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=Why be an Administrative Tweeter?= @http://azjd.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/why-be-an-administrative-tweeter/


 * ==// ** Twitter is a valuable avenue for developing connections with administrators from around the world ** //.==
 * ==// ** Twitter provides timely, and relevant, conversation related to classroom teaching trends. ** //==
 * ==// ** In a time of budget restrictions, Twitter provides a viable professional development opportunity – one that should be modeled by school administrators. ** //==
 * ==// ** Because of numerous apps, for almost every imaginable device, Twitter is a ubiquitous tool ** //.==
 * ==// ** Twitter hashtags (#) allow users to select an intended audience, or filter information based upon specific interests ** //.==

=//"If principals spend time researching best practices and take quality time to have conversations with teachers about teaching and learning, they will be able to have a positive impact on the buildings they serve."//=

~__The Power of the Principal__, Education Week May 28, 2012
@http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2012/05/the_power_of_the_principal.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

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=The importance of your profile=
 * Use a photo
 * 160 characters
 * description gives you credibility in your field
 * improves chances of being replied to when you have a question
 * improves chances of people including you in discussions related to your field

#Hashtags group subjects. Use them to place your tweets in a category where interested people will see them. Search using them to find discussions around that category. Our hashtag is #CUSD304.
Click the image for common Educational Hashtags



=How to get the most out of Hash Tags=

=What is a Twitter Chat?= List of Twitter Chats
 * 1) CPCchat (Connected Principals)
 * 2) satchat 6:30 Saturday morning principals

Edudemic A-Z List Hash Tags


 * 1) CUSD304 to group things people in our organization might find interesting

=@ is the prefix to someone or some organization=

Use it to follow someone, alert someone to something or indicate yourself.

RT @donnaroman You might like this article about how Twitter is changing the world http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2050032,00.html #cusd304

=Suggestions to follow on Twitter=

@NMHS_Principal @gcouros @datruss @courosa @ideaguy42 @bhsprincipal @SchooLeaderPLN @bhsprincipal @azjd @cybraryman1 @conprin @andybarrett2000 @gpetmezas

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=DM (Direct message) sends a private message to that person= This is found under the person icon on the top right hand side

DM @donnaroman we're all meeting at Little Owl after the meeting.

=Click Heidi for some Twitter Etiquette=

=More Resources= via: @gcouros

10 ways Twitter has added value… How to use Twitter in schools? Let me count the ways! Who Should be on Twitter? George Couros: Twitter List @gcouros

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2011 award winning blogs. There is an administrators category.