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A look at Twitter and its use in the school library.TRANSCRIPT
Using Twitter in the School Library
www.twitter.com
What is Twitter?
An information network “Twitter is a real-time information network that
connects you to the latest information about what you find interesting. Simply find the public streams you find most compelling and follow the conversations.” (twitter.com)
Consists of 140-character messages from all over the world
What is Twitter Lingo?
Tweet Short message consisting of 140 characters or
less
Follower Twitter users who opt to receive your tweets
Follow Twitter users who you opt to receive tweets from
www.twitter.com
What is Twitter Lingo?
# - Hashtag An organizational tool used to tag tweets
@ Symbol used to directly address a particular
Twitter user
www.twitter.com
www.twitter.com
What is Twitter Lingo?
RT or Retweeting Posting another’s tweet to all of your followers
URL shortening device Adjusts long URLs to short URLs to be used in
tweets (ex. bitly.com and tinyurl.com)
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www.twitter.com
What is Twitter Etiquette?
Interaction Twitter users should actively interact with each
other not only follow others (ex. answer questions or ask questions)
Complete account profile Include the name of your school or library and its
URL Use bio field to tell Twitter community about
yourself or the library
How Can Twitter Be Used in the School Library?
Outreach to professionals and patrons Provide services or resources to followers that
may be useful to them (ex. educational tools or booklists)
Create booklists for followers to consider Celebrate special events (ex. author’s birthday or
Banned Books Week)
How Can Twitter Be Used in the School Library?
Professional development and networking Converse and connect to other librarians during
conferences or by following on Twitter Make connections by retweeting a post you found
interesting or interacting with other teacher librarians
How Can Twitter Be Used in the School Library?
Promotions of resources or events in the school library Tweet about events that are occurring in the
school library or new books added to the library collection
Create links to the school library blog, website, or other connections to your library
Create posts or links to something you have created (ex. book trailer or book talk)
How Can Twitter Benefit the School Library?
Measure the effectiveness of interacting with students and staff on Twitter
Twitter is a free resource, which is beneficial for tight school library budgets
Twitter accommodates multiple formats Phone, twitter.com, via RSS feed, or via email
How To Start Using Twitter?
Sign up for an account – It’s FREE! Twitter.com
Watch a video on using Twitter How to Use Twitter Video
www.twitter.com
Who Could you Follow?
Associations and Awards @aasl @ALAyma
Review Journals and Magazines @sljournal @LibraryJournal @voyamagazine
Who Could you Follow?
Publishers @scholastic @harperteen
Social Media @unquietlibrary @BlueSkunkBlog @goodreads
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