Twitter


 *  What is Twitter? Why Use it? [[file:twitter.pdf]] **

Twitter is an information network made up of 140-character messages called Tweets. It's a new and easy way to discover the latest news (“what’s happening”) related to subjects you care about.  Twitter connects you to thousands of users around the world with similar interests. **Isn't Twitter for celebrities and athletes? ** There are over 200 million twitter accounts. It is a fast growing network of people who contribute online through tweets to share knowledge, information, or resources.

**Getting Started With Twitte**r To begin using Twitter, you need to sign up for a free account. Start by going to __[|www.twitter.com]__ and register for a user name. Your user name will be how people find you on twitter.

**Find People you want to Follow**” A easy way to jump into twitter is people you have an interest in and follow them. Look to see who they follow. The person can be a friend, business, scholar, celebrity, etc.. This will increase the amount of tweets you can read.

No, think of twitter as a constant update of the Marshall Memo. Read only what interests you. When you find something, share it with your followers.
 * Do I really have to read all the tweets? **

#hash tags are used to organize your tweets or find content. An example would be if you wanted to comment on or read about new teachers, you would add #ntchat to your tweet. Or simply search #ntchat to read what others are saying.
 * Finding the Right #hash tag **

Here is a sample tweet. RT@jborchard #cpchat you may want to check out my Twitter for Educators Livebinder. Loads of info: http://bit.ly/ch5icf **RT**– retweet
 * <span style="font-family: '@Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 11pt;">Dissecting a tweet **
 * <span style="font-family: '@Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 11pt;">@jborchard **<span style="font-family: '@Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 11pt;">—person who orgainally posted the tweet
 * <span style="font-family: '@Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 11pt;">http://bit.ly/%%% **<span style="font-family: '@Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 11pt;">- link to a webpage with additional content.
 * <span style="font-family: '@Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 11pt;">#cpchat **<span style="font-family: '@Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 11pt;">– hashtag connected principals chat

Here is a list of popular #hashtags used in education. [|Educational hashtags]

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