Twitter+Tutorials+&+Resources

Please add your name and Twitter ID to this google doc! Follow anyone else who is there!
Our Twitter hashtag is #MplsNext Use this in your tweets so that we see each other's info! Great list of educational hashtags; http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html

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A few Twitter Tips:

 * 1) **On an ipad or smartphone- DOWNLOAD the Twitter App**... Twitter has missing functions on ipad's Safari
 * 2) Twitter is not functioning yet on ipads inside of the District Network- you'll need a desktop or laptop at this point! You can use Twitter on District ipads if you are connected to a wifi network outside of MplsISD
 * 3) Choose a shorter vs. longer username- every character counts in every message!
 * 4) When setting up your account, you can skip all that Twitter wants you to to do to connect with topics, famous people, people in your emails, etc! Look for the small print 'skip this step' on each of those pages! We'll go back and find the professional peeps and tweeps! :)
 * 5) DON'T lock or protect your tweets- it just turns twitter into a closed email-ish system, losing the power of crowdsourcing & connections.
 * 6) DO fill in your bio & add a photo. Mention something about education so other teachers/ educators will be more likely to connect!
 * 7) DO write a tweet or two right away to get started!
 * 8) DO follow many people right away... I suggest searching for #edchat and then following the first 50-75 people you find
 * 9) DO lurk around a bit.. get to know what's out there and start gathering resources
 * 10) DO RT (retweet) some tweets you find helpful or interesting
 * 11) DO use shorthand and abbreviations- it's ok, it's another language!
 * 12) DO use the @ sign when referring to someone else- then they'll know you mentioned them! :)

Collection of resources & sites re: Twitter & Social Media in Schools
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