This presentation is great for educators who have never used Twitter and would like to know how it could improve their life. It's packed with useful tips that even veteran Twitterers will find useful. The original presentation is smashing in Keynote - find me on Twitter (mikeromard) and ask me to send it to you.

1. Using Twitter
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2. Using Twitter
To Develop your Personal Learning Network
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3. Using Twitter
To Develop your Personal Learning Network
Designed for Educators - Feb 3, 2009
by Mike Romard
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5. • Free social messaging system
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6. • Free social messaging system
• Each post consists of 140 characters
or less
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7. • Free social messaging system
• Each post consists of 140 characters
or less
• “Twitter is a miniature blog” - Daniel
Nations of About.com
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9. Another web
tool??
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10. Another web
tool??
But, Why??
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11. Another web
tool??
But, Why??
I already have Facebook to write short briefs on
my life...
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12. vs
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13. vs
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14. vs
Facebook is more social, while Twitter can be
more professional and informative
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16. Yeah, but how can Twitter
help a educator like me?
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19. Instant News
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20. Instant News
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21. Instant News
Great weblinks
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22. Instant News
Great weblinks
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23. Instant News
Great weblinks
Network with
Educational Elite
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24. Instant News
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25. Instant News
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26. Instant News
• Feed the LifeLong learner
in you - on your terms
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27. Instant News
• Feed the LifeLong learner
in you - on your terms
• Follow the current events
before it’s called an
‘event’ by the media.
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28. Instant News
• Feed the LifeLong learner
in you - on your terms
• Follow the current events
before it’s called an
‘event’ by the media.
• RSS feeds can be turned
into updates on your
Twitter account
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29. offers the most up-to-date information
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30. offers the most up-to-date information
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31. offers the most up-to-date information
• In January 2009, Janis
Krum, a passenger on one
of the ferries that rescued
the folks on US Airways
Flight 1549 took a picture
and sent it to her Twitter
followers before any
traditional media had
even arrived.
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34. • The terrorist acts in Mumbai, the earthquake in
China and the Bangkok airport closures were
covered on Twitter long before the major news
networks joined in
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35. • The terrorist acts in Mumbai, the earthquake in
China and the Bangkok airport closures were
covered on Twitter long before the major news
networks joined in
• The big media networks are using Twitter as a
venue for their breaking news stories
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36. • The terrorist acts in Mumbai, the earthquake in
China and the Bangkok airport closures were
covered on Twitter long before the major news
networks joined in
• The big media networks are using Twitter as a
venue for their breaking news stories
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37. Twitter - The World’s Blog?
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38. Twitter - The World’s Blog?
• “David Saranga of the Israeli Ministry of
Foreign Affairs announced that on
December 30, 2008, Israel would be the
first government to hold a worldwide press
conference via Twitter to take questions
from the public about the war with Hamas.”
- from Wikipedia.org
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39. Twitter - The World’s Blog?
• “David Saranga of the Israeli Ministry of
Foreign Affairs announced that on
December 30, 2008, Israel would be the
first government to hold a worldwide press
conference via Twitter to take questions
from the public about the war with Hamas.”
- from Wikipedia.org
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40. Networking
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41. Networking
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42. Networking
• Custom build your
user base to follow
100s of top
educators and/or
tech savvy people
and develop your
own voice by
quickly sharing
your own great
ideas and web
discoveries!
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43. A friend asked me a question about
maps, so I typed this
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44. A friend asked me a question about
maps, so I typed this
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45. A friend asked me a question about
maps, so I typed this
52
minutes
later...
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46. A friend asked me a question about
maps, so I typed this
52
minutes
later...
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47. Making connections - here I was found minutes
after I posted on my blog
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48. Making connections - here I was found minutes
after I posted on my blog
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49. Great Links
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50. Great Links
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51. Great Links
• Twitter is what you make of
it. Personally, I gather 5-10
great weblinks a day here!
