A JISC RSC Southeast Presentation showing why Twitter is useful for education. Delivered online on the 26th April 2010.

2. Peer Support Networks Anatomy of a Tweet # HashTags What is Twitter & Creating an Account Desktop Tools & URL Shortners The Value of Twitter? Mobile Tools Resources, Questions & Contacts Survey Tools

3. Peer Support Networks Anatomy of a Tweet # HashTags What is Twitter & Creating an Account Desktop Tools & URL Shortners The Value of Twitter? Mobile Tools Resources, Questions & Contacts Survey Tools

7. Privacy options…

8. Peer Support Networks Anatomy of a Tweet # HashTags What is Twitter & Creating an Account Desktop Tools & URL Shortners The Value of Twitter? Mobile Tools Resources, Questions & Contacts Survey Tools

10. Tweeter’s Name Re-Tweeting Name of a Twitterer Subject Filter Phrase Hyperlink

11. Tweeter’s Name Re-Tweeting Name of a Twitterer Subject Filter Phrase Hyperlink 1 2 3 4 5

12. TASK… (for your own reflection !  ) On a piece of paper write 1 to 5 on separate lines. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On the next slide, match up the Letters with correct numbers and write them down.

13. 1 2 3 4 5 Name of a Twitterer B Tweeter’s Name E Subject Filter Phrase D Hyperlink C Re-Tweeting A

15. 1 2 3 4 5 B E D C A Name of a Twitterer B Tweeter’s Name E Subject Filter Phrase D Hyperlink C Re-Tweeting A

16. Peer Support Networks Anatomy of a Tweet # HashTags What is Twitter & Creating an Account Desktop Tools & URL Shortners The Value of Twitter? Mobile Tools Resources, Questions & Contacts Survey Tools

17. # JISC

18. # JISC

19. # JISC

23. Peer Support Networks Anatomy of a Tweet # HashTags What is Twitter & Creating an Account Desktop Tools & URL Shortners The Value of Twitter? Mobile Tools Resources, Questions & Contacts Survey Tools

25. Peer Support Network – Option 2 - Using a HashTag # RSCSE1

26. TASK… Use A Peer Support Network… 1. Send a Tweet to this group using the Hashtag #RSCSE1 You can write it anywhere within your message at any point. Just so long as you include it. 2. After a minute or so, SEARCH for Tweets which have the HashTag #RSCSE1.

27. Peer Support Networks Anatomy of a Tweet # HashTags What is Twitter & Creating an Account Desktop Tools & URL Shortners The Value of Twitter? Mobile Tools Resources, Questions & Contacts Survey Tools

28. Twitter Vote

30. Peer Support Networks Anatomy of a Tweet # HashTags What is Twitter & Creating an Account Desktop Tools & URL Shortners The Value of Twitter? Mobile Tools Resources, Questions & Contacts Survey Tools

31. Blackberry iPhone Symbian Android Seesmic Twitdroid Gravity Tweetsride

32. Peer Support Networks Anatomy of a Tweet # HashTags What is Twitter & Creating an Account Desktop Tools & URL Shortners The Value of Twitter? Mobile Tools Resources, Questions & Contacts Survey Tools

33. Twitter.Com Hootsuite.Com Seesmic.Com (Seesmic Look ) Twitterfall.com http://tiny.cc http://ow.ly http://bit.ly Tweetsride

34. Peer Support Networks Anatomy of a Tweet # HashTags What is Twitter & Creating an Account Desktop Tools & URL Shortners The Value of Twitter? Mobile Tools Resources, Questions & Contacts Survey Tools

35. The Value of Twitter?

36. The Value of Twitter? Peer Support Networks Information Source Marketing Potential The Invisible Information Layer at Conferences and Exhibitions Interactive Tools Twapperkeeper.com (Archives Tweets with a particular hashtag)

37. Peer Support Networks Anatomy of a Tweet # HashTags What is Twitter & Creating an Account Desktop Tools & URL Shortners The Value of Twitter? Mobile Tools Resources, Questions & Contacts Survey Tools

39. Peer Support Networks Anatomy of a Tweet # HashTags What is Twitter & Creating an Account Desktop Tools & URL Shortners The Value of Twitter? Mobile Tools Resources, Questions & Contacts Survey Tools

40. Questions? Peer Support Networks Anatomy of a Tweet # HashTags What is Twitter & Creating an Account Desktop Tools & URL Shortners The Value of Twitter? Mobile Tools Resources, Questions & Contacts Survey Tools

41. Contact Details….