Session on Twitter delivered at #ililc5 conference, University of Southampton Feb28th-Mar1st 2015 by Lisa Stevens aka @lisibo

1. Are you a Twit or a
Tweep?
Lisa Stevens @lisibo lisibo.com

3. Today we’ll explore
why tweet?
getting started
jargon and technicalities
dos and don’ts
Twitter in education

4. Becoming a Twit ;)
user name
bio
profile picture
privacy

5. Why tweet?
connections and sharing
build a PLN
work
interests
community
worldwide knowledge
SurveyMonkey

6. Having a great time in
Southampton at #ililc5
learning lots about MFL.
This tweet can be seen by anyone who follows
me and can be searched (as I have not locked
my account)

7. @SpanishSam -
wish you were here
This tweet can be seen by anyone who
follows both Sam and I. It will also appear in
Sam’s notifications.

8. .@bootleian - wish
you were here
This tweet can be seen by anyone in my
timeline (i.e. who follows me) as @ is not the
first character.
It will also appear in John’s notifications.

9. @ vs DM
An @ message is directed to the person but is
public - like shouting across the room.
A DM (direct message) is like a text and is
private. This is how to send e.g. email
addresses or have private conversations

10. RT and MT
RT = retweet
Use when you want to share what someone else has
tweeted
MT - modified tweet
Use when you edit the tweet
Quote - apps like Tweetbot and Twitter allow you to
quote and comment on the tweet

11. Making ‘friends’ and
influencing people

12. How to make ‘friends’
follow people you know
import contacts
invite people
search for things that
interest you
lists

13. MFL lists
https://twitter.com/joedale/lists/mfl-twitterers
https://twitter.com/joedale/lists/mfl-
departments
https://twitter.com/valleseco/lists/primary-
languages-uk
https://twitter.com/ajep/lists/language-lovers

14. Lists
organise followers into
groups
follow ‘themes’
easily share groups of
contacts

15. Hashtags
meetings
interests
days
conferences
sorting things

16. Hashtag - ‘meetings’
#ukedchat - every Thursday 8pm-
9pm
#globalclassroom - every 2nd
Saturday 11am
#

17. Hashtags - ‘interests’
Twitter hashtags for teachers
#mfltwitterati - language teachers
#ipaded - iPads
#byod or #1to1
#mflchat
#100wc

18. Hashtags - to follow
memes and/or have a
laugh!
#RuinAMovieWithPancake - as I was
planning!
#FoxNewsFacts

19. Hashtag - days!
#FF - follow Friday - use to endorse
people/let people know you
appreciate them
#PedagooFriday - celebrate great
things in education
#errantapostropheWednesday

20. Hashtags
‘conferences’
#ililc5 of course!
#TMBett2015 - every year so need to
add date
#MFLDevon - for MFL conferences in
Devon

21. What should
I tweet?

22. You can tweet…
words
links
pictures
videos (now directly
from Twitter app (iOS
and Android)

23. Unmaking friends
mute
unfollow
block
report

24. Dos and don’ts
don’t click on tweets with just a URL
be suspicious of tweets from people
with 3 followers that follow 735 and
have only tweeted once
use ‘block’ and report spam

25. Dos and don’ts
tweets are 140
characters; if you need
more than that, blog it!
(Or use Twitlonger!)
think before you tweet!
remember that your
tweets are public

26. Dos and don'ts
decide if this is a personal or
professional thing. If you mix, be
careful
mind your language
review who you follow periodically
watch out for ‘trolls’

27. Be interesting and
relevant!

28. If you have nothing to say, don’t
tweet!

29. Don’t get
Twitterhea!
Especially if you’re talking
about yourself!

30. Tweeting in education?
Is there a place for it?
What is that place?
How can we manage it?

31. Tweeting schools
Here’s a Twitter list of tweeting UK schools
And US/Canadian schools

32. Cleverbox
suggests…

33. Use in the
classroom

34. Ideas
ask questions
share work
celebrate what’s going
on
get feedback from
outside
talk to the other side of
the world

35. A French class

36. Lots of ideas
also 50 ideas - written 2005!

37. Practicalities
who’s in control?
do you need
permission?
one account or many?

38. Twitter “clients”
twitter.com
Tweetdeck
Hootsuite
Twitter app
Tweetbot app
SurveyMonkey

39. Visualising tweets
Visibletweets
Twitterfall
Tweetbeam
Tweetmonster

40. tweepsmap.com
also twocation.com

41. mentionmapp.com

42. #firsttweet
discover.twitter.com/first-tweet#lisibo

43. Stumbleupon quiz

44. paper.li
Storify

45. More advice and
ideas!
Join the MFL Twitterati and Step by step
instructions
Using Twitter in MFL
My biggest and best teaching resource
The Language of Twitter (article in The
Guardian Teachers Network)
Using video on Twitter in education

46. Most cartoons from
http://pictovista.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/
35-funny-twitter-cartoons.html

47. It’s addictive!

48. Lisa Stevens
lisibo@me.com
http://lisibo.com
@lisibo
Ltd