Twitter for Student Affairs Professionals

@CoachMosleyJr & a 10 min guide 2 Twitter for SA Practitioners. It’s not about whether you CAN, it’s about whether u #SHOULD. #Twitter is a microblogging platform that allows you to share 140 characters to your group of “followers” across the #world.

Users “subscribe” to your messages by following u. Your message now becomes a part of their TL. This is the essence of #Twitter. It’s not just tidbits of minutiae of ur life or day, but rather insight into ur thoughts & feelings. Tweets can be public or private.

Negative folks need not apply for #Twitter. Keep ur sour/dour/gloomy thoughts away. If ur glass is ½ empty, keep the drink 2 urself! Who should utilize #Twittter? Folks who want 2: listen, share, ask ?s, respond, promote, market, engage, inform, relay a humorous story.

Why use #Twitter? Share. Tell people what u r doing. Promote event or deadline. Explain process or procedure. Inspire. Motivate. Entertain. Share a funny quote. Find something that makes you feel good and you will surely have found something that makes another person feel good.

“The single biggest problem with #communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” G. Bernard Shaw. #Communication is a 2-way street!

Lingo - Timeline is the accumulation of tweets that you read. #Hashtags help you organize tweets. Retweet is when you share someone else’s tweet.

Follow is what you do when you want someone’s tweets to show up in your TL. Mention is how you reply or talk with some1 publicly. A #DM or direct message is a private convo ~ similar to email ~ that occurs only between two twitterers.

Ready to sign up? Fill in all the info. Use your real name & pic if you want to be found. Avoid using too many characters 4 ur name. “The qualities that make #Twitter seem inane & half-baked are what makes it so powerful.” Jonathan Zittrain Harvard Prof & Internet Expert

Meet people where they are. If they are on #twitter & you can share something thoughtful & meaningful to your followers ~ u #SHOULD!