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What’s the ChitterAbout Twitter?
Twitter and Health Education
Mark J. Kittleson, PhDSouthern Illinois University
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GoalsAt the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
Explain the basics of TwitterDescribe the rationale for the use of TwitterIdentify ways to activate TwitterIllustrate how Twitter can be used in health education
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What is Twitter?1. Considered a Social Network2. Micro-blogging3. Ways to communicate with friends
(‘followers’)4. Way to keep up to date with others
(friends and organizations)5. Limited to just 160 characters
a) Same as SMS limits on cell phonesb) Messages are referred to as ‘Tweets’
Think of it as a cyber bulletin board
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What you can do:People can follow you and read your comments
“I’m sitting on the front porch”
You can follow other people/organizationsYou can read what they are doing
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Why Tweet?ConversationsExpertiseNewsStaying ConnectedShare Interests
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Organizations Tweet because…Public relations
Letting people know what your group is doing
Talk and listen to your followersGive your organization a human touch
Back
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Getting started1. Get registered with Twitter
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The Twitter Home PageTwitter.com
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Accessing TwitterGo on-line to twitter.comWeb Browser Add-onTask Manager Add-onCell Phone
Back
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The Twitter Home PageTwitter.com
Read TweetsSend TweetsChange Profile
Not a very user friendly approach
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Adding Twitter to your browserFirefox
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www.echofon.com
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Twitter to your taskbar
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www.madan.org/ada
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Twitter to your Smart PhoneReceive AND Send
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First, login to your Twitteraccount on the webThen go to Settings
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Click Mobile
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Follow the directions…you’ll need to send a series of text messages from your
phone to Twitter at 40404
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40404
START
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Once your phone has been ‘verified’you’ll get this configuration. Fill in your
cell number and indicate when you wanttweets. Note that since I have a life,
I don’t receive tweets between midnight and6 am
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After your phone has been verified, go backto your Home Page and click those who you are following
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Among those who you follow, youcan configure whether you wanttweets sent to your cell phone by
configuring the phone…
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By clicking, you ‘undo’ the mobileconnection
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40404
Hey folks, look, I’m tweeting from
my phone
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Health Education Applications
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TeachingRequire Students to Register with Twitter.comDirect them to follow you Use it to:
Send out assignmentsCreate a discussionBring books to classBring permission slips for field trip
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Teaching (con’t)Opportunities to ask questions for helpStudents in group projects can follow each other
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Public HealthCreate a local twitter for your countyRelease updates health information, clinic hoursWays to communicate with employeesIdeal for emergency preparedness/emergencies
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Group communicationEmployeesParentsMedical Personnel
Back
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Assignment1. Register with Twitter2. Follow Kittleson and 4 health-related
groups1. After one week of following summarize the
major points of these five groups
3. Configure your Twitter to do one of the following:
Cell PhoneEchofonADA