25 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Twitter Twitter may very well be the single most important tool for teachers right now. Considering many are not even using the service, that says a lot about how effective the platform is for learning, engaging, development, and more. In an effort to make sure you are getting the most out of Twitter, we’ve compiled a very lengthy list of tips and tricks. See Also: 45 Simple Twitter Tips Everyone Should Know About Katie and I went through our list and narrowed it down to the top 25. Follow folks who are interesting to you. Just tweet!
Sneak Preview: The Must-Have Guide To Educational Hashtags Wednesday, June 13, 2012 1:24 pm, Posted by Jeff Dunn | Social Media Topics: #edchat , guide , hashtags , How To , preview , tweets , twitter The following is an excerpt from tomorrow’s mega-post ‘ The 2012 A-Z Guide To Educational Hashtags ‘ so be sure to check back soon for the way-way-way-too-long article and directory to educational hashtags. Like, hundreds of tags. We got so many additions and updates to our 2011 list we thought it was time to bring you the most up-to-date list for 2012. We went through all the comments on the 2011 version , wrote down all the Twitter and Facebook updates, and compiled this list over the course of several months. I’m sure we still missed some as new hashtags seemingly pop up every day. First, some background to get you up to speed on what the heck a hashtag is. First, What’s A Hashtag? Whether you’re a new or seasoned Twitter user, you likely come across confusing hashtags that probably look like a bunch of nonsense. Sources The Most Popular Hashtags
25 Ways To Use Twitter To Improve Your Professional Development Although LinkedIn gets a lot of love as a professional social media site, Twitter is a force that can’t be ignored by up-and-coming young professionals. It’s a great place to get connected and informed, and an especially good resource for growing professionally. But how exactly can you use Twitter for professional development? Check out our list to find 25 different ways. Keep your Twitter profile employer-focused : Maximize the space that you have in your profile to share a professional description of yourself. Cash in on your good karma that you’ve earned by helping others and call in a favor yourself.
25 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom, By Degree Of Difficulty How Can We Stop Cheating In Online Courses? 6.11K Views 0 Likes While clearly not every student is trying hard to take the slacker route, it's worth noting that picking out the students trying to take this route gets a little more complicated when you move from taking classes in person to taking classes online. 5 Ways To Have A High-Tech Classroom With What You Already Have 11.45K Views 1 Likes There are a host of ways to use the technology you already have at your fingertips to create a Classroom 2.0. How Common Core Standards Mesh With Education Technology
Design a Custom Twitter Header in 8 Simple Steps Howdy! Maybe you’re one of those who haven’t updated their Twitter headers yet, or maybe you’ve heard it already but you’re not just into creating your own design due to a lack of inspiration? Well, that’s not a problem at all now, this tutorial is for you. I’m going to show you how to create your own, and showcase some Twitter headers for your inspiration. Before we get started creating our own design, let’s take a look at this list of inspiration to boost up your creativity level. Use of Self Portrait Select your best photo and align it properly to with the avatar. @Rosen @RyanSeacrest @db Branding Select the best product you own and showcase it. @Starbucks @krispykreme @PlayStation Vector Illustration Using Vector art is always good to look at. OrganikSEO @Vimeo @Adobe Dark Backgrounds Dark background makes the avatar picture and text pop ups more. @VandelayDesign @wpbeginner @Behance Creative Very creative how they present their interest by the use of illustration. @laurenonizzle @imjustcreative @twitter
50 Education Leaders Worth Following On Twitter How do you discover the education news and research that matters to you? Probably by curating a list of the top thought leaders, local people you want to keep track of, and a smattering of other helpful folks. But it’s not always easy to find the thought leaders from around the world you should be following. Whether you agree with what they’re saying, tweeting, or believing … their opinion matters to many. So rather than shutting out a particular point of view, consider adding some of these 50 education thought leaders curated by Online College to your stream to keep it lively and interesting! Administrators and Researchers Thomas Jefferson Middle School principal and Arlington County Principal Of the Year: Sharon Monde John Robinson Principal John Robinson loves discussing both policies impacting public schools and education technology from an administrative perspective. Education Technology Photos of elementary students using iPads at school to do amazing projects. Higher Ed
