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Tw ertwa n Conens Abou Ths Resource... 3 Why Use Twer as an Academc?... 4 Anaomy o a Twee... 5 Bes Pracces or Indvduas... 9 Why use Twer wh a cass?... 13 Poena Drawbacks o Consder... 15 Add a Twer eed o Backboard... 16 Communcaon Aernaves... 23 Suggesons or Fur Read... 24 O ceotechno v ces Ka nel nzy 8124882628 k 136@evansv 2
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Tw ertwa n Why Use Twer as an Academc? Weas Facebook s argey organzed around peope you know, Twer s organzed around subjecs you are neresed n. I s a grea way o absorb and dssemnae normaon. Creae a Goba Facuy Loue Twer can be used o nework wh o caon proessonas and nsuons across he word. Ask or advce, bene rom os experence, and keep up wh rends n your ed. Pubcze Your Work Twer s a pubsh paorm useu or promo your journa arces and o endeavors. Top Source or Break News Czen journass consseny break news sores beore radona meda parcuary n case o dsasers. O ceotechno v ces Ka nel nzy 8124882628 k 136@evansv 4
Tw ertwa n Anaomy o a Twee Twer has s own excon. You can nd a gossary o erms e: suppor.twer.com/arces/166337-he-twer-gossary bu e s ake a ook a some o he mos common erms n acon by examn an exampe we A wee s smpy a message on Twer. Twees canno be oer han 140 characers. Ths has severa mporan mpcaons or how Twer s used. RT or Rewee When you see a wee you nd parcuary normave or neres, you can rewee whch orwards he wee on o a your oowers. Rewee s essenay a mehod o repea conen n order o pass on. @Repes and @Menons To repy o or menon ano Twer user n your wee, you precede username wh an @ symbo. Repes and menons work n exacy he same way, bu are used or deren purposes. Repes are or ak pubcay o ano user, and menons are used when you are ak O ceotechno v ces Ka nel nzy 8124882628 k 136@evansv 5
Tw ertwa n pubcay abou ano user and you wan hem o easy see wha you sad abou hem. Lnks Tradona URLs (. web addresses) can be exremey o, so many peope on Twer use a nk shoren servce n order o share nks whou was a 140 characers. by.com s one o he mos common nk shoreners. Smpy pase he web address you wan o share no by and w sp back a much shorer addresses or ha same webpage ha you can pase no your we You w aso be abe o see sascs or he nk, ke who ese weeed and how many ccks s ge. Googe aso has a nk shoren servce a goo.g O ceotechno v ces Ka nel nzy 8124882628 k 136@evansv 6
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Tw ertwa n To see acvy or a parcuar hashag, e cck on when appears n your sream or ype no he search box a he op o he screen. You and your sudens shoud cck he buon ha ooks ke a cog and seec Save Search so you can easy access he search agan n he uur Once you have saved a search, you can access agan qucky by cck once n he search box. A your saved searches w appear n a dropdown. Smpy cck he one you wan. O ceotechno v ces Ka nel nzy 8124882628 k 136@evansv 8
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