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David Spencer's Education Paragon is a free educational resource portal helping David Spencer's secondary school students, their parents and teaching colleagues with understanding, designing, applying and delivering assessment, curriculum, educational resources, evaluation and literacy skills accurately and effectively. This wiki features educational resources for Indigenous Aboriginal education, field trips for educators, law and justice education, music education and outdoor, environmental and experiential education. Since our web site launch on September 27, 2006, online site statistics and web rankings indicate there are currently 1,883 pages and 19,171,729 page views using 7.85 Gig of bandwidth per month. Pages are written, edited, published and hosted by Brampton, Ontario, Canada based educator David Spencer. On social media, you may find David as @DavidSpencerEdu on Twitter, as DavidSpencerdotca on Linkedin.com and DavidSpencer on Prezi. Please send your accolades, feedback and resource suggestions to David Spencer. Share on social media with the hashtag #EducationParagon. Thank you for visiting. You may contact David Spencer here.
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Contents
- 1 Twitter
- 2 Setting Up Your Twitter Account
- 3 Resources for Learning About Twitter
- 4 Data About Twitter Accounts
- 5 Impact of Twitter on Culture and Education
- 6 How to Use Twitter for Professional Learning
- 7 How to Use Twitter Hashtags
- 8 Twitter Cheat Sheets
- 9 Twitter in your Classroom
- 10 A visual history of Twitter
- 11 Twitter Tips
- 12 Twitter Conversation Tips
- 13 What to Tweet
Many educators are using Twitter to build their PLN (professional learning network), discover new edtech (education technology), discover current trends and news as they happen and rally colleagues who are willing to take risks with technology in their classrooms.
According to Wikipedia, "Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables users to send and read text-based messages of up to 140 characters, known as "tweets". Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey in March 2006 and launched in July 2006". Wikipedia contributors. "Twitter." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 17 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.
You are invited to follow the author of this wiki page on Twitter. Follow @DavidSpencerEdu.
Setting Up Your Twitter Account
The following Twitter resources were compiled by @DavidSpencerEdu.
- Use a real photo of your face, not a dog, cat or building. See "Friending cats and following eggs: On social networks you ARE your photo" by David Meerman Scott @DMScott
- "Twitter: Getting Connected" by Jennifer Casa-Todd
- Twitter Troubleshooting Tips by Twitter Staff
- How to tweet your Facebook status updates to your Twitter account by Facebook staff
- 25 Twitter Bio Tips For Teachers by Terry Heick
- How to write a Twitter bio that’ll make you stand out as a journalist by Herbert Lowe
- How To Write A Follow-Worthy Twitter Bio In 4 Easy Steps
- How to Write a Useful Twitter Bio by Danielle Celmer
- 25 Twitter Tips For Students, Parents, And Teachers
- Create Twitter Cover Images For A Head-Turning Profile
- 7 Ways To Get More Out Of Twitter
- Help Twitter My account has been hacked by Twitter Support Staff
- Twitter for Teachers by George Couros.
Resources for Learning About Twitter
The following Twitter resources were compiled by @DavidSpencerEdu.
- What is social media ?
- A Visual Guide To Twitter For Beginners
- A visual history of Twitter
- Twitter Terms You Must Know
- Top 20 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom by David Sornberger @DavidSornberger
- Are you an educator new to Twitter? Request a mentor.
- Twitter for Educators
- Tweeters in Education
- Twitter Hashtags for Educators
- Complete Guide to Twitter Lingo
- Top 20 Twitip Twitter Tips by Lara Kulpa @larakulpa
- Twitter Abbreviations You Need To Know
- Successful Writing Tips for Twitter Users by by Shannon Steffen
- Create an online newspaper with your Twitter connections via paper.li
- How Educators Can Use Twitter to Grow Their PLN by Betty Ray
- "8 Ways to Tweet "Thank You"" and encourage your Twitter followers by Brent Peterson @InterviewAngel
- What are my Twitter statistics? TwitterCounter.com
- How Influential Are You On Twitter? Tweet.Grader.com, Top users in Ontario, Top users in Canada Compare Yourself
- Social Media Marketing Kit from HubSpot.com
- 28 Simple Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom
- 20 useful tools for Twitter users by Brian Lakeman on itechcode.com
- Best Practices for Using Twitter
- Twitter Glossary
- Finding & Following People on Twitter
- 30 Ways to Create Twitter Followers from Scratch by Katrina Padron @katrinapadron
- 5 Baby-Steps for Using Twitter to Begin a Personal Learning Network by J. Robinson
- Twitter Cheat Sheet by Jeff Dunn
- Twitter Guide Book – How To, Tips and Instructions by Mashable
- 7 Levels of Twitter Followers by Adrian Dayton.
