#NT2tEU Archive
#NT2tEU expands upon the New Teachers to Twitter chat (#NT2t) for educators working in Europe. This chat helps teachers who are brand new to Twitter get to know the educational chat process and get a better handle on the social networking platform.
Tuesday June 28, 2016
Welcome to
Please introduce yourself, tell us where you are from, your role, & your favourite game!
Tonight we are going to give you the answers and you need to provide the Twitter question!
Cue the music!
https://t.co/sF4AyXLfpg
Curious to see the first question of ...
NO! ... to see the first answer, I mean!
Hi Colin, so glad you could join us!
Confused? Need some help? Tweet or
I wish all participants a very nice game/chat tonight, esp. the new teachers to Twitter of this session. Good night!
Evening all, Neil here, Witshire. ICT coordinator. Screwball!
I'll bite. Newbie here :)
yay! Welcome 😊 I'm bringing in the crowd for you 😉
Awesome :) Thanks for joining us!
Hi all, I'm Donna, Trainee Teacher, not new to Twitter but new(ish) to Twitter for Education. Evening! :)
Awesome, thank you Vicki - you're a star! :)
Hi Donna, so glad you could join us!
Hi Gust - No football tonight ;)
Q1 What do you need to understand before you can combat a reluctant learner? The...
Q1) Is it really necessary to block someone apart from & !?
Remembered to join in today! Yay!
Have I missed the first question, Simon?
A1 - What are the programming things called in Scratch?
Hi Simon :) More relax without on Twitter Chats ;)
Q1: what Twitter facility is there to help you keep unwanted tweeters at bay?
Let's give this a try. I guess using my imagination is allowed?
Q1 What should you do on Twitter when experiencing extreme negativity from someone?
Q1 What action can you take to stop somebody following you?
Thanks Simon. 10 minutes in and I am already lost!
Q2 It's really exciting when you get 'what' in someone's tweet?
Q2. What are things that show people are talking about/to you on Twitter? (Terribly worded, sorry!)
Q2: what can you use to draw someone's attention to your tweet?
A1 - Where does Jenny come from?
Imagination always encouraged :) Clue: all the questions are Twitter related ;) Thanks for joining us!
After there was ;) deserved to win!!!
Hello I'm late but finally I made it. Ines, Germany, teacher and mentor
Just search for followed by A1, A2 etc. ;)
So glad you could join us!
How often do you _______ a person?
A1 "What is the unique power of the ?"
Sorry, I gave the answer as well ;)
Is it possible to score negative points on Jeopardy, Simon? LOL!
What's the question now? I'm not really sure about it.
What does do after too much port? Failing that, how can I sort my TL to be easy to follow.
Q3: what can you use to organise what you see? (Kind of!)
A3: What are great ways of making newsfeeds for certain topics and keeping track of interesting tweeps?
Out of the box questions demand out of the box answers...
What is the easiest way to organise your followers?
Q3 What is the next thing my on Twitter I need to understand?
Q3 What am I added to but have no clue what they are?
Hi I'm late too.. but here
Loving the questions to your answers tonight, especially :D
Keep em coming!
Sorry, so eager I'm getting my Qs and As confused. It has nothing to do with the wine. Honest.
Was just trying to think of a general way to say that you could block a person. I am playing Twitter Jeopardy using hashtag
Q3) What do all teachers secretly make during the summer?
Anything is possible - Just look at Iceland vs England :D
Another late one ... Nice to be back :)
That could be a good question for Q3. 😉
What the yoof use instead of punctuation!
So glad you could join us! Better late than never :)
Q4 What is the easiest way to group things together on Twitter?
Simon was quicker than me to answer Ines ;)
Q4: how do you find what what you are looking for?
q4 what was the biggest way I grew my
Q4: what does everybody love on Twitter? #everyonelovesa#
Wil have to go soon, however this is SO much fun!
Funny chat this evening! I like the idea!
Promise you I was busy doing Twitter related tasks!
Um. Q5. Hello! New to this and don't know what's going on. How long does it take new twitter users to get the hang of things?
Q4 What is a great way to label your tweets so they can be organised like in a filing system (shamelessly stole this from someone!)
Is your tactic to make me laugh so hard that I can't think of a question, Colin? LOL!
Thanks for joining us Rachael :)
a little while but once you've got the basics you'll be on fire!
They ate great "inspirators"!
A great idea, brightening up an otherwise dull evening!
Marvellous idea *thumbs up*
A4.To find what you are looking for you follow your dreams
Hello I read several friend name !!!😊😊😊😆
Great advice! Will do so.
How can I start a trend on twitter? Use a . . .
Q4) What do teachers want pupils to use on exams? might be interesting to try out...
I dare not hashtag my dreams!
So glad you could join us :)
Crazy chat to start. Funny!
Q5: when somethings really popular on Twitter it does this...
I use two to take note or assessment the reading process https://t.co/n3M5xUAC3n
Q4) What do teachers want pupils to use on exams? might be interesting to try out...
Q5 what am I always struggling to keep up with?
What do we not want to follow blindly?
Q5 What can you use to see how popular your tweets / hashtags are?
