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Everything You Need to Get Started With Twitter

In this post, I will give you everything you need to get up and running with Twitter, as well as my top reasons for using Twitter in 9 minutes of video or less. Work your way from top to bottom of this post, empower yourself to take advantage of Twitter's amazing resources!

Why would I Sign Up for Twitter in Education? 

Many reasons, but here are my big three: 
  1. PLNs: Professional Learning Networks; Twitter is the biggest place educators seem to gather to trade tips and secrets for the classroom. 
  2. Curating Resources for my Classroom: Resources from my library in one place, as well as those shared from others. 
  3. Telling the Story of My Classroom, School, and District

Signing Up for Twitter

Head to Twitter.com and sign up for an account with a few easy steps! Check out the 1 minute video to see how!

Writing Your First Tweet

Your first tweet will introduce you to the Twitter World and make you viewable to the rest of the Twitter world! Watch the video and start sharing today!

Using Hashtags to Organize and Share on Twitter

Hashtags are important, but mystifying to many. They are simply a way that Twitter can be organized. Hashtags are essentially the folders or Twitter. Every tweet with the same hashtag can be searched through hashtag, which will give you tons of information on a topic with just a short search. Watch the video to find out how!

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