Twitter



=What is Twit ​ter? = Twitter is an online service that allows you to share updates with other users by answering one simple question: "What are you doing?" In order to use Twitter, you must first sign up for a free account. Once you have created your account, you can post your own updates and view the updates others have posted. You can search for people to follow or you can let Twitter select random users. Once you have selected a number of users, their most recent posts, or "tweets," will show up on your Twitter home page. Likewise, your own latest tweets will show up on the home pages of people who have decided to follow you. Twitter limits each tweet to 140 characters, which means there is no room for rambling. Of course, in this era of limited attention spans, 140 characters may be as much as other users want to read anyway. Definition from the [|Tech Terms Computer Dictionary].

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=Twitter Basics =

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=Twitter for Educators =

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=Connect to Educators on Twitter =

=== Start off by following these awesome educators who will provide great resources: (Lists from TeacherCast) === __**Jon Samuelson**__ – @iPadSammy Jon tweets out some great tools for the iPad (and ed tech in general). __**Lisa Dabbs**__ – @Teachingwthsoul Lisa has built up a really great Twitter chat for new teachers at #ntchat. She is so positive and always has great direction for new teachers and veteran teachers alike. __**Jeff Bradbury**__ - @TeacherCast Jeff is doing some amazing things with PD on the web. He has developed a fantastic network of educator bloggers and has several projects in the works that are bound to revolutionize the way educators interact across the world. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Richard Byrne**__ – @rmbyrne <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Developer of freetechforteachers.com, Richard is constantly tweeting out links to tech ideas on his website. He has a wealth of information on nearly any type of technology implementation you can think of. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Stephen Anderson**__ – @web20classroom <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">As a co-creator of #edchat and Edublogs ‘Twitterer of the Year’ award winner, Stephen clearly brings a lot to the table. His posts will make you reevaluate what you’re doing in your classroom. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Josh Stumpenhorst**__ – @stumpteacher <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Expect some great things out of Josh as he was the 2012 Illinois Educator of the Year award recipient. He is a ed tech enthusiast and will give you great ideas. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Jerry Blumengarten**__ – @cybraryman1 <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jerry’s website has a page for just about anything I can think of relating to education. He participates in nearly every educational Twitter chat out there and is genuinely a great person. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Tom Whitby**__ – @tomwhitby <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">As the founder of #edchat and a professor of education, Tom brings a unique perspective to Twitter and to all the conversations in which he participates. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Eric Sheninger**__ – @nmhs_principal <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eric is a recent winner of the NASSP National Digital Principal Award. He churns out some quality info and is a wealth of great links and original content. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__Edudemic__** – @edudemic <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">A dedicated community of educators and technologists looking to enhance learning. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Shelly S Terrell**__- @ShellTerrell <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Among the very top educators on Twitter, Shelly tweets a consistent stream of fantastic new resources for bringing technology into the classroom. An expert on webinars and global education collaboration, following her is one of the most direct routes you can take to get connected with other like-minded educators around the world. She’s also part of the brilliant tweeting team @TheConsultantsE which is worth a follow for great teacher tech training advice. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__Larry Ferlazzo__** - @Larryferlazzo <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">A particularly prolific tweeter, Larry can be relied upon to provide a rich and varied stream of information and resources that is of extremely high practical value to hands-on educators. An inner-city High School teacher, his first-hand experience is invaluable for those implementing ed-tech strategies in practice rather than just discussing their value academically. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Edutopia**__ - @edutopia <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Edutopia is all about new, innovative education ideas that really work. Expect not only a stream of important and exciting new avenues for information technology, but also particularly research and observations about what is and isn’t working in real schools. Great for finding tried and tested ideas with proven success. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**We Are Teachers**__ - @WeAreTeachers <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">This account represents a rich online community of all types of teachers and tutors. The collaborative knowledge of such a productive network is invaluable, and they can be relied upon for a consistent stream of relevant, up-to-the-minute news on what’s happening in classrooms everywhere. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Kyle Pace**__ - @kylepace <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">District instructional technology specialist Kyle is a great source of information on all things e-learning. From innovative new resources for getting students involved in technology to thought-provoking observations on teaching ideology, he’s guaranteed to bring valuable contributions to your education technology feed. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Steve Wheeler**__ - @timbuckteeth <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">An authority on Web2.0 and author of The Digital Classroom, Steve is a fantastic source of informative tweets on taking the classroom online. He is also a particularly prolific provider of resources and ideas for using devices like iPads in and out of the classroom (also known as mobile, or m-learning).

<span style="color: #009900; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Lists of Educators to Follow
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lists of Teachers by Content/Specialty Area - AWESOME! <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another AWESOME list of Educators by Content Area <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Top 50 Elementary Teachers on Twitter <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Educators by Content Area <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">60 Best Educators on Twitter <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">A Long List of Educators provided by Shelly Terrell <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Google Spreadsheet of Educators on Twitter

= = =<span style="color: #009900; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">The Use of Hashtags in Twitter =

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hashtags—A hashtag (#) is a word or phrase preceded by a “#.” By using hashtags, you can aggregate tweets around that topic. Hashtags (#) help you focus on tweets around a specific topic. You can also add a hashtag to any tweet. Just follow the tweet with an appropriate hashtag and it will appear in the group. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">For example, here’s a recent conversational tweet with hashtags—It’s Terrific Tuesday! What are you reading today? #elemteachers #literacy #reading

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">See the Twitter Cheat Sheet below for common hashtags used by educators on Twitter:

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