1. Twitter for Professional Development
Brent Coley
@brentcoley | BrentColey.com
Tweet to Learn

2. Fascinating Facts

3. 645, 750,000
active registeredTwitter
users
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

4. 135,000
newTwitter users sign
up every day
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

5. 115 million
activeTwitter users each
month
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

6. 58 million -
average number of
tweets per day
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

7. 9,100 -
number of tweets
per second
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

8. 5 days -
time it takes to
generate 1 billion
tweets
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

10. Top 5 Reasons Adults
Aren’t OnTwitter

11. #5
“Because I’m not 18
years old.”

12. #4
“Because I’m not a
celebrity.”

13. #3
“Because I don’t have
the latest smartphone.”

14. #2
“Because the world
doesn’t care that I’m
sitting on the patio.”

15. #1
“Because I don’t
understand it.”

16. Okay, so what isTwitter?

17. Twitter is a real-time
information network
made up of “tweets.”

18. A tweet is a small burst
of information (limited
to 140 characters).

19. You choose whose
tweets you want to see
by “following”Twitter
users.

20. The Big Question:
Why should I get on
Twitter?

21. Twitter:
The NewTeachers
Lounge

26. A bottomless well of
educational resources...

40. Inspiration...

44. And the occasional bit
of humor...

47. Connect with like-
minded educators all
over the world...

49. Lurking

50. 40% of people on
Twitter don’t tweet but
watch others who do.
Source: 1/1/14 - http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/

51. The Basics

52. Usernames
@
@jenwagner@brentcoley
@tonyvincent
@seani
@PrincipalJ
@appeducationfox
@tbed63
@billselak@alicekeeler
@rushtheiceberg
@dgrice

53. Avatars

54. vs.
Uploaded photo
(easily identifiable)
Default avatar
(who is this?)

55. Hashtags
#

56. Hashtags begin with a #
and make tweets
searchable.
#edtech
#4thchat
#cue14
#CAedchat
#edadmin
#apbio
#kinderchat
#charactercounts
#apchem

57. Direct Messages

58. A direct message is a
private message that
can only be seen by you
and the person to
whom you are sending
the message.

59. Let’s seeTwitter in
action!

60. To Do List:
Sign up
Upload a photo
Create a short bio
DownloadTwitter app
Follow educators

61. Educators to Follow:
@tonyvincent
@tbed63
@jenwagner
@billselak
@alicekeeler
@jasonseliskar
@dgrice
@seani
@chadkafka
@TASFair

62. Educators to Follow:
@sjunkins
@ArcherMHHS
@AshleyBlank
@venspired
@MrVaudrey
@ELanghorst
@rushtheiceberg
@appeducationfox
@coolcatteacher
@kevinhoneycutt

63. Resources:
BrentColey.com
@brentcoley

64. “Twitter is aTeacher
Superpower” by
@AppEducationFox
http://goo.gl/J53uYB

65. Education Hashtags:
http://
www.cybraryman.com/
edhashtags.html