Connect,+Learn,+and+Share+with+Twitter!

** Room ** : 106A
Lyn Hilt, ELANCO Did you know that there are thousands of educators worldwide who interact daily on Twitter? These educators share resources, support one another, and connect their classrooms globally! By using Twitter to help build your personal learning network, you can connect to other passionate educators and students willing to share their ideas and expertise with the world. Learn how to get started and be introduced to the variety of ways you and your students can engage with this dynamic community of learners!  media type="custom" key="24594750" 
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  **What is Twitter?** View // [|Twitter in Plain English] // for a quick introduction.  Brand new to Twitter? Here's a tutorial for newbies: media type="custom" key="24461962"  ** Remember: ** Your Twitter profile should accurately represent you as an educator. Include a recent photo (or school logo), grade level(s)/content areas taught, location, interests, etc. You want to encourage other educators to follow you and start to build collegial relationships!  **Anatomy of a tweet: **  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> **To get started, follow around 25 educators** who contribute regularly to bring information into your stream **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">. ** <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> [|Here’s a great list to reference to find other educators to follow].

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">**Contribute**! RT tweets of interest and share ideas and links with others. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">**Use hashtags** to increase the audience of your tweets and to engage educators in conversations. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;">//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here are additional Twitter resources for you: // <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;">[|Helping Educators Get Started with Twitter] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">[|The Twitteraholic’s Ultimate Guide to tweets, hashtags, and all things Twitter] [|The Chat Diary] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> – find Twitter chat times/schedules <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> [|**Master list of educational chats on Twitter!**] [|A simple guide on the use of hashtags for teachers] <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;">[|Twitter for teachers- infographic for beginners] [|Here's a great post on the Twitter "modes"] - the different types of conversations you may see emerge among those in your network [|Building a professional learning network on Twitter] from [|Tom Whitby] [|Educators, do you tweet?] from [|Eric Sheninger] [|An educator's guide to Twitter] from [|Steven Andersen] [|100 ways to use Twitter in education] <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;">[|The difference between @replies and mentions] <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;">[|Twitter language A-Z] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1982d1; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|Twitter 101: Build your personal learning network] [|Twitter cheat sheet] [|Building a professional learning network on Twitter] [|5 Twitter Resources for School Administrators] <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;">[|Twitter for Teachers](Kathy Schrock's collection of resources) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1982d1; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|Twitter Handbook for Teachers] [|Twitter for Singletons] [|Join the Flock!] [|The Power of Twitter] [|Twitter for Education wiki] [|Twitter for Teachers] <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;">[|Why teachers should try Twitter] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1982d1; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|Find people to follow! Twitter for Teachers!] [|Ultimate Twitter Guidebook for Teachers] [|Educators, Do You Tweet?] [|Managing Your Learning on Twitter] <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;">[|More about Connected Learning] Additional Twitter resource list <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> [|Utilizing Twitter chats for professional development] via Tom Murray [|Effort In, Reward Out] (developing a PLN) [|23 Resources about Personal Learning Networks] from Shelly Terrell [|The 5 Cs to developing your personal learning network] from Lisa Nielsen [|How to use Twitter to grow your PLN] from Edutopia [|What the heck is a PLN?] from Michael Graffin <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;">