Twitter 201: So, I Have a Twitter Account ... What Now?
CSLA 2018 Annual Conference
Fish Camp, CA
February 4, 2018
Jane Lofton
Teacher Librarian
now “in the wild”
@jane_librarian
Katie McNamara
Teacher Librarian
North HS, Bakersfield, CA
@KatieJMcNamara
Get Your Badge
By us, you really need a personal/professional account...
Personal or Library Account?
@KatieJMcNamara
Then … consider adding a library one, but not until you have a personal one
@NHSStarsLib
Use Twitter to Advocate
Share as much as you can about your library activities, include photos - tell your story!
Sign up for and support ALA Office of Library Advocacy requests and other ALA/AASL requests with tweets
Contact elected reps directly using their @handles
Conference Back Channel
Search for and follow the conference hashtag(s)
Tweet quotes, comments, images, links from speakers - always credit them, using their @handles whenever possible
RT good tweets, respond with comments
Tweet to promote sessions & events, share photos, takeaways, ask questions, connect w/ new friends
#CSLA18 OR #4CSLA
Some Twitter features and extras
Check & subscribe to other people’s lists for follow ideas
Twitter Lists
Tools to use with Twitter
Create public or private lists to view subsets of people you follow (or even people you don’t follow)
Twitter Lists
Tools to use with Twitter
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Some examples of IFTTT “applets”:
IFTTT
Tools to use with Twitter
Follow multiple feeds
Tools to use with Twitter
Note that columns update automatically unless you scroll down the column
Tweet from different or multiple accounts
Tools to use with Twitter
Schedule tweets
Tools to use with Twitter
Find chats
Find chat archives & resources
Participate in chats from their website
Tools to use with Twitter
Live Twitter Chats
Scheduled, fast-paced live discussions, always based on a hashtag
Uses the format Q1, Q2, etc. and A1, A2, etc.
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Live Twitter Chats
Some School Library Chats:
Calif #CALIBChat 5pm PT 4th Thursday of the month
Texas #TxlChat 8 PM CT every Tuesday
Midwest chat #MWLibchat 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 8pm CT
Arkansas #ArkTLChat 2nd Thursday at 8pm CT
New Jersey #NJLIBCHAT 8 PM ET 2nd & 4th Tuesday
#2jennsbookclub 2nd Thursday, 8pm ET
Check this spreadsheet for more school library chats
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Go beyond school libraries with Chats
Some other chats to try:
#TLAP @6:00 PM Mondays
#EdTechAfterDark @7:00 PM Mondays
#caedchat @8:00 PM Sundays
#bfc530 5:30 AM weekdays, just 15 mins., 1 question
#2pencilchat Tuesdays at 4:00 PM
#whatisschool Thursdays at 3:00 PM - international
#TitleTalk last Sundays 5:00 PM
List of Educational Chats:
bit.ly/TWITTERCHATS (select the archive tab at the bottom for a complete list)
Comprehensive chats at Participate
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5. Click & post your responses, always including A+the question number (e.g., A3) at the beginning of your tweet & the #hashtag as part of the text or at the end
Participate in a Live Twitter Chat
Participate in a Live Twitter Chat
Or, you might prefer Tweetdeck
Column for Chat hashtag
Used with permission.
Our Live Chat
Our Live Chat
Our Live Chat
Our Live Chat
Next #CALIBChat Live Chat
Don’t forget to get your badge
Thanks for coming!
Questions? Session comes with lifetime tech support :
Special thanks to SlidesCarnival for the presentation template
What to tweet?
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More to know ….
What to tweet?
Links to great sites, blog
postings you discover
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What to tweet?
Links to your own
blog postings, website
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What to tweet?
Images, videos
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What to tweet?
Responses to other tweets - it’s all about the conversation
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What to tweet?
Ask questions - to individuals & hashtags
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What to tweet?
Quotes, comments from conferences, presentations
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And, don’t forget to credit the source!
And use their @handle if you can
What to tweet?
Share events, activities in your classroom, library, school, elsewhere
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What to tweet?
Retweets - and try to add to them
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What to tweet?
Thank yous, responses, & favorites when people mention or RT you
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What to tweet?
Advocacy for school libraries
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What to tweet?
Other causes you care about
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Use Twitter to Advocate
Share as much as you can about your library activities, include photos - tell your story!
Sign up for and support ALA Office of Library Advocacy requests and other ALA/AASL requests with tweets
Contact elected reps directly using their @handles
What to tweet?
Some just fun stuff
10 - 20 %
Share your personality
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What to tweet?
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Tweeting with Students
Encourage students to tweet as part of building a positive digital footprint
Tweeting with Students
Have students look for experts in the field they are researching, even contact them with questions
Tweeting with Students
Have students take on the identity of fictional, mythological or historical figures
Tweeting with Students
Have students tweet book trailers and tag the author
Tweeting with Students
Use Twitter examples to teach close reading of text & evaluation for credibility
Tweeting with Students
PR for your school & school library activities
Reminders of activities, tasks
Tweeting with Students