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1. Twitter 101 By Sandy Millin

2. Twitter Tweetdeck Google Reader Diigo

3. 140 characters ‘Micro-blogging’ Follow anyone Anyone can follow you Completely free What is Twitter?

4. Why do teachers use Twitter? Source: survey by Sandy Millin, January 2011, 43 respondents

5. What do you think you’ve gained from using Twitter for professional development? Source: survey by Sandy Millin, January 2011, 43 respondents

6. My homepage My profile in 140 characters My statistics Information about followers My tweets

7. My homepage My statistics Information about followers My tweets

8. My homepage Information about followers My tweets

9. My homepage My tweets

10. My homepage

11. My homepage/stream Where I type my tweets My latest tweet My statistics Tweets from the people I follow Suggestions for who to follow Worldwide trends (hashtags)

12. My homepage/stream My latest tweet My statistics Tweets from the people I follow Suggestions for who to follow Worldwide trends (hashtags)

13. My homepage/stream My statistics Tweets from the people I follow Suggestions for who to follow Worldwide trends (hashtags)

14. My homepage/stream Tweets from the people I follow Suggestions for who to follow Worldwide trends (hashtags)

15. My homepage/stream Suggestions for who to follow Worldwide trends (hashtags)

16. My homepage/stream Worldwide trends (hashtags)

17. My homepage/stream

18. Searches and hashtags Search for topics (hashtags) you’re interested in

19. Searches and hashtags

20. Searches and hashtags Some English teaching hashtags: #eltchat #eltpics #elt #efl #esl #esol #elt #tefl #IATEFL #besig #yltsig + specific conference hashtags

21. A digression (1): #eltpics Photos by teachers for teachers Creative Commons licence Shared via Twitter #eltpics

22. A digression (1): #eltpics Click the images to visit the site

23. A digression (2): #eltchat Weekly conversations Topics chosen in poll on Twitter Wednesdays, 12pm and 9pm GMT/BST

24. A digression (2): #eltchat Click the image to visit the site

25. A digression (2): #eltchat During After

26. A digression (2): #eltchat After

27. A digression (2): #eltchat

28. Mentions Find out when you’ve been mentioned (mention others by typing @ + their Twitter handle)

29. Mentions

30. Direct Messages Keep things private by sending a direct message

31. Direct Messages

32. #asubjectIlike Hashtags=individual topics RT @sandymillin RT=forwarding a tweet #FF Follow Friday=recommendations for who to follow Twitter jargon

33. How to set up Twitter http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/twitter1/index.html (Teacher Training Video by Russell Stannard)

34. Free downloadable software A way to organise Twitter Show everything at once View more than one account Automatically shorten links Alternatives: HootSuite, ow.ly, Tweetgrid What isTweetdeck?

35. My Tweetdeck Switch between accounts Where I type my tweets (includes scheduler and shortener) Tweets from people I follow A hashtag search (#eltchat) @ mentions Direct messages Tweets from my other account

36. My Tweetdeck Switch between accounts Tweets from people I follow A hashtag search (#eltchat) @ mentions Direct messages Tweets from my other account

37. My Tweetdeck Tweets from people I follow A hashtag search (#eltchat) @ mentions Direct messages Tweets from my other account

38. My Tweetdeck A hashtag search (#eltchat) @ mentions Direct messages Tweets from my other account

39. My Tweetdeck @ mentions Direct messages Tweets from my other account

40. My Tweetdeck Direct messages Tweets from my other account

41. My Tweetdeck Tweets from my other account

42. My Tweetdeck

43. How to set up Tweetdeck http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/tweetdeck01/index.html (Teacher Training Video by Paul Trotter)

44. Free on the net An easy way to keep track of blogs Collects new blog posts One-stop shop RSS feed Google ID: just activate it Non-Google ID: connect with another email What is Google Reader?

45. My Google Reader homepage Summary of unread blog posts Starred posts listed here Add a blog Click ‘all items’ to read unread posts Click blog titles to see only those posts

46. My Google Reader homepage Summary of unread blog posts Starred posts listed here Click ‘all items’ to read unread posts Click blog titles to see only those posts

47. My Google Reader homepage Starred posts listed here Click ‘all items’ to read unread posts Click blog titles to see only those posts

48. My Google Reader homepage Starred posts listed here Click blog titles to see only those posts

49. My Google Reader homepage Starred posts listed here

50. My Google Reader homepage

51. Example of a blog post in Google Reader Bold titles show where you have unread posts Read posts automatically disappear

52. Example of a blog post in Google Reader Read posts automatically disappear

53. Example of a blog post in Google Reader

54. How to set up Google Reader http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqrQdmeABPk (YouTube tutorial by James Broadford)

55. Examples: diigo.com, delicio.us Similar to browser bookmarks Available 24/7 from anywhere on the net Subscribe to others’ bookmarks Tag to search easily Group bookmarks in lists Bookmark from your browser Share easily with others What is social bookmarking?

56. Diigo Search Filter by tags Add All bookmarks Click tags to view

57. Diigo Search Filter by tags All bookmarks Click tags to view

58. Diigo Search Filter by tags Click tags to view

59. Diigo Filter by tags Click tags to view

60. Diigo Click tags to view

61. Diigo

62. A diigo bookmark One tag search Preview site Narrow down search by adding other tags Tags and lists

63. A diigo bookmark Preview site Narrow down search by adding other tags Tags and lists

64. A diigo bookmark Narrow down search by adding other tags Tags and lists

65. A diigo bookmark Narrow down search by adding other tags

66. A diigo bookmark

67. How to bookmark (Google Chrome) Click ‘d’ icon to bookmark x Click ‘bookmark’ Type in your tags Add a description Add to a list and save

68. How to bookmark Click ‘bookmark’ Type in your tags Add a description Add to a list and save

69. How to bookmark Type in your tags Add a description Add to a list and save

70. How to bookmark Add to a list and save

71. How to bookmark

72. A completed bookmark Ribbon shows bookmark in place Red shows bookmark in place Tags listed Add to extra lists

73. A completed bookmark Red shows bookmark in place Tags listed Add to extra lists

74. A completed bookmark Tags listed Add to extra lists

75. A completed bookmark

76. How to set up diigo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2W094z4g-k&feature=related (YouTube video)

78. See you there! @sandymillin http://wordpress.com/sandymillin http://diigo.com/users/sandymillin