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Twitter for Educators

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Author: Paula Dillon

Description:

At the end of this lesson, the user will be able to

1. Create a Twitter Account

2 Set up security options and profile

3. Select Organizations and People to Follow

4. Post Tweets

5. Use Twitter to develop a Personal Learning Network

This tutorial will walk educators through the process of creating a Twitter account to develop a PLN using Social Media.

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Tutorial

Twitter for Educators: Where to Begin Part 1

An overview of how to begin using Twitter to start or enhance your own Personal Learning Network (PLN)

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Source: Paula Dillon

Twitter for Educators: Where to Begin Part 2

Continuation of Part 1 on building your PLN using Twitter

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Source: Paula Dillon

Using Google URL Shortener to Add Links and Articles to Tweets

This tutorial will demonstrate how to add an article or URL to Twitter with fewer characters along with the ability to view the analytics associated with clicks.

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Source: Paula Dillon

Articles for Review

Why Every Teacher Should Use Twitter

25 Ways to Get the Most out of Twitter

Infographic from Edudemic

Twitter Education Hashtags with Explanations

50 Twitter Tricks You Have Probably Never Heard of

Source: Author: Jeff Bush, @BushjMS, epoxylearning.com , Author: Jeff Dunn, edudemic.com, Infographic from Edudemic via Pintrest, Author: Katie Lepi for Edudemic, TeachThought

Twitter Cheat Sheet

Overview of the basic Twitter functions and where to find them

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Source: Paula Dillon

PLP Network: Twitter Handbook for Teachers

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Source: http://plpnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/twitter-handbook-for-teachers.pdf

Twitter Cheat Sheet by Dr. Kimberly Tyson

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Source: Dr. Kimberly Tyson