What is all the fuss about Twitter? How and why are educators using it? How do you move from lurking to sharing? What are the roles of hashtags and twitter chats? How might you use twitter in the classroom? Come to this beginner session to learn the tips and tricks of using Twitter as part of developing your Personal Learning Network.
Audience: All levels
Resources:
- Brenda Sherry online: wiki (many resources!), website, Twitter site
- Peter Skillen online: website, Twitter site
- Twitter in Plain English video
- Cybraryman: where to get started with education hashtags, chats and more
- Finding hashtags: Twubs
- Aggregators and apps: Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, Echofon