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=Twitter Me This: An Introduction to Social Microblogging in Education*=

It’s a blog, it’s an IM... no it’s Twitter - more efficient than email or RSS! Learn to connect with others, discover resources, and share what you’re doing using “social microblogging.”

**Slides**
CUE Tips Session 2009 - See slides here: http://networktolearn.wikispaces.com [|CUE Tips Session 2008] (CUE Tips Session) [|SDCUE Keynote 2007] (SD CUE Keynote)

Welcome

 * CUE 2009: Twitter replies to the question "why would educators want to try twitter?"
 * All Previous Sessions: What does "the strength of weak ties" mean to you?
 * Excerpt from "The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited" by Mark Granovetter
 * David Jakes' blog: [|The Strength of Weak Ties]

[[image:twitter.002-002.jpg width="477" height="357" align="right"]]Social Microblogging

 * Review of The Two-Way Web
 * Overview of Social Microblogging
 * Example: http://twitter.com/markwagner
 * Get Started: [|http://twitter.com]
 * Learning Networks
 * Make Connections
 * Make Contributions
 * Make Conversation
 * Make Requests
 * Hands-on With Twitter
 * Create an Account
 * Follow Others (Blogging begins with reading.)
 * Post a "Tweet"
 * Respond @ Someone Else (& View Your Responses)
 * Send a Direct Message (& View Your Direct Messages)
 * Favorite a Message (& View Your Favorites)
 * Embed a [|tinyurl]
 * Welcome to the twitterverse!
 * Advanced Topics - Time Permitting
 * Search Twitter
 * Use # for Hashtags
 * Twitter Clients ("Desktop Software")
 * Windows, Mac, Linux:
 * [|TweetDeck] (Requires Adobe Air)
 * [|Twitbin] (Requires Firefox)
 * [|Snitter]
 * Mac: [|Twitterific]
 * Windows: [|Twhirl]
 * Twitter on Your Mobile Phone!
 * SMS Messaging
 * iPhone Apps - Consider: TwitterFon and Twitterific (But there's many others!)


 * More Resources To Explore
 * [|Twitter in Plain English video from the Common Craft show]
 * [|Vinnie Vrotny's k12onlineconference Twitter Video]
 * [|Twitter for Teachers] (A Wiki)
 * Another Wiki on Twitter for Teachers
 * [|A Teacher's Guide to Twitter] (A Blog Post)
 * [|Twitter Fan Wiki -- Yet another Wiki of Twitter Resources (click the Apps link!)]
 * [|A Collection of Twitter in Education Blog Posts]
 * [|My Blog Posts Discussing Twitter]
 * [|Bloggers I Read Discussing Twitter]
 * [|A Google Search for "Twitter in Education"]
 * http://groups.diigo.com/groups/twitter-freaks

Reflection

 * Who do you want in your twitter network? (That you know personally? That you know of? Or... what kinds of people do you want to follow?)
 * Evaluation


 * Note: I was definitely not the first to think of "Twitter Me This" as a title. I first submitted a conference session with this title in September 2007 (to NECC, CUE, and several CUE affiliates). But it seemed too familiar, so I [|searched my feeds] and found a post by [|Chris Sessums dated June 28, 2007] and one by [|Will Richardson dated July 8, 2007]. I haven't been able to think of a replacement title yet. Any ideas?

Contact Info
Mark Wagner, Ph.D. President, Educational Technology and Life Corporation 5405 Alton Parkway Suite 5A-305, Irvine, Ca 92604 www.edtechlife.com mark@edtechlife.com MarkWagnerIM (AIM) markdwagner (Skype) markwagner (Twitter) 949-394-6071