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Using Twitter in Class

Overview

STUDENTS: Use Twitter in your MKTG303 class to ask your instructor questions via your laptop, cellphone or iPhone (via mobile Twitter) during class.

Follow the instructions below to set up your laptop or cell phone.

INSTRUCTORS: If you would also like to use Twitter in your class, the following instructions will need to be changed.


Set up Your Laptop

  1. Create a Twitter account if you do not have one.
  2. TWEET! Now you can tweet your MKTG 303 instructor.

Tweet @mktg303 from your Laptop

Live tweet from laptop.

Live tweet from laptop. (click to enlarge)

  1. Login at Twitter.com.
  2. After you log in, you’ll see the What are you doing? box.
  3. What are you doing? changes to Reply to mktg303 as soon as you type @mktg303 in the box.
  4. Continue typing your question.
    • This is how your tweet should look: @mktg303 Your question goes here.
  5. Click Reply to send the question to your instructor.


Enter # & Click Save

Add your mobile phone number. (click to enlarge)

Set up Your Cellphone

If you already have a device added to your Twitter account, skip to step 6.

  1. Create a Twitter account if you do not have one.
  2. Go to Twitter Devices ยป. You may be asked to login.
  3. Add your phone number.
  4. Save.
    5. Example: Send verification code to 40404

    Example of green text: Send verification code to 40404. (click to enlarge)

  5. Text the green text you see to Twitter’s phone number (shortcode) 40404 to verify your device.
  6. You will receive a reply text from Twitter (shortcode 40404).

Tweet @mktg303 from your Phone

Live tweet from cellphone.

Live tweet from cellphone. (click to enlarge)

  1. Send a Text (tweet) to 40404.
    • This is how your tweet should look: @mktg303 Your question goes here.