How to

2. How do I get started?
• Go to www.twitter.com
• Fill in the boxes to sign
up for an account.
• Now you have a Twitter
account!

3. Now, What?
• Create a Twub for your
classsroom.
• Go to Twubs.com
• Click “Register Your
Hashtag.”

4. Create Your Twub!
• Type a unique (but small)
term to identify your
classroom.
• Check to make sure no
one else has used that
hashtag.
• Register your unique
hashtag to create your
Twub.

5. Sign in to Twubs!
• Sign in using your
Twitter account.
• DON’T fill in the
boxes.
• Instead, click
“Twitter login.”
• “Authorize Ap” the
first time you sign
in.

6. You have your own Twub!
• You should see the
title of your Twub
here—the hashtag
you registered.

7. You have your own Twub!
• Give students the URL
(web address) of your
classroom Twub.
• Students register for a
Twitter account, and
log in to classroom
Twub with their Twitter
accounts.
• Then, they simply type
in box, and click “Send
Tweet.”

8. Tweet Away!
• Display classroom
Twub on LCD
projector to show
students’ tweets in
real time!

9. • Have in-class discussions.
• Write a response.
• Use as an exit slip.
• Write a narrative (each student adding the
next 140 characters to the story).
• Draw a conclusion from a text.
• Make a claim.
• Pull evidence from a text.
• Generate questions.
• Make connections among texts and ideas.