Catherine Werst

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• Catherine Werst
• July 21, 2009
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• When I hear Twitter, I think
• Yeah baby! Ive been tweeting since 06
• Oh cool! Another new technology!!
• Is this new fad worth the time effort?
• Oh no! Another new technology.
• Thats it, Im faxing in my intent to retire.

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• How many are already using Twitter?
• (green check yes, red x no)
• (We can share user names at the
• end of this presentation)

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• It's making history
• Accepted tool in media, business
• Best way to find current resources
• You dont have to sign up to use it
• Amazing people use it
• Its simple

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• Talking about life
• Talking about their instructors
• Sharing assignment information
• Selling buying textbooks
• Sharing work, cheating, encouraging
• Confessing, complaining, extolling
• on Twitter.

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• Microblogging in 140 characters
• Networking Crowdsourcing
• DM, RT, _at_name
• URL shortening
• Search, hashtag
• Not just people using it
• Portable mobile, desktop

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Any user profile that is made public can be
viewed if you know the user name. Tweets are
displayed in chronological order with some
hyperlinking.
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When you log in to Twitter, you can post your
Tweets directly into the interface, and review
the Tweets of the users you are following. Other
features are found on the right navigation.
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Following a hashtag (karenkang) can lead to
some very interesting discoveries! The shortened
bit.ly URL leads to the Asian Professional Women
in Tech Facebook group. Connections!
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Search is also public, and you may search across
all public posts by terms or hashtags.
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• How issues trend over time
• Research
• Informal polling
• Hashtags search
• Archiving discussions (limited)

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• Tweeting Conferences (gateway)
• World According to Twitter book
• Sharing breaking news
• Geoblogging where should I eat?
• Contests

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• Too many silly Tw words
• Addictive
• Encourages txtspk
• Fleeting nature not permanent
• Bots boors
• Rumor mill yellow journalism

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• Use a different account for teaching
• Show your tweets on your web site (RSS)
• Pre-course information
• Talk up your textbook
• Highlight career opportunities
• Promote library counseling services
• Demonstrate netiquette

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• Virtual Office Hours alerts
• Post assignments (use hashtags!)
• Announcements (cancellation, grades)
• Additional resources links
• Take a poll
• Ruminate, link to your blog
• Link to exemplary student work
• All without having to share a phone number!

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Dans wonderful way of keeping in touch with
students and preventing a flood of emails
asking for a status update!
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• Research post links to news, articles
• Tweet the lecture for extra credit
• Progressive stories (hashtags!)
• Chapter summaries
• Tweet a field trip
• Interview a classmate

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• Ask key concept questions
• Clear as Mud
• Haiku or rhyming
• Lecture Hall discussion tweets (project)
• Respond to poll or survey (twickers?)
• Post images/music/video via Twitter

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Students can share their work with one another
and their instructor. Here is an illustration
assignment tweeted to a class via blog post, and
re-useable for a portfolio or resume.
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• Read events in other languages
• Learn about other countries, cultures
• News about specific disciplines
• Follow political events or politicians
• Find opposing views
• Music videos (blip.fm)
• Learn from speak with experts
• Develop professional persona

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• Follow medical procedures
• Experience NASA events
• Get geological info (volcano, quakes)
• Find internships or jobs
• Discover local Tweetups
• Virtual conference information (WWDC)

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• Tr.im/twip resources links
• Visualizations metrics

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• Own 2 accounts (at least)
• Follow some inspiring people
• Research important (to you) topics
• Encourage student use
• Play with access beyond twitter.com

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QA

• Please remember to share your
• Twitter user names in the chat
• window if you want new Tweeps!
• Tr.im/twip
• Catherine Werst
• cwerst_at_cuesta.edu
• Twitter.com/cat8canary

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Evaluation Survey Link

• http//tinyurl.com/ONEeval-09Su-Twitter

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