I really should be scoring this lol :)
Q5: You know you've said something interesting when your tweets do this...
Thanks Simon. So glad that I joined in. Entertaining way to end the evening :-)
Q5 Name something that I would only consider following on twitter.
A5. A hashtag or sometimes just a term being used by a LOT of people. Like , of course :D. Often cats/dogs are involved...
Welcome Angels. We're playing Twitter Jeopardy I supply the answer & you guess the question https://t.co/d7riIGhXpw
Hi Angels, so glad you could join us!
Q5. What is... . REALLY bad at following rules! Oops... https://t.co/wcyuyzE3Cv
A5. A hashtag or sometimes just a term being used by a LOT of people. Like , of course :D. Often cats/dogs are involved...
Think we know has won hands down - init!
Hi Kevin, thanks for joining us!
Practical footwear for outdoor learning? I'll get me coat...
So glad you could join us Sian :)
Sounds like a great idea!
great fun tonight. Thank you. And managed to get my friend involved too
Q5) What phenomenon is described here: "When all pupils have the same answer"...
Q6: secrets, secrets, secrets - that's the channel for secrets! 😉
Awesome! So glad you had fun! Thanks for introducing a friend :)
no idea what's going on or which question we're at! Loving it though 😂
depends on how many holes.
Oh a whole new level there!
Q7: Oh, you are famous. How do I know? 😜
Q6) What are the initials of the unicorn you stole this tweet from?
Do unicorns actually have a name? ;)
A7 How can you be aware of tweets that others have sent you?
Depends what number system you are using. Don't know where we are post Brexit! https://t.co/xtQ4AtDAnN
no idea what's going on or which question we're at! Loving it though 😂
what kills your phone in 5 minutes discussion on twitter?
Q7: what do you get that tells you when someone has interacted with you on Twitter?
Q6 What is a way people can send you private messages (though often abused to spam or try and sell stuff!)?
Thank you for the welcome!
I completely missed 6! Hahaha ooops!
Q7 What stresses me out when in a massive twitter chat?
Q7 What is in place to check how many people retweeted your educational but fun cat picture? (Cat lady in the house...)
The act of turning long phrases into a condensed form? '
A7: You can turn them on and off ..
Q8 What encourages people to look at your tweets?
What we create on social media - the reality may be less interesting!
if only the same could be said for my children ;0
Q8. What are some of the funniest and/or most engaging things on Twitter?
Q8: what's a good way to draw attention to your tweet or say a bit more than the 140 allows?
Q8) What is the one thing that unicorns truly adore the most?
A8: By adding these you increase tagability!
What things make your eyes melt when following 2 Twitter chats at once?
Q9 indispensable apparatus for DJ Owls.
Have I missed the answer to 8? 😂
Q8: What does a tweet need to convey the content. Hint: it has got colors.
what's the best way not to get completely confused in Jeopardy conversations? (which I've not managed by the way)
Q9: what can you use to keep track of Twitter chats with ease?
What do you call an owl on a sofa?
Q9 What can you use to preschedule your tweets and make life So MUCH easier for yourself?
have you developed the skills to make your eyes go in opposite directions yet? ;)
woohoo I'm getting the hang of it!
Needed a new brain one night trying to follow 2 chats at once!
I'm getting into it now... :)))
Even better if the subjects are completely different and you forget to hashtag!
lol! Have you been speaking to :D
I thought you couldn't stay lol :D
A9: View all the action in one place at the same time. A must for Twitter chats
Q10: what can you use to save characters when tweeting?
Q10: what do you need to write an essay in 140 characters ?
LOL! Quickly dashed away for about 10 minutes and then lured back!
Someone is going to be v happy! Happy birthday to your little one!
Q10. Um... *bites nails*.... What are students, teachers, parents, retweet, mention?
That was one that melted my head! Even worse if you are hosting one of them!
Q9) Does one really need and/or HootSuite, I use "Twitter Live"!?
Q10 What are the abbreviations for students, teachers, parents, retweet and modified tweet?
what are the abbreviations that you will feel stupid asking about because 'everyone' knows what they mean? (no idea of MT)
A10. You need students to get on twitter.Less is more
You know it makes sense :)
Q9) Two favorite things of a ?
That doesn't always refresh quickly enough - I find TweetDeck better to follow a hashtag on a chat night
Errrmmmmm We've talked about this, Vicki!
Just realised, some Tweeps are going latch onto this chat later and start answering all our questions :D
For me it is disturbing, too many information at the same time ;) Information WHICH I don't need necessarily ;)
It's the hashtag that will keep on giving!
It depends what I'm doing - I like to use the columns for a particular chat.
Thanks for this wonderful game. Funny idea! Have a great evening! Bye for now.
Q11 (there are loads tonight!): what do you use to show you like something?
There were 2 things Carol Decker wanted you to give a little of. Name one...
A10: Use these to be frugal with your 140 character limit
Q12 female rock band, currently touring. :)
So glad you could join us! Enjoy the rest of your week!
Q11) The place where you can find my friends?
Q11 What can I use to save interesting tweets to peruse later?
already started! Keeps the learning going! 😉
