Created for a class ... this slideshow attempts to introduce viewers to the basics of Twitter. I narrated video is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EryoAcQxjw

1. 101: The Basics

5. “We came
across the word
„twitter‟ and it
was just
PERFECT.”
Jack Dorsey
Twitter Creator

6. www.twitter.com

7. Name ✔
Email ✔
Password ✔

9. 1.
2.

10. 3.

11. 4.

13. 1.
2.
3.

15. @ Twitter handle or name
(e.g., @jonidunlap)
# Hashtag, used to tag a
tweet (e.g., #eLearning)

16. Mention of another tweeter
(@nancyduarte)
Link to a website
#hashtag (topic)

17. Reply (replies to the author of
a tweet)
1.
2.

18. RT Retweet (forwards a tweet
to your followers)
1.
2.

19. ✔ Create a Twitter account
✔ Follow people / organizations
✔ Send a tweet
✔ Reply to a tweet
✔ Retweet a message

21. Image Credits:
Twitter Logo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitter_2010_logo.svg#filelinks
Bald Eagle:
http://homepage.mac.com/wildlifeweb/bird/bald_eagle/bald_eagle_01tk.jpg
Twitter Bird:
http://techno-time.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-add-flying-twitter-bird-to-blog.html
Pen/Paper:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twttr_sketch-Dorsey-2006.jpg
Jack Dorsey:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jack_Dorsey-20080723.jpg
Winking Twitter Bird:
http://techno-time.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-add-flying-twitter-bird-to-blog.html