Intro for American Biography 282

1. Using Twitter
to trace History and
sort Psyches
in American Biography: Case Study

2. weird
funny
I don’t get it
too short
never heard of it
growing in popularity
Pew Research
Twitter is…

3. Twitter is an online social networking service and
microblogging service that enables its users to send and
read text-based messages of up to 140 characters, known
as "tweets".
Created in March 2006...the service rapidly gained
worldwide popularity, with over 500 million registered
users as of 2012, generating over 340 million tweets daily
and handling over 1.6 billion search queries per
day…Unregistered users can read tweets, while
registered users can post tweets through the website
interface, SMS, or a range of apps for mobile devices.
from Wikipedia retrieved 25 April 2013

4. Hashtag
What is it for?

5. highlights a searchable phrase or word
pulls together a theme or event
multiple hashtags per post
trending
your own inside joke
#ambio282
simple

6. From the rolling hills of Monticello in Virginia to the cemeteries of
Cambridge, MA, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to the entrance of The
Salem Witch Museum… students will explore the lives of more than a dozen
historical figures. From presidents to authors, psychologists to criminals, these
individuals come from diverse backgrounds and include such people as
Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Rush, William James, Abigail Adams, and many
others. We will travel close to 2000 miles and will walk in their footsteps and
explore the fundamental influences that have shaped the American
perspective on politics, research, psychology, social change, and his-tory.
Through seminar, discussion and experiential approaches we will explore the
impact of each individual’s perspective on the overall American view of the
world as well as their contributions to their re-spected fields. Real life examples
in the context of where they lived will be utilized. Students will be expected to
actively participate in the learning process of this 3 credit global studies course.
from this

7. 1/1 From #Monticello, #Cambridge, #DC
, #SalemWitchMuseum Xplore lives of
presidents, authors, psychologists, criminals
#ambio282
2/2 travel 2000 miles & Xplore the fundamental
influences on American perspective on
politics, research, psych,social change & his-tory
#ambio282
to this

8. then this

9. receive someone’s tweets
continuous updates
ongoing events
skim the 140 character tweet, then click
thru or favorite or retweet or reply
follow @

10. @NotifyBoston
@SalemWitchMuse
@easternstate
@HACCSki
@theeveningsun
@Harvard
@TJMonticello
@VisitMtVernon
@NatlParkService
@visitphilly
suggestions

11. Keep it clean
Take your time
Professional
Don’t steal
Permanent
always