Twitter

=What is Twitter= toc

How to use Twitter in social lives
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How to use Twitter to effect social change
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=Reading Extensively via Twitter=

Objectives

 * learn more about Canadian and global issues
 * learn to be a more independent learners who actively seek out information based on your own interests
 * update your information effectively
 * develop better vocabulary and collocations

Time Required

 * about 30 mins per day (you can do this while you are having lunch, waiting for the bus, sitting in the subway, or before bed)

Step 1: Getting Started
1) Please sign up for a Twitter account 2) Follow 5 news sources from around the world. Here are some suggestions. 3) Find 5 people that you want to follow (they can be bloggers, famous people, politicians, or Chinese activists, York University Student News). 4) Then post your Twitter account on our discussion forum: http://dy10.wikispaces.com/message/view/home/40667827 This way other students can follow you. 5) Follow the teacher and the students in class 6) Add a picture to your profile
 * CBC Toronto (Canada)
 * Aljazeera (Middle East)
 * Spiegel (Germany)
 * New York Times (the US)

Step 2: Tweeting
1) Everyday we will spend the beginning 10 mins of the class for you 2) Then, read as many articles tweeted by other students or people you follow as possible
 * to find 1-2 articles
 * write a brief comment about the article (no more than 140 letters)
 * retweeting the article
 * use the "retweet button" to add a comment and retweet the articles.

To-do tasks

 * **Week** || **Tasks** ||  ||
 * 1 || * Tweet articles related to your interests;
 * Add your own comments
 * Respond to others' tweets ||  ||
 * 2 || * Tweet articles related to your own interests
 * Find 5 collocations from each article you read
 * Respond to others' tweets ||  ||
 * 3 || * Tweet articles related to assigned topics
 * Make use of your online research skills
 * Respond to others' tweets
 * Follow more people ||  ||
 * 4 || * Tweet articles related to assigned topics
 * Make use of your online research skills
 * Respond to others' tweets ||  ||
 * 5 || * Tweet articles related to your research topic
 * Make use of your online research skills
 * Respond to others' tweets ||  ||
 * 6 || * Tweet articles related to your research topic
 * Make use of your online research skills
 * Respond to others' tweets ||  ||
 * 7 || * Tweet articles related to your research topic
 * Make use of your online research skills
 * Respond to others' tweets ||  ||
 * 8 || * Tweet any articles you want ||  ||