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**Twitter in Plain English--Common Craft **

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**// 1. What is Twitter? //**

Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users' updates.

Twitter uses SMS Protocol to deliver short messages (140 characters or less). These messages are managed through your Twitter account; however, you can access them through your phone or other Twitter applications. The messages are sent to your friends/network (followers) instantly.

Twitter messages answer question What are you doing right now?
 * Send Links, Resources
 * Express Opinion or Reaction
 * Ask a Question

**// 2. Why and How would you use Twitter in Administration? //**
 * FREE
 * Learn from others attending local, state, and national educational conferences
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Builds a personal/professional learning network
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">To follow professional educational leaders
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">To ask specific questions or ask an expert
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">To create a back channel--commenting on speaker, conference, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Use it as a professional development tool
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Connect the faculty together as a learning community
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">To make school-wide announcements
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Promote a Blog/Newsletter


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Twitter in the Classroom Example **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Possible Classroom Ideas: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Have students create a Twitter Account
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Create a Group Class Account
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Update Class Homework Assignments, Due Dates, Etc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Use as a way of working on class assignments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Network with class (Personal/News)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Post Links, Resources, etc. (Relating to Class)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Class Group can follow other twitter feeds to gain valuable resources for the class
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Brainstorming Ideas as a class or individually for feedback, etc.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> **Other Class Ideas:**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Students can send "tweets" on comments, questions, and feedback during a lecture, video, speaker, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Connect with classmates and instructor on a daily basis for quick feedback

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Twitter Form--Username

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Twitter Responses: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> **Twitter Handout** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> **Steps for getting started with Twitter** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> media type="custom" key="4043603" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> **Twitter Tools**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Polls-- [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Shrink Tweets -- [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Search for Tags -- [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Share Photos -- [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Friends/Followers --[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Teacher Group -- [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Twitter Users/Subject-- []

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> **Resources:**

[]--Search Google and Twitter side by side! [] **(Great Article about why teachers should use Twitter!)** [] (Possible Classroom Ideas--Listed Above) [] [] [] - Nine Ways to Use Twitter in Schools []--Beginners guide to twitter