
• Cybraryman - http://cybraryman.com/chats.html
• List of twitter chats
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiftIdjCeWSXdDRLRzNsVktUUGJpRWJhdUlWLS1Genc#gid=0
Archives of Twitter Chats
• #globalclassroom
Tips for twitter chats
• http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/06/teachers-visual-guide-to-twitter-chats.html• http://janetfouts.com/how-to-participate-in-a-twee
t-chat/• http://www.mackcollier.com/10-steps-to-creating-a
-successful-twitter-chat/• http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevecooper/
2013/09/30/the-ultimate-guide-to-hosting-a-tweet-chat/
Twitter apps
Native twitter app
Twitter apps
Block User
This means they cannot:-
• follow you• add you to a list
Twitter mute user
• Their tweets and retweets become invisible to you.
• SMS or push notifications from their activity.
• The muted user can still interact with your tweets though–they can favourite, reply, or retweet your stuff, but those actions won’t appear in your Twitter timeline.
Mute
To unmute….
Go to their profile>tap the red unmute icon (a speaker with a slash through it).
Tweetdeck and Tweetbot able to mute users, hashtags, or keywords.
Use to mute a phrase or hashtag rather than muting half a dozen users on Twitter’s web or mobile apps.
Twitter analytics
• analytics.twitter.com (open to all)• Favstar.fm• Twubs• Hootsuite University – get a pro account for 1
month and hootsuite uni for 1 month for free
Twitter Analytics
Schedule Tweets
• Tweetdeck• hootsuite or • HubSpot's Social Inbox• Buffer
to schedule tweets for the week.
Languages
• Can tweet in more than 35 languages
• Use translator
Embedding tweets
Classroom Uses
Twitter for immediate learning!
What is your favourite animal and where are you from?
• What will you do to help with the costs for rural students of moving away from home to attend higher education in the city.
Twitterfall - #gcf2013!
Timeline widgets
Phishing
Links
eFind Me
•[email protected]• http://murcha.wordpress.com• http://techtalktuesdays.global2.vic.edu.au• Twitter ID = murcha