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=**Twitter**=


 * What is it?**

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[|A Little Birdie Told Me: The Twitter Primer] Blog posting to give you the introduction information about Twitter.

[|Understanding the Psychology of Twitter] Understanding the

[|Twitter Reading List] Articles and blog postings about using Twitter

**Etiquette**
1. Remember Twitter is PUBLIC. 2. Tweet accomplishments sparingly 3. Don't tweet confidential information 4. Twitter is not an IM client - it is for conversations with MORE than one person 5. In business tweets do NOT use IM language. For more information go to [|Guide to Twitter].

[|10 Rules for Social Media]

[|Finding the right people to follow on Twitter] (Blocked in district) Tips and ideas

** Your Profile **
If you are interested in people following you back, its important to fill out the bio section on your profile.

You can edit this information in the 'settings' area on the top right of the screen.

[|7 Tips for the Perfect Twitter Profile]

** Vocabulary **
BusinessWeek [|How to Speak Twitter]

For more definitions go to [|Twittonary]
 * **TwitterVerse:**The Twitter universe. ||  || **Tweet:** The message or update you send in Twitter with a 140 character limit. ||   || **Direct Message (DM):**a way to send a private message to someone you are following and is following you back. To send a DM type d person'stwitterID (d msansonetti) ||   ||
 * **ReTweet:** If you are resending a tweet sent by someone else or yourself type RT @person'stwitterID then the message ||  || **Reply:** To reply to someone type @person'stwitterID (@msansonetti) ||   || ** #hashtag: ** This is a topic or subject that is searchable in Twitter. It groups the tweets on this topic when a search is performed. (#NECC) ||   ||   ||
 * **Followers:**The people who follow you on Twitter. Your updates are on their wall when logged in to Twitter. ||  || **Friends/Following:**The people you are following in Twitter. You can see their updates on your wall. ||   || ** TwitterPoll (TP):** A way to survey people in the TwitterVerse. (ex. TP: What is type of content filter do you use in your district? ||

** Twitter in Education **
[|Districts that Twitter] This information was gathered by Lee Kolbert (Bocca Raton, FL) via a Tweet.

[|Richland One People Who Use Twitter] This is a basic list of users in the district. Fill out this **[|form]** to add yourself to this list. Be sure to follow: **@richlandone @rcsd1ITdept @ROTV**

[|How to Use Microblogging in Education]

[|Nine Reasons to Twitter in School]

[|22 Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom] A Google Doc presentation giving teachers creative ways to use Twitter.

[|100 Tools for the Twittering Teacher]

[|Nine Great Reasons Teachers Should Twitter]

[|25 ways to teach with Twitter by Sonja Cole]

URL Shorteners
This is an option to shorten web addresses to maximize the 140 character usage.

[|TinyURL]

[|Bit.ly]

[|memurl]

[|dwarfURL]

Twitter Directories

[|WeFollow] Searching for people to follow or add yourself to the directory for people to search for followers.

[|LocalTweeps] Find out who uses Twitter in your local area.

** Apps for the computer **
[|TweetDeck] This is the App I presently use. Created with Adobe AIR. Allows you to see All Friends, Replies, and Direct Messages. You can also create special lists, see Facebook updates, and post to Facebook.

[|Twirl]

[|TwitterFox] Plugin for FireFox. Allows Tweets to pop up at the bottom of your browser.

Tweetie (Mac)

[|Chirp 2.0] (Mac) [|Twitter Fan] Any possible twitter app you would need.

Apps for Mobile Devices
[|Twitterberry](Blackberry) [|uber Twitter] (Blackberry) - blocked in district

[|Tweetie] (iPhone) [|PocketTweets] (iPhone)

TwtApps
//Looking for a way to use twitter to gather information?// [|100 Best Twitter Tools]

[|Twitpic] (blocked in district) Share pictures on Twitter [|yFrog] (blocked in the district) Another options to share pictures on twitter.
 * //Upload photo to twitter//**

//**Survey options**// [|twtpoll] Create a one question survey and gather results.

[|TwitterSheep] Create a tag cloud based on the bios of your followers.
 * //Twitter Statistics//**

[|TwitterGrader] (Blocked in district) See where you rank in twitter overall, in your state, or city.

[|TweetCloud] Find out what topics are being talked about or what a specific user is talking about on Twitter. This site creates clouds of words based on your search.

[|TweetGrid] Create your own Twitter search dashboard.

[|TweetTake] Download your Tweets, Followers, Direct Messages to a CSV file.