Creating Learning Networks in School Communities

Creating Learning Networks in School Communities Lucy Gray 2011 ISACS Conference November 4, 2011Thursday, November 3, 2011 1

Agenda For Today • Go to http://www.lucygray.org to download these slides. • Deﬁning personal learning networks • National Educational Technology Plan and the idea of the highly connected teacher • Social media starting points for educators • Student spaces • Teacher spaces • Final considerationsThursday, November 3, 2011 2

What are personal learning networks?Thursday, November 3, 2011 3

Buzzwords You Should Know • Personalized Learning • Personal learning networks • Social networks • Professional • Virtual learning learning networks environments • Online • Professional communities of learning practice communitiesThursday, November 3, 2011 4

What is a PLN? http://youtu.be/mghGV37TeK8Thursday, November 3, 2011 5

Karen Cator “The Highly U.S Department of Education Conected Teacher” Ofﬁce of Educational TechnologyThursday, November 3, 2011 6

National Educational Technology PlanThursday, November 3, 2011 7

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Connected Online Communities of Practice The Connected Online Communities of Practice project will steward a scalable, sustainable ecology of online communities in education to improve teacher and leader effectiveness, enhance student learning and increase productivity.Thursday, November 3, 2011 12

Access4Ed.netThursday, November 3, 2011 13

Professional Starting PointsThursday, November 3, 2011 14

Why? • Take charge of your own professional development and model learning for colleagues and students. • By developing a PLN, you can investigate best practices and target your needs and interests. Anytime, anywhere. • Our students are networking and we need to understand the spaces created by social media as well as how to engage kids. • We need to see ourselves as curators and creators of content.Thursday, November 3, 2011 15

Networking Tools Photos Audio Video Bookmarks Information Networking Flickr iTunes YouTube del.icio.us Twitter Facebook Teacher Picasa Podomatic Diigo Slideshare LinkedIn Tube iStockPhoto iPadio Vimeo StumbleUpon Scribd Ning Blogger QuoraThursday, November 3, 2011 16

Tried and True Photos Audio Video Bookmarks Information Networking Flickr iTunes YouTube del.icio.us Twitter Facebook Diigo Slideshare LinkedIn Scribd Ning QuoraThursday, November 3, 2011 17

Independent School Diigo GroupThursday, November 3, 2011 18

Birds of the World on FlickrThursday, November 3, 2011 19

Classroom Displays on FlickrThursday, November 3, 2011 20

EdTechTalkThursday, November 3, 2011 21

Future of EducationThursday, November 3, 2011 22

The Survey Says: Advice from my PLN http://goo.gl/2HELaThursday, November 3, 2011 23

How do you implement networked learning in schools?Thursday, November 3, 2011 24

The School at ColumbiaThursday, November 3, 2011 25

Make a Plan Using Technology with Learning By Heart Classroom Instruction That WorksThursday, November 3, 2011 26

What else do we need to consider? • What features are desirable? • What’s developmentally appropriate at various grade levels? • How do you build community? Speciﬁc strategies and activities? • What are some guidelines and protocols for keeping everyone safe? • What are some outside resources that enhance spaces? • How are we providing 24/7 access to learning for our students? • Should we be always on? Does this ﬁt with our core values?Thursday, November 3, 2011 27

Student SpacesThursday, November 3, 2011 28

ThinkQuestThursday, November 3, 2011 29

ImbeeThursday, November 3, 2011 30

TogethervilleThursday, November 3, 2011 31

SchoologyThursday, November 3, 2011 32

EdmodoThursday, November 3, 2011 33

Teacher SpacesThursday, November 3, 2011 34

Classroom 2.0Thursday, November 3, 2011 35

The Global Education Collaborative Ofﬁcial Social Network of the 2011 Global Education ConferenceThursday, November 3, 2011 36

Setting the StandardThursday, November 3, 2011 37

Punahou Technology Lab SchoolThursday, November 3, 2011 38

Making Curriculum PopThursday, November 3, 2011 39

iEARThursday, November 3, 2011 40

ISTE CommunityThursday, November 3, 2011 41

ISTE Conference 2012Thursday, November 3, 2011 42

Middle School PortalThursday, November 3, 2011 43

NCTEThursday, November 3, 2011 44

Grant WranglerThursday, November 3, 2011 45

ISE NetworkThursday, November 3, 2011 46

Wild Earth TVThursday, November 3, 2011 47

Polar Bears InternationalThursday, November 3, 2011 48

Guided Tour of the Global Education CollaborativeThursday, November 3, 2011 49

Alternatives to Ning Alec Couros’ crowd-sourced list of options for creating your own social networkThursday, November 3, 2011 50

Discovery Educator NetworkThursday, November 3, 2011 51

ThinkﬁnityThursday, November 3, 2011 52

A Few Thoughts... • We need more thoughtful conversations and strategic planning around technology use in schools. Less focus on tools, more focus on teaching, learning and processes. • Teachers and students alike need to take more control of their own learning. • Educators must participate in learning communities in order to truly understand the dynamics and implications for students. • Students should be participating in age appropriate networks across grade levels from early grades through high school. • Schools should have a plan for providing safe networked learning opportunities for students and teachers.Thursday, November 3, 2011 53

Stay in touch... lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com http://twitter.com/elemenous http://lucygrayconsulting.com http://www.lucygray.org elemenous on YouTube, Flickr, Skype, etc.Thursday, November 3, 2011 54

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