Twitter for Academics

Micro Blogging

Brief & Public

How Does it work?

Follow

Tweet

RT Re-tweet(MT Modified Tweet)

(HT Hat Tip)

@reply

Devices & Apps

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DM Direct Message

#hashtags

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Getting Started

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find what works for you

• Continuing Professional Development• Networking

• Professional• Personal Learning Network

• Enhancing Teaching and Learning• Interactive Lectures• Community Building

• online identity

• blurring the boundaries between

personal & professional

issues

• #pgce

• #phdchat

• #maths

• #edchat

massive list of educational hashtags

edu #tags

in the news

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/oct/22/education-reform-twitter-heads?CMP=twt_gu

a few resources

• a video tutorial

• 18 more videos

• a presentation

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