Twitter 101
Breaking Out of Your Shell
Sign Up and Set Up
Other Things to Do at Sign-up:
- Upload a profile picture
- Upload a picture for your header
- Choose your theme color
- Write a short bio that contains a bit about your interests and expertise, and a little bit of personal info as well
Don't Ignore Your Settings
- Security and Privacy
- Email notifications
- Web notifications
- Mobile app
Who to Follow and How to Follow
Another thing to be aware of is the "Follow Me on Twitter" button that appears on most websites and blogs. If you frequent a certain site, why not follow them on Twitter as well?
Following those that those you follow follow (say that three times fast!) is another way to expand your network. When you go to someone's Twitter page, click on "Following" to see who they follow. There are likely many possibilities there for you, and you can follow right there by simply hovering over the icon for that account and clicking "Follow". Watch this Screencastify to see how!
Twitter will also recommend people for you to follow based upon your Twitter use. Look for the heading "Who to Follow". Twitter's "Find Friends" functionality will let you search for any of your contacts who are already on Twitter.
Following
Who to follow and Find Friends
Using the Find Friends function allows you to search using your address book.
Follow Others Followed by Those You Follow
Fast Fact: A Tweet is 140 Characters (including spaces)
Let's Tweet, Shall We?
1. Log into your Twitter account.
2. Click on "Tweet" in the upper right-hand corner.
3. In the "Compose a Tweet" window, paste this phrase: #my1stTweet
4. Space once
5. You now have 128 characters left. What will you say?
6. When you're finished, click on "Tweet", then look up to the screen.
A Note: Using #my1stTweet is an example of using a hashtag. It's a way of being able to find all the Tweets on a certain topic. When you're ready to Tweet again, you obviously will not use this hashtag. (For more on hashtag use, see Beyond Basic Twitter.)
Notifications
Bonus Materials
Make Twitter Prettier
Twitter Etiquette
Take the Twitter Challenge for Teachers
Shellie Foltz
Email: sfoltz@spsmail.org
Location: Glendale High School, South Ingram Mill Road, Springfield, MO, United States
Phone: 417-523-8900
Twitter: @ShellieFoltz