twitter 101 for school administrators

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NP Admin Twitter 101NP Admin Twitter 101April 13, 2012April 13, 2012@joe_mazza@joe_mazza

Where it all started for us?

Eric Sheninger

@NMHS_Principal

New Milford HS Principal, ASCD Presenter, Author, presenter & PLN member

Twitter is a free Web 2.0 social media service that allows users to send and receive messages known as tweets.

Source: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/55-interesting-social-media-infographics/

VIDEO: Twitter in Plain English

Your Educational PLN•Graduate learners•School/District Leadership Team•Your School•Publications (i.e. ASCD)•Books/Speakers/Websites/Emails•Past networks

@Reply sent to a specific person but visible to all.

The Language of Twitter

RTRe-Tweet or resending another persons tweet.

Retweets are an extremely important part of twitter because it allows interesting ideas and news items to spread quickly.

DDirect message in private to a specific person.

You can only DM a person who is following you.

#Hashtag designating a topic as in #edchat

Full Name

Profile

Followers

Following

Username

Avatar

Tweet

Sample Page

VIDEO: Twitter for Teachers

As an EducatorWhy Use Twitter?

Professional Growth

Create your own "Personal Learning

Network" (PLN)

For Your School

Rapidly disseminate information

Why Use Twitter?

For Your School

Rapidly disseminate information, take down the walls in a traditional school,

transparent collaboration among learning community

Why Use Twitter?

For Your School

Rapidly disseminate information

Meetings & Events

EmergencyInformation

LEARNING

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Knapp Elementary School’s Twitter Pagehttp://twitter.com/knappelementary

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Knapp Elementary School’s Twitter Pagehttp://timekiwi.com/knappelementary

You can have a widget on your school/district website.

Parents can easily access your tweets.

You can set it so only your tweets are seen.

Access to Twitter

Twitter.com - initially

Cell Phone (Like Text Messages

Application on Computer-Tweetdeck, Tweetchat, others

Global Twitter Use - July 2011

United States Twitter Use - July 2011

Visual: How does Twitter expand your PLN?

(Since November 2011)http://twitter.com/joe_mazza

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Why Use Twitter?

Professional Growth

Create your own "Personal Learning

Network" (PLN)

From within a dramatically new information landscape, the best description of the 21st Century teacher is Master Learner. —David Warlick

It’s all about the #Hashtag

#edchat#edtech#cpchat

#elemchat#ptchat

#kinderchat, 1stchat, 2ndchat, etc.

#knappchat #npedSearching for the information YOU

care about. The hashtag search.

Why I Value Twitter My PLNWhat Twitter looks like in a school District – D123 in suburban Chicago

Search for Information

Reflective Practice

Global and Local

Perspectives

Instant Feedback

Newsroom

Showcase

Professional Development

Together We Are Better

It’s your turn to register and send a Tweet.

http://twitter.com

We will use #nped today.

Ask a Question on Twitter

Your turn!Use #nped and send your first

tweets – watch how the Twitterverse communicates back

to you.

Who are you reading?http://twitter.com/nmhs_principalhttp://twitter.com/cybraryman1

What professional groups do you belong to?http://twitter.com/PennGSEhttp://twitter.com/ascd

What are you interested in?http://twitter.com/NASAhttp://twitter.com/APA_Style

Look at who they follow and their followers.

Who Should I Follow?

ConferencesContinue networking online after the

conference is over (i.e.#ASCD12)

Check This Wiki http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/

Resources to help you move forward...

Best Twitter Infographics of 2011

Learn Twitter Resource Page

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