9 Ways to Improve the Signal to Noise Ratio on Twitter inShare378 Even at 250 million Tweets per day in addition to the updates across Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, and every other feed that we willfully subscribe to, information overload is in of itself a fallacy. But the feeling the overload of information is very real and a reflection of our inability to pull the levers necessary to decrease noise and improve signal. Doing so, requires some very blatant actions that don’t simply reduce the volume of the information we don’t care to see as often, it requires disconnecting from human beings. I know…so what right? It still is what it is. Think about why you Tweet or update your status. We are as guilty by our inaction as others are for their action. So, what makes a Tweet worthy of response or sharing? While we await tools that will save us from ourselves, the research team documented nine best practices to use as an editorial guideline of sorts. 9 Ways to Improve the Signal to Noise Ratio in Social Networks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Why Students Should Use Twitter I must admit I was skeptical and originally questioned the validity of Twitter. I initially viewed Twitter as just a tedious free service that lets you send a 140-character message, or “tweet to your followers” of lackluster and hum-drum information. I was not really interested in reading about the location of someone checking in on Four Square or what he or she was eating for dinner. See Also: It’s Official: Using Twitter Makes Students More Engaged Yet, I was totally surprised at all the benefits that Twitter provides to high school and college students. Every student should use Twitter. The Importance Of Access There are loads of scholarships, essay contests, STEM competitions and grant opportunities for middle school, high school and college students posted daily on Twitter. But it’s not for only journalism students of course. Connect To A Wider Audience Twitter was launched in July 2006. Students Can Tweet For Good
Vocabulaire Twitter : 15 Mots et Symboles à Connaître ! Lorsque l’on débute sur Twitter, on peut se sentir un peu perdu notamment à cause du vocabulaire et symboles spécifiques à l’utilisation de Twitter. A quoi sert le @ et # ? C’est quoi RT, DM et FF ? Le signe @ : Le « @ » est toujours accolé au pseudo d’un compte Twitter et permet de faire savoir à son destinataire que vous lui adressez un message. Le Hashtag ou # : Son utilisation et sa présence peuvent paraitre un peu énigmatique mais en fait c’est tout simple. Le verbe Tweeter : Egalement utilisé avec l’orthographe « twitter » comme le nom du service, l’anglicisme « tweeter » correspond à l’action de poster un tweet (message) sur le réseau social Twitter. Un Tweet : Un tweet ou twit est un message posté sur Twitter. ReTweet ou RT : Comme expliqué précédemment dans un article sur la fonction Retweet, un message contenant « RT » est un message déjà publié par une première personne et republiée par une autre personne. Direct Message ou DM: FollowFriday ou FF : Following ou Abonnements : FotD
10 Tips To Help You Use TweetDeck And Twitter More Efficiently I wish I was a celebrity so that I could just sun-bathe and watch my Twitter (and other) follower count pile up into a long, list-less, disorganized bunch. But I am not, and so if I have to actively use social networks like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+, I have to be efficient at them. I have to streamline them so that I can mine a blink-and-you-miss source like Twitter for information. For long, my tool for the job has been Tweetdeck. With the exception of Google+ it has been sort of like my ‘third eye’. There are little things you can do around Tweetdeck to make it more efficient for you. Note: Most of these tips are applicable for the older Adobe Air version of TweetDeck. Create a Custom Alert for a Keyword Much like Google Alerts, you can set up a TweetDeck Twitter alert with any keyword or a combination of keywords of your choosing. This could be a powerful tool in your hand because it’s like a fishing in the vast Twitter stream – lay your bait and wait for it bite.
Twitter presenta Vine: facciamo storytelling? Twitter ha lanciato Vine, un’app che ti permette di creare e condividere brevi video di (6 per la precisione). Mi correggo, non sono semplici video ma delle gif. Ovvero delle sequenze di immagini che riproducono un’azione. Non è strana la vita del web 2.0? Storytelling Il bisogno di raccontare una storia è uno dei più antichi, e la sua forza è pari solo a quella della controparte. L’errore fondamentale? Chi vive di social media marketing ragiona per aggiornamenti e tweed, mentre i professionisti del video si affidano alla combinazione di immagini e suoni. Tutto semplice Vine come Instagram, quindi? Ma non possiamo ignorare il carico virale di questi codici, di piccole app come Instagram e Vine che trasformano la realtà in storia. Come usare Vine? Questa è l’evoluzione naturale della nostra riflessione sull’app Vine: come utilizzarla per fare marketing? Attenzione, c’è spazio anche per la politica. C’è chi dice no E indovina chi è? La tua opinione Fonte immagine
Don’t be a Twitter Egghead « Doing More Ok – I get it. Twitter is confusing. And sometimes it can be a bit tricky of how to get started, and who to follow and everything. But if you are responsible for the marketing of your company, please be on twitter. Actually BE on it. After reading this article about Are CMOs still digitally Naive? I am ranting about this – because I am traveling to a customer this week, so in order to gain some insight about them I did my normal social media scout.
I migliori tool gratuiti per il marketing con Twitter - GUIDA Quando utilizziamo Twitter a scopi aziendali potremmo doverci occupare di campagne di Digital PR e di individuazione di influencer o più semplicemente magari siamo interessati a sapere che grado di propagazione ha un nostro tweet o chi sono i nostri followers che ci leggono più spesso e retwittano e molte altre informazioni utili. Ci sono una serie di strumenti gratuiti che ci vengono in aiuto nello svolgimento di queste attività e in questo post ho voluto elencare quelli che noi di Webinfermento utilizziamo più spesso e di cui ci riteniamo maggiormente soddisfatti. Social Bro è probabilmente il mio preferito social media dashboard/analytic per Twitter. E’ uno strumento che utilizzo da un anno e ancora molto poco conosciuto e sottovalutato, soprattutto in Italia. Topsy Nostalgia di Google Real-Time Search? ReTweet Che livello di propagazione virale hanno i vostri tweet? TweetWally Parrotfish TweetLevel Twylah