438-+Unleash+the+Power+of+Twitter

__**Materials for Session**__ //**Presenter**//: Tom Murray //**Link to Resources**//: http://qcsd-resources.wikispaces.com/Twitter+in+Education

__**Agenda:**__ ** Twitter Common Craft Video (3 min) ** ** What do you know about Twitter? Why are you here? (5 min) ** ** - [|Mom, This is How Twitter Works] ** ** __Why Twitter?__ ** ** - Overview (5 min) ** ** - Create an account and get started (5 min) ** ** - How / who to follow - @thomascmurray (5 min) ** ** - Others: @web20teacher, @NHMS_Principal ** ** Share your Twitter handle here ** ** __Twitter Time__: (10 min) ** ** - My first tweet ** ** - [|Twitter Screenshot - How Quickly it Grows.pdf] ** ** __Hashtags, RT, @__: #qcsd424 (15 min) ** ** - QCSD Tech Wiki - [|Educational Hashtags Link] ** ** - My first ReTweet (RT) ** ** - Send a message using @ to someone in the class ** ** __Twitter for PD__ - [|Video] (10 min) ** ** - Phones - Show Twitter Mobile (Tweetdeck, Echophone, etc.) ** ** __Twitter in the Classroom - Refer to Wiki Articles__ (10 min) ** ** - How can Twitter be used in the classroom? ** ** - Parent communication ** ** - Student engagement ** ** __Twitter / Wiki Time__(Remaining time) **

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