Tag Archives: Twitter

The Writing on the Wall and Other Things They Took Away

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Gail

Twitter for Educators Last week at the request of one of our teachers I led a collaborative session about using Twitter to create your PLN (Personal Learning Network). I’m an enthusiastic Twitter user and love sharing and receiving information. Twitter … Continue reading →

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Storify, Twitter and SmackDowns

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Gail

Just found out something new regarding Storify and Twitter. After adding the Storify bookmarklet by dragging the “Storify this” button to your bookmark bar, and then clicking on the “Storify this” button while you are in your twitter account, a … Continue reading →

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Using TweetDeck

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Gail

I’ve been creating Twitter lists this week. I still have people to move about and I can see that this will be an ongoing project as I follow more people, and get to know my present followers better. Now that … Continue reading →

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Using Twitilist to Organize Your Twitter Lists

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Gail

No program to download Today I went to Twitilist and signed into my Twitter account so that Twitilist could display the people I follow. This is a great tool. It’s free, did not take long to start listing people, and … Continue reading →

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How I Named my Lists in Twitter

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Gail

List names cannot begin with a numerical character I had planned to begin each of my lists with a number in Twitter, thinking that they would then be in the order I would like them to appear, with the most … Continue reading →

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Lists in Twitter

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Gail

I decided last week that I need to start filtering people into Twitter lists. I follow around 700 people and I have a lot of noise coming through instead of what I want to read at any given moment. There … Continue reading →

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Adding Profile Header Picture to Twitter

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Gail

Not long ago Twitter added a new feature. You can now upload a header picture. The photo in your timeline remains the same but the header photo shows at the top of your timeline. Visitors will see it when they click on … Continue reading →

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Pearltrees

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Gail

I have found that as I introduce Twitter to staff members, they are usually amazed at the amount of K12 information available to educators and support staff. They can quickly become overwhelmed with so much relevant information coming in. It’s … Continue reading →

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