Twitter

=Your stuff online!=

__**Resources for Teachers:**__ Link to the lesson and presentation Additional reading on this: They Loved Your GPA, then they saw your Tweets.

Watch Information Travels
This Video __Information Travels__. It deals with posting information online, although it focuses a lot on Facebook, is the same true for Twitter. Watch and listen to other teens talk about this issue.

__**Slides 1-4**__ Twitter is a microblogging application that has become very popular in the past few years. Like all online applications where an account is required, it is important to set up your privacy settings.

__** Questions: **__ How many of you have Twitter accounts? How many of you tweet regularly? What does regularly mean? How many tweets per hour? day? Why is it that some people love using Twitter?

Here is a brief video to introduce you to some of the most important settings

**Twitter Safety Tips**
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__** Questions **__ What are some other microblogging platforms you can think of? Can you think of any dangers that might exist in using Twitter or other microblogging platforms. Could a person get into real trouble using a microblogging platform?


 * Go through slides 5-9**
 * Discuss**

**Twitter Safety Centre for Teens**
Twitter also has a Safety Centre for Teens. Take few minutes to explore the different topics and be ready to report back to the group.