Defining+Twitter

What is Twitter? = = = =

Discovering Twitter, Finding "Twitterers", and Learning How to "Tweet" __**Check out these resources!**__

The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook for Teachers (Updated) http://ht.ly/24Sru

Using Twitter to Establish Your PLN (Liz Davis & Lisa Thumann) -- Great stuff!! @http://www.slideshare.net/lisa.thumann/blc10-using-twitter-to-establish-your-personal-learning-network

Advice to Teachers New to Twitter http://edtechpower.blogspot.com/2009/02/advice-for-teachers-new-to-twitter.html

7 Steps to a Twitter Makeover http://thumannresources.com/2009/11/14/7-steps-to-a-twitter-makeover/

Tweets and Lists of Twitterers from Educon 2.2 (January 29-31, 2010) in Philadelphia, PA. @http://citrushightechnology.com/?p=635 or @http://citrushightechnology.com/?p=649

=__Really, what is Twitter?__=

MakeUseOf.com: Complete Guide to Twitter (.pdf download) @http://www.makeuseof.com/short/manuals/twitter

Twitter Wiki for Beginners []

Twitter in Plain English (March 2008 Video) []

Getting Started with Twitter (20 minutes screencast by Liz Davis) @http://edtechpower.blogspot.com/2008/01/getting-started-with-twitter-screencast.html

Twitter (college unit full of links) -- Dept. of Educational Technology, SanDiego State University @http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec570/spring09/activities/opd/twitter.htm

What is Twitter? (by Twitter) Great for beginners! []

Twitter Support @http://help.twitter.com/portal

Twitter re: Wikipedia []

Twitter 101: Learning the Lingo []

The Twitter Guide Book (from Mashable: The Social Media Guide) []

=** Get TONS of Twitter Followers : @http://tinyurl.com/Twitter-Lovers-Here**=

__**Finding Good "Tweeps" to Follow**__
Instant PLN - Quick One-Click List of Great People to Follow @http://tweepml.org/Instant-PLN/

Twitter4Teachers Wiki [|http://Twitter4Teachers.pbworks.com]

Top 100 Educational Tweeters @http://www.onlinedegreeworld.com/blog/2009/top-100-edu-tweeters/

100 Featured Twits to Follow (also a longer list of people sorted by last name) []

10 Teachers to Follow on Twitter @http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2008/12/10-teachers-to-follow-on-twitter.html

Maine's List of Tweeps []

Top ELT People to Follow on Twitter @http://burcuakyol.com/?p=87

WeFollow.com (Educators) []

Just Tweet It & Just Tweet It Education [|http://justtweetit.com] & []

100 Educators to Follow on Twitter []

10 Ways to Find People on Twitter []

Follow Friday (#followfriday) []

100 Twitter Feeds that Teach You History @http://ushistorysite.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-twitter-feeds-that-teach-you.html

__**Teaching and Twitter**__
The Twitter Experiment--UT Dallas (video using Twitter as a backchannel and discussion tool) []

10 Things Teachers Should Know to Get Started with Twitter [|http://azk12.org/blog/archives/46-10-Things-Teachers-Should-Know-to-Get-Started-with-Twitter.html#extended]

Effective Use of Social Media, Part 1: Twitter in the Classroom []

Nine Reasons to Twitter in Schools []

Twitter in Education--SlideShare Presentation []

Twitter for Teachers: Why You Should Start Tweeting []

Twitter in Schools: What does it really look like? []

5 Terrific Twitter Research Tools []

Twitter, Teachers and the Tool []

College professors find Twitter a useful educational tool []

50 Ways to Use Twitter in the College Classroom []

Bringing Twitter to Large College Classes (Twitter as a BackChannel Tool?!) []

=** Get TONS of Twitter Followers : @http://tinyurl.com/Twitter-Lovers-Here**=

**Hashtags and Twitter Searches**
Twitter: The Hashtag Phenom--Education http://karlanakulseth.com/?p=204

Twitter Search in Plain English [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGbLWQYJ6iM&feature=player_embedded]

Educational Uses of Hashtags http://tinyurl.com/twitterhashtaguse

Validation via Twitter Hashtags http://nancy-ehrlich.blogspot.com/2010/07/validation-through-elemchat.html

Overview Article from Chris Betcher's "Betchablog" Finding the Needle in the Twitter Haystack []

Check out some of the following hashtags from summer conferences, institutes, etc.:
 * #MLTIcastine (Setting Sail: MLTI Summer Institute, Castine, Maine
 * #blc09 (Alan November's 2009 "Building Learning Communities, Boston, Massachusetts)
 * #twitteach (Fresh Twitter activity beginning July 28, 2009)
 * #twit4ed (Tweets during MLTI Castine Twitter session)
 * #ebec09 (Edubloggercon East Conference in Boston--prior to #BLC09)
 * #ael09 (Adobe Ed Leader Institute, San Jose, California)
 * #udsfi (University of Delaware Summer Faculty Institute)
 * #necc09 (National Education Computing Conference, Washington, DC
 * #blc09 (Alan November's 2009 "Building Learning Communities, Boston, Massachusetts)
 * #OpenEd09 (Open Education Conference 2009)
 * #pfconf (Project Foundry Conference)
 * #edustat (Edustat University 2009)
 * #NJEA (New Jersey Education Association Tech Institute, Stockton College)
 * #edsocialmedia
 * #edst499k (Alek Couros' Social Networking Course; July 2009)
 * #ocp
 * #belt

