learning in 140 characters or less (twitter for training)
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This presentation gives learning professionals ideas on how to utilize Twitter to deliver learning. It also overviews some of the basics of Twitter - definitions and tools to utilize.TRANSCRIPT
Scott Thomas
Director, Product Enablement
ExactTarget
@scott_thomas_et
#crc10
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• Anatomy of Twitter
• Twitter Tools
• Twitter and You
• The Use of Twitter for Learning
• Resources for Additional Learning
• And Some Fun Along the Way…
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Twitter Defined
“a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?”
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Twitter’s Use• Links to Content• Conversations• Promotions• News Reporting• Sharing of Images• Sharing of Music• Idea Sharing• And On, And On, And On….
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AVATAR AND TWITTER HANDLE
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TWEET aka “The Message”
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HASHTAG
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URL
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RETWEET
Twitterwww.twitter.com
Hootsuitewww.hootsuite.com
CoTweetwww.cotweet.com
TweetDeckwww.tweetdeck.com
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Your Profile• Use Your Name in Your Handle
• Tells the Twitter Community Who You Are
• It Helps People Decide to Follow You
• Location is Important
• Link to Something – Blog, LinkedIn, Etc.
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The Public Timeline
• Remember the Purpose of Twitter
• Follow and Follow Back
• Tweet
• Join the Conversation
• Learn the Lingo
• It’s Called Social Media for a Reason
The Back Channel
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A Live Look @ The Back Channel
© SAP 2009 / Page 29
Micro Learning
Synchronous Learning
Follow the Experts
Search for Experts
Tools
Digest
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On Twitter
• @ASTD
• @CIASTD
• @newsociallearn
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Sites
• Social Learning Academy – Jane Hart
• eLearning Technology Blog – Dr. Tony Karrer
• Mashable
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Google Searches
• Twitter for Learning
• Social Media for Teaching
• Twitter 101
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Your End of The Deal…
• Not on Twitter, Sign-Up for Twitter
• Follow Me - @scott_thomas_et
• Download My Slides – I Just Tweeted a Link
• Share with Me What You Put Into Practice
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Let’s Take a Twitter Poll@votebytweet (1,2,3) scottcrc
© SAP 2009 / Page 43
1. Get on Twitter
2. Utilize in my Job
3. Research More
thank you!Scott Thomas
Director, Product Enablement
ExactTarget
@scott_thomas_et
#crc10