What to know

• 140 characters per tweet
• Retweet: Reposting another person’s message or tweet
• Tweet: a message
• @: The @ sign is used to call out usernames in Tweets. People will use your @username to mention you in Tweets, send you a message or link to your profile.
• #: A hashtag is any word or phrase immediately preceded by the # symbol. When you click or tap on a hashtag, you'll see other Tweets containing the same keyword or topic.
• By hash tagging (#) or mentioning (@) a user, company, movement, event, or product you can directly connect with that entity and users with similar interests.

Twitter for Teacher Professional Development #1stopshop

• Connect with other educators inside chats
• #ohedchat
• #edchat
• #edtechchat

Twitter for classroom learning

• Tagging classroom content allows students to find or reference content
• Create open learning activities and choose a creative tag
• Have discussions with other classrooms anywhere about content
• Create a virtual scrapbook of content