Participating in #JCPSChat
Thursday, November 1 - 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
What is a Twitter Chat?
A Twitter chat is when people come together at a certain time to engage in a conversation around a particular topic. The topic is identified by using a hashtag (#) at the beginning of each tweet with the proper hashtag for the chat. Though people can use a hashtag to tweet about a topic at ANY time, during the set time of a chat (usually 30 or 60 minutes), users are asked specific questions that they answer and interact with other users' answers.
Our chat will use #JCPSChat to collect all the tweets about our topic, the 2019-2020 School Application Process, into one conversation stream. Each tweet MUST have #JCPSChat or it won't appear in the #JCPSChat conversation.
How to find #JCPSChat on Twitter
- Open the Twitter app or go to the Twitter website
- Enter #JCPSChat on the search bar
- Make sure to click "LATEST" when the results appear to see all tweets
- Your device and computer will add the new tweet results every 60 seconds; you can refresh more often if needed
- ADVANCED TIP - most Twitter chat veterans use a program called TweetDeck, a customizable program that allows the user to see results in real time. Click here to see a Tweetdeck 101 YouTube video.
Answering a #JCPSChat Question
- All chat questions begin with Q1, Q2, Q3, etc. This is so participants can identify which question is being asked.
- To answer Q1, begin your answer with A1. To answer Q2, begin your answer with A2. This format is repeated for each question.
- Be sure to have #JCPSChat somewhere in each tweet, though most users put the hashtag at the end of a tweet.
How to Interact During #JCPSChat
- To like someone's tweet, click the heart symbol.
- To retweet someone's tweet, click the double arrow symbol.
- You can also quote a tweet when you click on the retweet symbol. This allows users to see the tweet you are referencing. It's more authentic than a simple retweet because you are commenting AND retweeting.
- To reply to someone's tweet, click the text bubble symbol.