My presentation for GEDSB21C on using twitter by educators

1. Twitter for Teachers

2. The First Tweet: 2006

16. Twitter Terminology
● Tweet-A Twitter post. All tweets are public
● Twitter handle- a userrname on Twitter. Start with @
● Retweet (RT)- To send out someone else's tweet
● Direct Message (DM)- A private tweet between two
people
● Follower- A person who subscribes to someone's tweets
● Hashtag (#)- Used to mark keywords in a tweet to
categorize tweets

18. STEP ONE
● Go to Twitter.Com
● Click in the search box (top
right)
● Find a Canadian with over a
million followers

19. STEP TWO
● Enter @gedsb into the search bar
and scroll down the feed.
● Find a tweet you have a connection
with. Someone you know, a school
you’re familiar with, etc.
● Be ready to explain the connection.

20. STEP THREE
● Search #onted and scroll down
the feed.
● Find a story, a resource or an
idea that you find engaging for
some reason.
● Be ready to describe it and
explain why.

22. Archiving

23. Tweetdeck