One of the goals with this blog is to help people become more tech savvy so that we can use all of this material we have at our fingertips in the most beneficial manner possible. Over the last several months I have wanted to become more adept at taming the wild bird know as Twitter (don't let that simple, friendly looking symbol they use fool you). So I started reading some articles on how to use Twitter better and here is the first one I would like to share with you. It is titled How to Compete with the Tweet Elite and is filled with ideas about how to use Twitter better. Subjects covered include retweeting so that the originator of a tweet can see that you retweeted their post, modifying a tweet so that you can add your own small comment at the end of a post, and pinning your favorite tweet to your profile page so that visitors to your profile page can see what you are thinking about right now. I know this is a small step in the right direction, but everything we can learn about the technology that has been created for us to use to socialize and learn from each other is beneficial.
What are some Twitter use ideas that you could share to help us all use Twitter better?
One of the most beneficial ways to use twitter is to join an educational edchat. There is a #hashtag for everything educational. Check out this list.
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Thanks, Renee. I will check this out ASAP.
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DeleteGreat resource! Thanks for sharing.
Terry, I love how you are always looking for a better way of doing this techie stuff. We have to continue to find ways to help our teachers, sometimes by trial and error. We'll get there!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this article. I learned a few new tech tricks! My favorite tip -- "When beginning a tweet with @ someone - only the person you sent it to and people who are friends with you both can see these tweets" Cool information!
I think by communicating through Twitter for professional development/ edchats, & following leaders in our fields are great ways to learn how to utilize this tool in the education world. I look forward to becoming Tweet Elite with you! Baboom!