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• Break the law or encourage others to do so. This includes respecting copyright and fair use laws. If you are quoting someone else’s work, reference the person, and, where possible, include a link.
• Discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, disability, socioeconomic standing or non-proficiency in English language skills.
• Easily identify students and/or staff in defamatory, abusive or generally negative terms.
• Do not show proper consideration for others’ privacy or are considered likely to offend or provoke others.
• Are spam or unsolicited advertisements– i.e. repeatedly posting the same comment or comments that are simply advertising/promoting a service or product.
• Postings will be deleted/hidden/removed, as well, should they contain: Profane, threatening, embarrassing, harassing, bullying or racist material.
• Material that is likely to disrupt the learning environment.
• Lewd, vulgar, sexually suggestive, obscene or pornographic content.
• Content that violates or promotes the violation of school rules.
• Political lobbying.

Understanding the vernacular within the Twittersphere:

• Tweet: A 280-character message (can contain up to 4 pictures, a GIF, or a video)
• Retweet (RT): Re-sharing or giving credit to someone else's Tweet
• Like: Liking a Tweet indicates you appreciate it, tap the heart icon to like a Tweet
• Feed: The stream of Tweets you see on your homepage
• Handle: Your username; ie; @TomballISD
• Mention (@): A way to reference another user in a tweet and will create a link to that account. Users are notified when mentioned. This is a great way to conduct a public discussion
• Hashtag (#): A way to denote a topic of conversation, it is a way to categorize messages
• Direct Message (DM): A private 280-character message between two people
• Follow: Subscribing to an account, this person's Tweets will show up in your feed
• Followers: Number of people who are following you
• Following: Number of people you are following
• Twittersphere: AKA Twitterverse: collective postings contained within the Twitter website
• Online Glossary: https://help.twitter.com/en/glossary

• This is how Twitter categorizes username or Handle
• Click Tweet, then type @ and the handle you wish to mention. For example to mention Tomball ISD, type @T, then a list of Handles will appear, simply select the one you want to mention or continue typing @TomballISD.
• If you are with a group of people at an event and they are also present, consider mentioning them in your Tweet.
• Mentions are a great way to send praise or to call attention to a specific user or users

• Categorize topics
• Keep everyone on the same page at a given event
• Easily searchable
• Examples: #TeamTomball #DestinationExcellence