3. Agenda
Twitter 101 (the basics)
• Anatomy of a tweet
• Hashtags
• @
• Twitter Etiquette
Twitter 201 (advanced)
• Social media management systems
• Shorten URLs
• Streams
This is an interactive presentation- ask
questions as we go!
4. Anatomy of a Tweet
• Where to put URL
• Where to put hashtag/@
5. Compose a Tweet
• Ask a question
• Listicles -10 things
• Humor
• VIDEO: watch this video
• INFOGRAPHIC: Check out how…
6. Hashtags
• Expand your reach to audiences interested in trending topics
Anyone following the hashtags #PersonalizedLearning and
#BlendedLearning will see this tweet.
7.
8. @ influencers
• Start a dialogue
• Mention an
influencer
• Get re-tweeted
by an influencer
9. Find influencers! Join/start trending
conversations!
• Join an existing chat!
– #EdChat
• Start a conversation!
– ELI tweet-up
• Suggested followers
• Blue check box= verified
10. It’s a jungle out there!
• Trolls - don’t feed them!
• EDUCAUSE Hulk @EDUCAUSE_HULK
• Hashtag poachers - accidental or intentional
(ELI15/ELI Manning)
11. Retweet
• RT content you like
• RT influencers
• RT tweets you are mentioned in
– You can favorite if you want to acknowledge a tweet but
not RT it.
12. Follow back!
• If someone
follows you
• If someone
retweets you
• If someone
tweets @ you
13. Social Media Management Tools
• Hootsuite
• Shorten URLS
• Streams
• Follow topics
• Follow influencers
20. 4 Steps to Become a Twitter Expert
1. Follow influencers.
2. Sign on every day & spend 5 min reading
your feed and RT at least 1 interesting tweet.
3. RT NGLC-related posts!
4. Write your own posts- share an article, use
hashtags, tag an influencer. Start slow, tweet
once a week and watch your reach grow.