Tonight I participated in my first twitter chat. Thank you #4thchat for being so gracious and offering up all the resources. What a terrific bunch of teachers. I really liked being able to communicate with other teachers about a subject I happen to really like, "Poetry". It was amazing asking questions and getting real answers immediately. I actually found the chat on a tweet that I looked at then I located the chat on tweetdeck and waited for the next chat.
I did add a few people to follow through the chat. I found it difficult to follow all the tweets as fast as they were coming in. I'm pretty sure that's not possible but I know I'll get better at it the more I participate. I think it would be helpful to have the hashtag copied so all I have to do is paste it in at the end of the tweet. For some reason, that seems to take extra time for me. I also found it difficult to feel like I had something valid to add to the chat. That probably takes some practice too. All in all, I feel good about my first chat and I plan to join them again next Monday at 6:00 pm.
What a great idea to copy the hashtag then paste it before you tweet! I had to delete and retweet several tweets because I would forget to add the hashtag. That tip will save me a lot of frustration the next time I chat. :)
ReplyDeleteTry using TweetChat.com next time you participate in a Twitter chat. Every time you reply the hashtag is automatically added for you. Glad to hear you enjoyed #4thchat.
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