Microblogging with Twitter Begins at 7:00

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Microblogging with TwitterBegins at 700.
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Introductions
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Dr. Brenda HaasOACHE
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Gina Webb and Laura RislerOACHE
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Peggy Whyte
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Grad Credit available from OU Southern
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bhaas_at_oache.org

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http//mysite.verizon.net/pwhyte
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Before We Begin with Twitter
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PLN Whats That?
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Personal Learning Network

• Stay in touch with friends, family and
  professionals in your field.

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What My PLN Looks Like.
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Surrounded by my PLNfrom my web browser
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Step 1 Twitter
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What is Twitter?
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Twitter is microblogging

• Answer the question
• What are you doing?
• 140 characters or less.

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twitter.com

• Sign up for an account.

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Twitter Terminology
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Tweet

• To update your status in 140 characters or less

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Follow

• Choose a person to receive their Twitter updates
  in your Twitter stream.

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_at_username

• Reply this is a reply to a specific twitter
  user. This is public.

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dusername

• Direct Message this is a private message to the
  specified Twitter user.

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RT _at_username

• ReTweet to post the same information that you
  gained from anothers tweet. More about
  etiquette.

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The Fail Whale

• Twitter is having an issue

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Some Whacky Terms

• Just a few there are MANY!

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Tweeps

• Your Twitter friends.

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Twoosh

• A perfect, 140 character Tweet.

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TweetUp

• When tweeps meet up in person.

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Twaffic

• Twitter traffic.

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Twitterrhea

• Sending too many tweets.

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OK Find yourself some Tweeps
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http//twitter.com/pwhyte
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http//twitter.com/wfryer
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http//twitter.com/dwarlick
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http//twitter.com/willrich45
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Search Terms
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historyteacher
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englishteacher
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scienceteacher
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mathteachers
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wefollow.com

• Great place to find people with like interests.

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Integrating Twitter
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Bookmark your Twitter home page.
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Use a Widget on your Personal Start Page

• iGoogle, Protopage, Pageflakes, MyYahoo and more

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TwitterFox

• Browser Add-On

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http//twitterfox.net/
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Desktop Applications
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Twhirl

• Requires Adobe Air. Great functionality.

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Other Desktop Applications
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TweetDeck, Ada, Snitter
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Whatever method you choose just dive in!

• Youll love Twitter!

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Questions?
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http//mysite.verizon.net/pwhyte
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Thank you OACHE!

• Ohio Appalachian Center
• for Higher Education

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Next Week.
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Photo Sharing with Flickr
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See you then

• Thank you for participating!