Twitter notes for those beginning their adventure in the Twitterverse.

1. Twitter - The Basics
Chad Lehman
DEN Community Manager
chad_lehman@discovery.com
@imcguy
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2. Twitter - Why?
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3. Twitter - Why?
Twitter - What Is It?
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4. Your Profile
•Picture
•Job
•Hobbies
•Location
•Website
2012 Siemens STEM Fellow
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5. Your Profile
•Picture
•Job
•Hobbies
•Location
•Website
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6. Update your profile.
You have 2 minutes.
Go.
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7. Account Settings
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8. Email Notifications
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9. Account Settings
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10. twitter.com/SiemensSTEMAcad
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11. Hashtags
Used to group messages together around a
common theme.
#STEMin13
#STEM
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12. STEMx Conference
September 19-21 - free, online.
www.stemxcon.com
@stemxcon #stemx13
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13. Sending a Tweet
140 characters - use any necessary hashtags.
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14. Send a Tweet.
Use hashtag #stemin13
You have 1 minute.
Go.
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15. @SiemensSTEMAcad I’m _____ for this
week. #stemin13
I’m learning this Twitter thing
@SiemensSTEMAcad with @DiscoveryEd
#STEMin13
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16. Building Your Network
Twitter Lists
•STEM Fellows
•STAR Discovery Educators
STEM Educators/Organizations on Twitter
50 Twitter Feeds for STEM Educators
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17. Add at least 15 new people
to your network.
You have 5 minutes.
Go.
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18. Retweets & Sharing
A retweet (RT) is when you share a tweet that has
already been shared by someone else.
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19. Explore #stem hashtag
Find 3 things to retweet.
You have 3 minutes.
Go.
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20. Twitter Chat
Scheduled times for educators to discuss
certain topics.
#STEMchat - Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00 pm ET
#edchat - Tuesdays, 12:00-1:00 pm & 7:00-8:00 pm ET
#DENchat - Thursdays, 8:00-9:00 pm ET
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21. Explore. Play. Learn.
Go.
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22. dlc.com/twitterden
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