Commonly+Asked+Questions


 * There are many different ways to find people to follow.**
 * 1) Start following someone you know (i.e. me - brooker1015)
 * 2) Visit that person's profile and click on "Following" to see who he/she is following.
 * 3) See someone who looks interesting? Read their bio. Read their tweets to see if you like the information they are tweeting (you don't want to follow someone who is giving updates about their every move!)
 * 4) If you find them interesting, click the "Follow" button. To 'follow' someone means that every time that user posts something, it will show up in your newsfeed.
 * 5) Once you start following people, Twitter will make recommendations of people to follow. It will say "Similar to *username*" Feel free to check out those users too! Follow them if it looks like their postings will have value to you.


 * Who is 'following you?'**
 * 1) Every time someone follows you, you will get a notification via email.
 * 2) As a default, your profile is set to be public. Technically, 'anyone' can see your profile and your tweets (even if they do not have a Twitter account). There are millions and millions of Twitter users.
 * 3) Any time you post something, it will show up in the newsfeed of everyone who is following you. It sounds intimidating, but you just need to experience it.
 * 4) Don't feel comfortable putting up your name or a picture? Post just a username or a nickname. Post an avatar (computerized image) instead of a real picture. Here's a site where you can create your own avatar: [] Create it, save it, then upload it to your Twitter profile as you would any other file.


 * "Do I have to tweet?"**
 * Absolutely not! You can 'be a lurker.' Even though others might 'follow' you back, don't feel any pressure to post anything. It's customary that when you follow someone, they follow you in return. Many people follow hundreds of others. "Following" is just a way of establishing a connection.
 * It's good to know how to tweet so you can pass on the knowledge. If you know a specific user's name who you want to tweet to, you can type @(username) in the "What's happening" area of your profile. @ means 'to.'
 * If you want to tweet something to a specific group of people (principals, directors, etc), you need to know the topic (hashtag) that group is using to communicate. Here are some common searches:

#cpchat (connected principals chat) #edchat (education chat) #edtech (educational technology) #edadmin (education administrator) #elemchat (elementary chat) #spedchat (special ed chat)

Here is a link that gives a list of most of the chats that are on Twitter: []


 * After you conduct your search above, save the search! Every time you go back to your home page, you can click the down arrow next to "Searches" and find the searches you have saved.

Twitter4Teachers Most influential educational twitterers
 * Websites where people have listed themselves in categories depending on their role in education:**