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Twitter is a great way to communicate with...

Parents

Students

Teachers

The Public

STEP 1: Go here and create an account.

STEP 2: Go here for a TUTORIAL about TWITTER

STEP 3: Create a DOCUMENT in GOOGLE DRIVE and BRAINSTORM ways you could use TWITTER as a teacher.

TWITTER CHEAT NOTES

@ symbol connects people together

If you want to contact another person/organization/idea/topic w/ a Twitter account, or mention them use the @ symbol and it will connect to them.

# allows one to TAG information (topical, searchable, categorical...etc.)

ASSIGNMENT for TECH DAY:

1) Create a TWEET for 2 of the groups above. (Parents, Students, Teachers, The Public)

2) Create a TWEET the a day or two before the TECH DAY about the HHS CLUSTER TECH DAY.

Below are some resources to help with TWITTER. You may want to check these out prior to using TWITTER for CLASS...etc.

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A Teacher's Guide To Twitter
Description: This is a great guide from Edudemic for all teachers -- both the experienced tweeters and those new to the platform. You�ll find everything you need to know about using Twitter in the classroom, including a list of useful education hashtags, search strategies, and ideas for the classroom.