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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Top Twitter Abbreviations for Educators




handle - twitter username that starts with @

@  - the "at" symbol - at the beginning of a person's twitter handle

# - a hashtag - used to join chats, ongoing asynchronous conversations, or tag your tweet

Follow - click this button on person's page to have their tweets appear in your home stream

DM - Direct Message - like a text message or email within twitter; sends a message directly to a person which is only visible to the receiver; DMs can only be sent to those who follow you

Notifications - shows when others like or retweet your tweets

Mention - when someone has used your handle in a tweet; an area within Notifications lists all of  your mentions

Edcution shorthands often used:
P or Ps - Parents
T or Ts - Teachers
A or As - Administrators
S or Ss - Students

Great Hashtags to follow/use
#EdChat
#EdTech
#KidsDeserveIt
#CelebrateMonday - tweet positives and celebrations to start the week
#FF - Follow Friday - recommend other users to follow
#BlendedLearning
#BLinAction - Blended Learning in Action
#TLAP - Teach Like a Pirate
#PLearning - Personalized Learning
#PersonalizedLearning
#cultofpedagogy
#hyperdocs


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