If you are using Twitter.com, put the hashtag (#MLTIcastine) in the Search box on the right side of the page (or click on Search). In other Twitter applications (TweetDeck, etc.), just put the hashtag in the Search box.
 * Hashtag Notes:

Topsy Search Launches: ReTweets Are The New Currency Of The Web [] • Search Topsy for "Twitter" or "Twitter Education" or "Twitter Educators" or "Twitter Teachers"

Twitscoop []

Tweet Your Message to a Larger Audience with Hashtags []

TwitGrid []

**__Twitter Feature: Twitter Lists__**
Twitter Lists: How To @http://mashable.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-guide/

10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists @http://mashable.com/2009/11/04/twitter-lists-uses/

Twitter Lists and Real-Time Journalism @http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/04/twitter.lists/index.html

**__Other Twitter Applications__ (besides Twitter.com)**
TweetDeck []

TweetDeck Training Video @http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/tweetDeck/index.html

Twhirl []

Twitterrific (Mac & iTouch/iPhone) []

Tweetie []

Jaiku []

Pownce - closed in December 2008

Seesmic: Build Your Community []

Spaz []

25 Twitter Apps to Help You Manage Multiple Accounts []

Only Twitter Applications List You'll Ever Need []

__**Comparing Twitter Applications**__
Twirl vs. TweetDeck []

Tweetdeck Tutorial []

Everything TweetDeck []

6 Reasons Plurk beats Twitter [] = =

__**Twitter Tools**__
Twitter Tips: The Ultimate Guide (links to many great things!!) @http://thesocialmediaguide.com.au/2009/08/20/twitter-tips-ultimate-guide/

The Ultimate List of Twitter Tools @http://thesocialmediaguide.com.au/2009/05/30/the-ultimate-list-of-twitter-tools/

10 Twitter Tools to Organize Your Tweeps (Managing Your Twitter Account) []

Top 100 Tools for the Twittering Teacher []

100 Tips, Apps, and Resources for Teachers on Twitter []

The Ultimate List of Twitter Tools []

Twittin Secrets: 100 Twitter Tips []

50 Twitter Power Tips @http://committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=1256

__**General Twitter Resources**__
The Ultimate Guide for Everything Twitter []

Kelly Hines' Twitter Links on Diigo []

Twitter Ideas: A Guide for Newbies and Skeptics []

Twitter Pack: Twitter Tools []

Twitter for Teachers Slideshow []

How to Build Your Personal Brand on Twitter []

__Twitter Games__
5 New Twitter Games []

Twitter Trivia []

Tweeght: Popular Quotes and Thoughts Shared on Twitter []

__**Other Cool Stuff**__
Read a Twitter Stream as a Daily Newspaper ("Cool") @http://networkedblogs.com/3bI1k or @http://paper.li/

Tweetake.com: Backup Your Twitterings []

TweetPsych []

Twitter Stream Graph @http://www.neoformix.com/Projects/TwitterStreamGraphs/view.php

Twitter Visualizations @http://visibletweets.com/

TrendsMap: Real Time Local Twitter Trends @http://trendsmap.com/ (Twitter and Google Maps Mashup)

Flickr2Twitter (Tweet from your Flickr account) @http://www.flickr.com/services/twitter/

TwitterVision 3D []

Bubble Tweet (video bubbles on Twitter) []

Twitcam: Stream Live on Twitter []

YouTube: The New TwitPic of Video []

5 Ways to Share Images on Twitter []

YFrog: Sharing Your Images and Video on Twitter []

TwitGoo: Pictures in your Tweets []

10 Ways to Share Music on Twitter []

Twt.fm: Share Music on Twitter []

TwtPoll: A Twitter Survey Application [|http://twtpoll.com]

5 Ways to Get Your Questions Answered on Twitter []

Twitter Notes Wordle []

5 Impressive Mashups of Twitter and Flickr []

How to Start a Petition on Twitter []

Twittascope (Daily Horoscope via Twitter) []

15 Ways to Track Twitter Trends []

Twitter Traffic []

TwitterFox (Firefox Add-on) []

Twitter Background Check []

3D Rotating Twitter Cloud []

Visible Tweets.com (put in hashtag--great for screensaver, etc.) [|http://visibletweets.com]

Twitdom (List of Twitter Applications) []

Flickr Twitter Beta []

TwitterFall -- Keep up with news and trends at TwitterFall.com []

Twitter Gifts, Etc. [|http://www.zazzle.com]

Twitter Opera & Top 5 Twitter Songs -- Now We Have Seen Everything []

[|Twitter 101 For Business]

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