Christina DiMicelli @MrsDi@social.cleverlibre.org

A few recommendations for life on Mastodon:

1) Follow anyone you think looks potentially interesting; you can always unfollow later, and they may lead you to new people via boosted posts.

2) Boost posts you think are worthy, so others can discover new content.

3) Don't obsess on replicating your Twitter follows on Mastodon; let it be its own experience, and grow it organically. Obvs follow anyone you miss from Twitter, but this isn't a 1:1 replacement; have fun, follow your instincts.

Hey if you are here from Twitter please put your Mastadon address in your twitter bio!

As someone who regularly uses screen readers and works with blind colleagues who rely on screen readers to access the internet, please let me assure you that using #hashtags within the body of a post is not a problem.

You don’t need to move them to the end!

It is helpful to use #CamelCase to avoid gibberish for many word combos, but the extra # is so minimal as to disappear given how much else screen readers say & how fast they speak to experienced users.

Protect your schedule, including the empty time.

This week is #AntiBullyingWeek

Our “Story of Lady Gaga” teaching resource for Secondary schools includes the life of the world famous musician as a case study to learn about addressing prejudice and school bullying, and explores her campaigning efforts to take action against online bullying.

Teachers #EduTooter can access this, and more free LGBT Inclusive Education resources, here: https://tie.scot/resources

Turn off a few notifications.

Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: Curated #NewsSources in the #Fediverse via #Mastodon

Do you like to read your news when you login to your favorite social media tool? I do as well. Come along and I'll share a few of my favorite news focused Mastodon instance accounts. https://www.mguhlin.org/2022/11/curated-newssources-in-fediverse-via.html

What happens when you combine two instructional strategies like PBL and jigsaw? That’s exactly what I did when developing a new workshop Napkin PD.

https://blog.tcea.org/napkin-pd-pbl-your-jigsaw/ #TCEA #JigsawMethod #Education #EduTooters @edutooters

Do you follow too many people?

Do you want to organise your Mastodon home timeline into several themed mini-timelines that are easier to navigate?

You can do this on Mastodon using the "Lists" feature, and here's a guide all about it:

https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-advanced-tips/#UsingListsOnMastodon

You can use Lists on third party apps like Tusky for Android or Metatext for iPhone/iPad, or on your server's website.

#Mastodon #Lists

RSS fans!

You can follow any Mastodon account via RSS by just adding ".rss" to the end of the account's public profile URL.

To find a user's public profile URL, click on their profile image within Mastodon.

For example, if you click on FediTips' profile image you get this page in a new tab:

https://mstdn.social/@feditips

So, to follow FediTips through RSS, use this address:

https://mstdn.social/@feditips.rss

This will only show that account's public posts. Other posts will not be visible on the RSS feed.

#RSS #MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon

Mastodon tips (brief)

1. Server choice - tricky
2. Add a pic and bio
3. I prefer 'Advanced web interface'
4. And the 'Light' theme
5. Listen to long-time users
6. Tip your server admins
7. Hashtags pretty important
8. Put Alt text on pics
9. Use Content Warning if in doubt
10. Pin introduction post
11. Do some boosting
12. Follow interesting people
13. Hashtags can be followed too
14. DMs not secure
15. Be respectful
16. Thank you, people who run this

#mastodon #tips #MastodonTips #tootorial

Interwoven into instruction, assessment has many benefits. Its biggest benefit? Aiding students and teachers in closing the learning gap. Here are some thoughts and a list of digital tools. https://blog.tcea.org/digital-tools-formative-assessment/ #Education #EduTooters @edutooters

Just a reminder about Mastodon.

Try not to directly upload videos here.
You have to remember that these videos have to be stored on the server that you're hosted on.

This would also eat up on available bandwidth, storage and memory resources of said servers and slow them down. Which would force server hosts to upgrade at a substantial cost.

Suggested idea...

Upload to YouTube, Vimeo or other video streaming services and share the link to the video here instead.

Good morning everyone! Today is #mastodonderdag this is a Dutch name for Masto Thursday. On this day lists are made with recommendations of people to follow.
Here's my list.

@amanda (Dutch weather photographer) @brena (photographer from NZ who loves hiking)
@gsichtskropfen (Fineart and Landscape photographer)
@geertje_geertsma( If you like photos and information about mushrooms this is the place)
@uk_csi (Droneshots from the UK)
@dronepics (Droneshots from Wales)

A boost is appreciated ❤️