• Some folks like the sharing
of frivolous information -
I’m going to airport, picking
out some apples messages -
but to me, that’s best served
on your Facebook account,
leave Twitter for your
professional network!
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52. Creating your Twitter
account
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53. Creating your Twitter
account
• http://suewaters.wikispaces.com/
twitter -- Sue Waters has created one
of the best guides with wise tips for
early growth and longterm success
with Twitter. Do this now if you
haven’t already!
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54. Creating your Twitter
account
• http://suewaters.wikispaces.com/
twitter -- Sue Waters has created one
of the best guides with wise tips for
early growth and longterm success
with Twitter. Do this now if you
haven’t already!
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56. These are the first ’14’ twitters you must follow
immediately to appreciate Twitter
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57. Twitter’s Dozen
These are the first ’14’ twitters you must follow
immediately to appreciate Twitter
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59. Other outstanding folks to stalk, err follow
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60. Build your personal learning
network
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61. Build your personal learning
network
• Nurture that lifelong learner in you
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62. Build your personal learning
network
• Nurture that lifelong learner in you
• Follow like-minded and inspirational people
in your field of study.
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63. Build your personal learning
network
• Nurture that lifelong learner in you
• Follow like-minded and inspirational people
in your field of study.
• Collaborate on projects
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64. Build your personal learning
network
• Nurture that lifelong learner in you
• Follow like-minded and inspirational people
in your field of study.
• Collaborate on projects
• Collect ideas to do with your students
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65. Build your personal learning
network
• Nurture that lifelong learner in you
• Follow like-minded and inspirational people
in your field of study.
• Collaborate on projects
• Collect ideas to do with your students
• Seek help from some of the greatest
educators in the world - for free!
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66. Going deeper with Twitter
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67. Going deeper with Twitter
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do7gsU6EKUU - “I love Twitter” 6-min video reflections from
Twitter users, composed by Problogger.net
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxICZRY97jw has Guy Kawasaki comparing Myspace, Twitter
and FaceBook
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUR2E8l3bi8 - 62 minute O’Rielly Webcast on Twitter - very
informative!
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIYfcUf1yEM&feature=related - “How to be a Power Twitter User”
by EpicFu.com
• http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2009/01/21/5-things-to-get-your-twitter-network-off-the-ground/ - some
great ideas for increasing the size of your Twitter following - good for when you are asking for help
• http://www.tweepler.com/ - great way to organize your Twitter base (once it does get big)
• http://www.mguhlin.org/2009/01/twitter-experience.html - using Twitter with students and
improving your Twitter experience
• http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2009/01/21/how-twitter-is-being-used-by-companies/ - examples
of how Twitter can be used with your other social media applications
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68. MrTweet
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69. MrTweet
• Finally, the one management Twitter
application I’d use is MrTweet - a
great way to find more amazing
people to follow. Begin following
mrtweet to start.
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70. MrTweet
• Finally, the one management Twitter
application I’d use is MrTweet - a
great way to find more amazing
people to follow. Begin following
mrtweet to start.
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71. Photo Credits
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72. Photo Credits
• http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii162/royoung83/exhausted.jpg - exhausted
polar bear
• http://persistentillusion.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/teacher-doris-day.jpg - Doris
Day Teacher
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/48889111905@N01/446153284/ - Tech Savvy Monks
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/downtownblue/3212418167/ - President Obama’s
Change Has Come webiste
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/australianshepherds/2089122314/ - dog bringing
newspaper
• http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/01/17/amd_jkrums.jpg - US Airways
plane in Hudson River
• http://farm1.static.flickr.com/238/517435700_8b43c05eb4_m.jpg - Microphone
• http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1377/1385243463_98bb8f54e1_m.jpg - town crier
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73. Thank you-
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74. Thank you-
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75. Thank you-
by Mike Romard
Elementary Tech Coordinator
Shanghai American School, Pudong campus
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