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Sylvia Duckworth

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And Tweetdeck

(Updated Oct. 2018)

bit.ly/sylTWITTER

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1. Go to Twitter.com and sign up.
2. Enter name, phone number or email address > Next > Sign up (NOTE: They might force you to add your phone# later)
3. Check your phone/email and put in verification code
4. Create password
5. “What are you interested in?” Pick some or just tap “Skip for now”.
6. “Suggestions for you to follow” > Next.
7. Upload a photo

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8. Fill out bio > Save

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10. “Add your birthday”, you can tap “Skip”.

11. “Where do you live?” you can tap “Skip”.

12. Tap “See my profile”

13. Send off one of the suggested tweets or compose your own first tweet

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NOTE: No one will see your tweet if no one follows you. If you use a #hashtag, many people will see your tweet! Click here for a complete list of educational hashtags.

Add a photo/video

Add a gif

Add a poll

Add a location

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13. Do a search to find people you know

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14. Or,

Search for me: @sylviaduckworth

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Your tweets and everyone you follow tweets will appear here.

What’s trending on Twitter

Whenever you are mentioned will appear here

Direct messages (DM): Send and receive private tweets here

15. Look on top left hand corner

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Tap here to retweet (RT) a tweet. This is for something REALLY good.

Tap here to reply to the person who tweeted

If you like a tweet, tap here

Direct message

16. Tap “Home” and take a look at the tweets in your feed

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I highly recommend Tweetdeck to manage tweets and hashtags (available for desktop only).

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1. Go to Tweetdeck.twitter.com (or use Chrome extension)
2. Tap “Get started”.

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Your tweets and everyone you follow tweets will appear here.

Whenever you are mentioned will appear here.

Send and receive direct (private) messages (DMs) here.

I usually delete this column.

Tap here, then “Remove”

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Compose a tweet.

Search a person or a hashtag.

Home: Your tweets and other people you follow.

Notifications: whenever you are mentioned.

Direct messages (private).

Activity with the accounts you follow.

Add a column (hashtag or account). TAP HERE NOW!

Same as your columns!

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1. Search a hashtag

Click here for a list of educational hashtags.

Hashtags for FSL teachers: Try

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#frimm

#fslchat

#aimlang #mfltwitterati

#langchat

#FrEdMatters

#fslpln

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3. Type here > Enter.

4. Notice that a column will automatically be created with this hashtag

5. To add a column for an account/person, (ex. @sylviaduckworth)

Tap +

Then “User”

Tap on name

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Expand.

Add/Switch accounts (good for different Twitter accounts).

Settings (tap here, then > Settings - to change colour of your Tweetdeck).

Your profile.

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Reply

Retweet

Like

Other options

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