CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN 6 EASY STEPS
@traciegcain
Have You Ever Been Stuck In a Rut?
That's where I was. I went to school every day, smiled, did my job, and went back the next day. I lacked 6 hours on my masters degree, but couldn't get motivated to finish. I was stuck in a rut, going nowhere fast.
Then about 2 years ago, I stumbled into Twitter. It completely changed my outlook and my life, and it can change yours too!
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WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT TWITTER?
Twitter connects us (like a big ball of ants.)
It doesn't take long to read 140 characters.
We ALL have something to SHARE!
Traditional Professional Development just doesn't work!
Twitter works!
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6 Steps to Change your Life
STEP 1 - LURK
STEP 2 - LEVERAGE THE HASHTAG
Cybraryman's List of Educational Hashtags
Additional Sites for following Hashtags without a Twitter Account
STEP 3 - CHAT
Often professionals set a specific time to discuss a topic using a certain hashtag. These discussions are called "chats."
One of my favorite chats is #txeduchat on Sunday nights.
Weekly Twitter Chats provides a list of many weekly Twitter chats.
TweetChat is a great tool for following a Twitter chat.
STEP 4 - CREATE A PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNT
STEP 5 - FOLLOW FOLKS WHO SHARE YOUR INTERESTS
As you look at hashtags and watch chats, identify folks with whom you want to connect.
STEP 6 - USE HOOTSUITE
Hootsuite is a third party tool that allows you to follow your social media accounts from one location.
You can set up columns for the various hashtags and chats that you want to follow.
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Tracie G Cain
Email: tcain@esc11.net
Website: www.traciegcain.com
Location: 3001 North Freeway, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Twitter: @traciegcain