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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

How to participate in #TXEDUCHAT Sundays 8-9pm Central!

I've recently fielded several questions on how to navigate a Twitter chat since I will be leading the #TXEDUCHAT each Sunday evening at 8 to 9 pm Central time and would like to have this post serve as an abbreviated "How To" for folks that might be new to such forums.

Here are a few tips for jumping into the #TXEDUCHAT:

  1. Chats can be quite fast paced and programs such as Tweet Deck or Twitterfall can assist in keeping up with posts.
  2. The #TXEDUCHAT hashtag needs to be included in each of your answers or comments on Twitter during the chat so that everyone "hears" you.
  3. Questions posted by the moderators will usually begin with the characters Q1, Q2, etc and your answers should follow suit with A1, A2, etc at the beginning.
  4. If you miss tweets, don't be alarmed. It is very easy to scroll back through the chat or review all the comments later.
  5. If you are already familiar with the topic, type out comments or questions before the chat in a document that you can access during the chat and simply "paste in" your thoughts. Keep in mind that these should also stay within the 140 character limit.
  6. Tweets can include links to outside articles or information that helps make your point.
  7. Retweet anything that you find noteworthy or you feel warrants a "shout out!"
  8. Once you have tweeted the #TXEDUCHAT hashtag you can then view all the tweets associated with it by clicking on it at any time.

I hope these tips help! Please join me on Sunday evenings from 8 to 9 pm Central for the #TXEDUCHAT!

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