- Steve Ladurantay's Twitter Rules by Steve Ladurantaye Media Reporter for the Globe & Mail
- 10 Tips and Tricks for Powerful Twitter Search
- 22 Effective Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom by Jeff Dunn
- Twitter Etiquette 101 by Vanessa Doctor
- Twitter for educators Slideshare by Jackson da Silva
- The Complete Guide To Twitter Hashtags In Education by TeachThought Staff
- 7 Essential Twitter Strategies for Businesses by Evan Seto on socialmediatoday.com
- Pinterest Board about Twitter for Educators by Anibal Pacheco
Data About Twitter Accounts
The following Twitter resources were compiled by @DavidSpencerEdu.
- When did my friend and I join Twitter?
- What is my tweet rank? Retweetrank.appspot.com and Twitaholic.com
- Discover statistics about your Twitter account with TwitterCounter.com.
- Visit retweetrank.appspot.com to see how your retweets being received on Twitter.
Impact of Twitter on Culture and Education
The following Twitter resources were compiled by @DavidSpencerEdu.
- Taking the pulse of the planet: How Twitter erases geography by Mathew Ingram
- Christian leaders outdoing celebs in Twitter interaction by Daniel Distant, The Christian Post 2012-06-05.
- The Future Starts Here by Tiffany Shlain video. They say the 5 people you hang around with most shape who you are. Tiffany explores how this applies to social media -- the people you follow shape who you are, and everything you post shapes others. So how do we flourish and grow in our hyper-connected world?
How to Use Twitter for Professional Learning
The following Twitter resources were compiled by @DavidSpencerEdu.
- 14 Reasons I Won’t Follow You On Twitter by @MegGuiseppi
- How to Use Twitter to Grow Your PL by @Betty Ray
- 6 Tricks to Maximize the Impact of Your Tweets by @Ally Greer
- The Marketer’s Guide to Twitter from kissmetrics.com.
- Social Media: Never on Sunday? Why you should disconnect for one whole day per week. by @MegGuiseppi
- 7 Steps to Optimize Your Social Media Presence as an Educator by J. Robinson
- Create a social media content calendar for your school, educational group or organization. by hootsuite.com
- Networking is not a part-time job! by Kylie Green
- 10 essential personal branding tips for Twitter by Carolyn Hyams
- Twitter for business: 18 things you should NOT do by Carolyn Hyams
- Twitter For Beginners: Basic Guidelines Before You Start by Vanessa Doctor
- When did my colleague join Twitter? This web site provides join dates and statistics.
How to Use Twitter Hashtags
The following Twitter resources were compiled by @DavidSpencerEdu.
- Quick Start Guide to Hashtags via hashtags.org
- The A-Z Dictionary of Educational Twitter Hashtags by Jeff Dunn
- 20 Twitter Hashtags Every Teacher Should Know About by Jeff Dunn
- A Must-Have Guide to Canadian Education #Hashtags
Twitter Cheat Sheets
Download Twitter for Teachers a very helpful PDF Infographic from USC Rossier School of Education.
Source: "Twitter Cheat Sheet" by Jeff Dunn on Edudemic.com.
Twitter in your Classroom
Top 20 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom by David Sornberger @DavidSornberger
A visual history of Twitter
Buck, Stephanie . "A Visual History of Twitter [INFOGRAPHIC]" <http://mashable.com/2011/09/30/twitter-history-infographic/> Image source: <>
Twitter Tips
TINFOGRAPHIC Twitter Tips from Chery Lawson. Source: TWITTER TIPS EVERY TEACHER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
Twitter Tips. Source: Cheryl Lawson @Partyaficionado edudemic.com<>
Twitter Conversation Tips
Twitter conversation tips from Cheryl Lawson @Partyaficionado <>.
What to Tweet
Source: Tips from by Cheryl Lawson @Partyaficionado at <>
Thank you!
David M.R.D. Spencer, Project Leader
for David Spencer's Education Paragon