SMC is a week-long Twitter assignment that required me tweet 3 times a day for a week. My tweets were be about research I was doing about birds: the problems facing them, which organizations work on these problems, and the solutions offered.
Organizations:
I chose to write about American Ornithological Society, a diverse global network with a mission to "advance the scientific understanding of birds, to enrich ornithology as a profession, and to promote a rigorous scientific basis for the conservation of birds."
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I also wrote about the California Audubon, a dynamic field program of the National Audubon Society.
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This is one of my most successful tweets it clearly represents the article and is topical to the week it was put out
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I believe the Tweet is also successful because it touches on topics similar to my research regarding the intelligence and communication skills of birds
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The one below is not my favorite/least successful because I added no original content
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My best organization tweet describes how to get involved
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This tweet of mine clearly describes an issue faced by birds today, and gives a direct link to more information
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This tweet of mine also describes an issue faced by birds today, and gives a direct link to a topical study
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This solution Tweet gave clear and direct instructions on a small action somebody could take quickly
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I believe solution Tweet is also successful because it calls for direct action you can take from home
My infographic describes my above tweets in a concise manner, with visual aids.
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It shows organizations to get involved with, steps to take and information of the main issue
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