C.+Twitter+101

The Basics about Using Twitter
Choose a name to identify yourself. Add a photograph. Your Name Where are you based **BIO: Very Important** Protecting your tweets - Do not set Twitter to protect your tweets. It will dramatically cut down on the number of people who follow you.

**Joining Twitter is like becoming a part of the conversation.** Only share what you want others to know. Tweets can be "googled," so make sure that you only send out what you want to be found. ** Vocabulary and Symbols ** A. Tweet - a message from you to all of the people who follow you

B. Following and Followers

C. @__ This is the way to send a **public** message to someone on Twitter.

D. RT - ReTweet
E. DM - Direct message between you and another person on Twitter that is not seen to all of your followers. The person that you want to send the DM to must Follow you.

What to Tweet

A. Ask questions - As soon as I heard about the new laptop 1:1 program being extended to 7th grade, I sent out a tweet. Here are some of the responses that I got: B. Share resources - new tools, interesting blog posts, great sites