Twitter for Teachers and Experts

TwitterFor Teachers and Experts : TwitterFor Teachers and Experts

What is Twitter? : What is Twitter? Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters, displayed on the user's profile page and delivered to other users who have subscribed to them (known as followers). Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow anybody to access them. It is sometimes described as the "SMS of the Internet,"

Basic Guide to Twitter : Basic Guide to Twitter Followers Following Updates Reply @username Profile

7 Reasons to use Twitter : 7 Reasons to use Twitter Keep Track of Breaking News/ Latest Tips Gain Exposure for Yourself Build Your Authority Manage Your Reputation Stay in Touch Meet New People It’s Simple

How to Use Twitter? : How to Use Twitter?

Keep Track of Breaking News/ Tips : Keep Track of Breaking News/ Tips Find the right people and organizations Follow them Keep track of what are they sharing

Tips for Teachers and Experts : Tips for Teachers and Experts Follow the right people Find out who are thought leaders in your specialization Eg: Mathematics, ESL, Spirituality etc. Find out who are the thought leaders in the area you are interested in Online Teaching, Writing a Blog, SEO, HTML

Gain Exposure for Yourself : Gain Exposure for Yourself Get followers Tweet Regularly about your Upcoming Classes, Recordings, Tests and Content Get your followers to re-tweet your updates to widen your reach

Slide 13 : Your Tweet Follower 1 Follower 2 Follower 3 Follower 4 Follower 5 Re- Tweet 1 Re- Tweet 1 Follower 1 Follower 2 Follower 3 Follower 1 Follower 2

Slide 14 : Get More Followers Tweet unique, fun, interactive stuff Track your post by using a # tag Example: #teacher-class

How to get Followers? : How to get Followers? Be clear about what you want to Tweet about : stay focused around a consistent theme. Put links to your Twitter profile everywhere. Link it on your Digg, LinkedIn, Facebook, blog, email signature, and everywhere else you live online. Mention your Twitter profile link in your public class, tests and content – it is a convenient way for students to contact you. When you speak offline, mention your Twitter profile.

How to get Followers? : How to get Followers? Save key searches related to your interest and engage/ follow other twitter users Make sure you tweet regularly and also reply to other interesting tweets. Retweeting pushes your @username into foreign social graphs, resulting in clicks back to your profile. When you get a follower, thank them by a direct message. Fill out your bio. Your latest tweets and @replies don’t mean much to someone that doesn’t know you.

Tips for Teachers : Sync with Facebook : Tips for Teachers : Sync with Facebook http://apps.facebook.com/twitter/

Why Sync? : Why Sync? Most young adults are on Facebook rather than on Twitter Facebook has over 200 million users

Build your Authority : Build your Authority Stay focused around one topic Link other interesting articles, blogs, news feeds Try being the first one to tell your followers about an emerging story in your topic Reply to others questions, if they ask Ask your own questions – especially if they are open ended Link your latest blog posts, upcoming classes, tests, content

Manage your Reputation : Manage your Reputation Track your name to keep up to date on what people are saying about you at any given time. This information can be useful for getting feedback, and eliminate any untrue rumors that might be spreading around. Track your specialization/ interest area to find out what others are doing. This information can be useful to network with like minded teachers, experts and students who can talk about you.

Tips for Teachers and Experts : Tips for Teachers and Experts Save searches related to your keywords to access them quickly Reply and contribute to the discussions from thought leaders Network with people to advertise your upcoming classes, recordings, tests and content Make sure your tweet/ reply serves their need and purpose

Stay in Touch : Stay in Touch Twitter is the best way to stay and keep in touch with your friends, acquaintances It is the SMS of Internet You can tweet, reply to tweets from your mobile phone as well as through number of Twitter clients This can be used to communicate with your network of followers You can also sync twitter to update your status on Facebook, LinkedIn and Yahoo IM too ?

Meet New People : Meet New People Use saved searches to meet new people Reply to their tweets if it is the same as your interest area : this could start a relationship Others could also find you, if you have filled your profile well and tweet regularly

Its Simple : Its Simple Simplicity has played an important role in Twitter's success. People are eager to connect with other people and Twitter makes that simple. Twitter asks one question, "What are you doing?" Answers must be under 140 characters in length and can be sent via mobile texting, instant message, or the web. By accepting messages from sms, web, mobile web, instant message, or from third party API projects, Twitter makes it easy for folks to stay connected.

Getting Started … : Getting Started … Create a Free Twitter Profile Fill in your Profile/ Bio Link your Twitter Accounts from anywhere you can Identify your topic(s) Find content/ create content Tweet Network, search, reply, retweet Get followers>>thank Tweet