I Tried Twitter and Didn’t Get It!

Dick Carlson@TechHerding

dick@TechHerding

Road Map For Tonight

What’s Twitter – Why Should I Care?

How Do I Get Set Up and Use It?

How Can I Use Twitter In Learning?

Avoiding Looking Like An IdiotFinding Your Tweeple

What Is Twitter

Twitter In Plain English

Why Should You Care?

Quick way to connectFastest growing social media

toolFlexible and accessible

Fun

How Do I Get Set Up?

Create a free accountFind some people to “follow”

Search for subjects that interest you

Create an email subject tracker

Using Twitter In Learning

Quickly connect to expertsTrack trends and news

Have students work togetherBuild community of

knowledge

Avoiding Looking Like An Idiot

To start, read 90% and tweet 10%

Share out information. Share. Do it again.

Never sell. Never be evil. Never steal.

Assume every tweet will be on the New York Times.

Finding Your Tweeple

If you read blogs, see if they @tweet

Search for posts that interest you.

See who your favorites follow.Search for big names – you’d

be surprised.

I Tried Twitter and Didn’t Get It!

Dick Carlson@TechHerding

dick@TechHerding