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Lisa Huff
Lisa Huff

This document provides instructions for teachers to create a Twitter-based discussion forum called a "Twub" for their classroom. It outlines the steps to sign up for Twitter accounts, register a unique hashtag to identify the Twub, have students sign in using their Twitter accounts, and use the Twub for real-time discussions and class activities by having students tweet responses.

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How do I get started? ? Go to www.twitter.com ? Fill in the boxes to sign up for an account. ? Now you have a Twitter account!
Now, What? ? Create a Twub for your classsroom. ? Go to Twubs.com ? Click ¡°Register Your Hashtag.¡±
Create Your Twub! ? Type a unique (but small) term to identify your classroom. ? Check to make sure no one else has used that hashtag. ? Register your unique hashtag to create your Twub.
Sign in to Twubs! ? Sign in using your Twitter account. ? DON¡¯T fill in the boxes. ? Instead, click ¡°Twitter login.¡± ? ¡°Authorize Ap¡± the first time you sign in.
You have your own Twub! ? You should see the title of your Twub here¡ªthe hashtag you registered.
You have your own Twub! ? Give students the URL (web address) of your classroom Twub. ? Students register for a Twitter account, and log in to classroom Twub with their Twitter accounts. ? Then, they simply type in box, and click ¡°Send Tweet.¡±
Tweet Away! ? Display classroom Twub on LCD projector to show students¡¯ tweets in real time!
? Have in-class discussions. ? Write a response. ? Use as an exit slip. ? Write a narrative (each student adding the next 140 characters to the story). ? Draw a conclusion from a text. ? Make a claim. ? Pull evidence from a text. ? Generate questions. ? Make connections among texts and ideas.
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  • 2. How do I get started? ? Go to www.twitter.com ? Fill in the boxes to sign up for an account. ? Now you have a Twitter account!
  • 3. Now, What? ? Create a Twub for your classsroom. ? Go to Twubs.com ? Click ¡°Register Your Hashtag.¡±
  • 4. Create Your Twub! ? Type a unique (but small) term to identify your classroom. ? Check to make sure no one else has used that hashtag. ? Register your unique hashtag to create your Twub.
  • 5. Sign in to Twubs! ? Sign in using your Twitter account. ? DON¡¯T fill in the boxes. ? Instead, click ¡°Twitter login.¡± ? ¡°Authorize Ap¡± the first time you sign in.
  • 6. You have your own Twub! ? You should see the title of your Twub here¡ªthe hashtag you registered.
  • 7. You have your own Twub! ? Give students the URL (web address) of your classroom Twub. ? Students register for a Twitter account, and log in to classroom Twub with their Twitter accounts. ? Then, they simply type in box, and click ¡°Send Tweet.¡±
  • 8. Tweet Away! ? Display classroom Twub on LCD projector to show students¡¯ tweets in real time!
  • 9. ? Have in-class discussions. ? Write a response. ? Use as an exit slip. ? Write a narrative (each student adding the next 140 characters to the story). ? Draw a conclusion from a text. ? Make a claim. ? Pull evidence from a text. ? Generate questions. ? Make connections among texts and ideas.