Twitter



Twitter is a social networking site that allows individuals, groups, and businesses to post things like their activities, promotions, or locations for others to see. Twitter can be used for a variety of purposes, such as keeping up with friends, debating, education, entertainment, and advertisement.
 * Overview**__**:**__


 * Step by step:**

1. Go to [] 2. Click on the "Sign Up" tab 3. Set up an account
 * Fill out all the information and click "submit"
 * It will send you an email to confirm your account. Go to your email and click on the confirmation link
 * You now have an account
 * Other Things you can do:**

1. Write your first Tweet by typing what you are doing or feeling in the "what's happening" box 2. Follow other peoples' tweets by searching for them in the "search" box on the homepage 3. Comment on other people's tweets/profiles by typing on their twitter pages 4. Make a hash tag to keep up with conversation topics and other information
 * Be sure to keep it 140 characters or less
 * Once you find the person, just click on the "follow" button on their profile page
 * You create a hashtag simply by prefixing a word with a hash symbol: //#hashtag into your post.//
 * You can also search for hash-tags to see what people are saying about certain topics.


 * Using Twitter in the Classroom**


 * Tweet about useful resources and links for students and other teachers.
 * Use Twitter to post a "word of the day" or trivia questions pertaining to class content.
 * Create a Twitter Book Club for students to post opinions, questions, and thoughts about books.
 * Have students research interesting information online and tweet about their findings.
 * Increase participation during lectures/discussions - students can tweet their questions and ideas in real-time.
 * See video: []




 * Helps overcome barriers of shyness and large class sizes
 * Creates community of learners
 * Discussion can continue even after class ends
 * Twitter posts can also serve as a study guide
 * Students' parents can follow the teacher/class Twitter to keep up with what is going on in the classroom.
 * Create a "Twitter Poll" at [] that can be posted on Twitter to get feedback.
 * Have students participate in online scavenger hunts, posting their findings on Twitter.

Sources about Twitter in the classroom: []

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