Ci350 tutorial
- 1. Rebekah Zuberbuehler Taylor Olsson Deanna Davis Kevin Hall Web 2.0 Tutorial Twitter Twitter is a social network that can be accessed from anywhere at any time. It is considered to be a Web 2.0 application, because its value lies in content, not the software used to display content, data and information can be easily shared, encourages people to exchange and promote information, and the more people who contribute, the better the content gets. Creating an Account 1. Go to www.twitter.com
- 2. 2. Click Sign up for Twitter 3. Fill out the information, click Create my account 4. Follow the instructions on the screen. They will ask you to “follow” others. When you “follow” someone you will see whatever they post (called a tweet) on your timeline (homepage).
- 3. 5. Next, it will ask you to upload a picture, and enter a small bio about yourself. 6. Once you have completed this it will take you to your main page. It should look something like this:
- 4. 7. You can explore the many features here. You’ll see your timeline to the right, and on the left, a few suggestions of people you might know to follow, under that, a list of the most popular topics “trending.” You might notice some of these starts with a “#”. This is called a “hashtag.” You can hashtag anything you want in a tweet. It can be a word, a phrase, a date, or anything to do with you posted tweet. Here are some examples of how to use a hashtag: 8. You might also notice a lot of “@” everywhere. These are how to tag someone (include or mention them in your tweet, or wherever you type). The @ is followed by a user name. For example: @OhhRekekah @CBSNews In a tweet it will look like similar to this:
- 5. 9. To compose a tweet go to the upper right corner and click on the blue box. 10. You can add a photo or your location to the tweet by using these buttons: 11. Click tweet when you are finished and it will post to your page, and the timeline of those who follow you.
- 6. 12. Your tweets, who you follow, and your followers can be seen on your profile page, which can be customized to yourself. 13. If you like someone else’s tweet, you can retweet it by clicking the double arrow: 14. You can also reply to them, or favorite it in the same way. Twitter in Education: In Education, Twitter can be used for many things. In the classroom it is important to involve students in expressing their opinions effectively. Students using Twitter can follow educators,
- 7. principals, other students, or just their general interests. In today's society where nearly everyone is a part of social networking, it is important to relate to students in a way that they would enjoy. Twitter can be used for sharing opinions effectively as was for mentioned because they can participate in virtual classroom discussions, collaboration on projects, have a classroom community, and allows students to write and express themselves in a fun way. All in all, Twitter can be used as a useful tool in education. Unit Plan: I created a classroom twitter page for students to interact. Students will be doing an online quiz game on the oceans and continents. While students are working on through the game, they can post their high score or what seems to be causing them the most trouble. To do so they will use the “@” to tag the class page, and the “#oceansgame”. This will encourage them in a friendly competition with their classmates, and encourage them to respond to each other with helpful tips.I can use Twitter to evaluate how they are doing with the quiz game. Using Twitter, I am able to go back and see what score they started with verses the score they finished with, assessing what they learned. Pros: Easy to understand Quick/easy access to local and world news You can follow as many people as you want Have a sense of connecting with celebrities Very quick and easy way to share information Cons: Only 140 characters per tweet Only post one photo or link at a time