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  • + ladcoy LaDonna Coy 1 month ago
    Lucy, this is really great content. I especially like the way you structured this as a journey, love the active links and Will Richardson video. So happy to have found your work.
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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! I’d like to thank Rita, Stephen and George for this invitation to present.

I’m Lucy Gray and I serve as an education technology specialist at the University of Chicago Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education. For almost twenty years, I’ve taught elementary school, middle school computer science and served as a school technology coach. In my current role, I advise curriculum developers and direct service providers on best practices in educational technology, provide PD to teachers, and help develop research projects around math and science education.

Over the course of the past few years, educators have begun to leverage Web 2.0 tools in order to learn from others outside of their silo’d school environments. I’m a living example of this; I regularly incorporate Twitter, blogs, wikis and other social media into my professional life.

Over the course of the past few years, educators have leveraged tools in order to learn from others outside of their silo’d school environments. Our students are doing this already and in order to understand and utilize networked environments in our classrooms, we need to experiment. Noted edublogger Will Richardson explains this in this YouTube video.

So what is social media? You probably know some social media tools already. Here are two basic definitions to get us started.

This is a hyperlinked list of some common tools that people are using. The more commonly used ones are at the top. Which ones have you used? Which ones have you heard of? Are there any that are not familiar at all? You’ll definitely be familiar with a few of these by the end of this presentation.

Personal learning networks is a concept which explains how people are creating customized support networks using social media tools. There happens to be a great deal of this going in education.

This is a chronology of how I got started on this continuum. Teachers should always be looking to grow and change in their practices, and PLNs help facilitate this.

Personal learning networks is a concept which explains how people are creating customized support networks using social media tools. There happens to be a great deal of this going in education.

This is a chronology of how I got started on this continuum. Teachers should always be looking to grow and change in their practices, and PLNs help facilitate this.

Personal learning networks is a concept which explains how people are creating customized support networks using social media tools. There happens to be a great deal of this going in education.

This is a chronology of how I got started on this continuum. Teachers should always be looking to grow and change in their practices, and PLNs help facilitate this.

Personal learning networks is a concept which explains how people are creating customized support networks using social media tools. There happens to be a great deal of this going in education.

This is a chronology of how I got started on this continuum. Teachers should always be looking to grow and change in their practices, and PLNs help facilitate this.

The purpose of this list is not to bore you or to list my accomplishments, but to demonstrate that my use of these tools has developed over time.

The purpose of this list is not to bore you or to list my accomplishments, but to demonstrate that my use of these tools has developed over time.

The purpose of this list is not to bore you or to list my accomplishments, but to demonstrate that my use of these tools has developed over time.

The purpose of this list is not to bore you or to list my accomplishments, but to demonstrate that my use of these tools has developed over time.

Keep in mind these benefits.

Let’s think back to the chart I showed a few minutes ago. In reality, my own PLN is based on the use of these specific tools. These are core to my workflow.

Here are five ideas for getting started with building a PLN using social media. If you are a little nervous about this idea, just start with one tool. Hopefully, the next few slides will help you select the right tool and PLN building activities.

So what’s the big deal about Twitter? Twitter is great for real time feedback, resource sharing and collaboration. For example, I’ve given surveys during workshops, shared conference happenings, and given/received quick answers to problems at hand.

Here are a few people that I recommend to follow that are particularly generous with advice and resources. The names in the second column are some of the people involved with this online symposium.

Ning is a tool for building custom social networking spaces. Many exist on a variety of educational topics from middle school science teachers to librarians to global educators. It’s possible to build such communities using other tools. Group Sites is one; Elgg is another. Learn Central, an initiative from Elluminate, is built using Drupal.

Here are a few recommended Nings.

Why use blogs for your own professional development? They are a great way to record your ideas and share with each other. Even if you don’t blog yourself, reading and commenting on other people’s blogs is empowering.

Here are a few of my favorites.

Photo-sharing is another way to learn from other educators. I particularly like Flickr groups. You also might want to look at Photobucket and Picasa as alternatives to Flickr.

Here are some examples of neat projects in Flickr.

Social bookmarking is probably the first social medium that I used. All of my bookmarks are online, and I learn from the bookmarking habits of others.

This is Delicious.

This is Diigo, which lets you highlight and annotate web pages in addition to storing the url online. I also like how you can bookmark to groups and lists.

Check out these other online tools in your spare time.

Organize all your Web 2.0 resources in one spot using a newsreader, sometimes referred to as a news aggregator. With a news reader, you can monitor content in one spot.

Here are some examples of news readers.

My final suggestions are as follows. My basic suggestion is to learn one tool really well, and take another one on when you feel comfortable. Also, make sure you use bookmarklets. Look for online mentors informally or within the Classroom 2.0 community at classroom20.com.

Finally, please add me to your network! Let’s share resources and answer each other’s questions!

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  1. Social Media Tools for Personalized Professional Development Lucy Gray University of Chicago Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education Personal Learning Environments & Personal Learning Networks
  2. What is a PLN ? Wi" Richardson, Personal Learning Networks
  3. What is a PLN ? Wi" Richardson, Personal Learning Networks
  4. What is social media ? “Online technologies and practices that people use to share opinions, insights, experiences, and perspectives with each other.” “Social media are works of user-created video, audio, text or multimedia that are published and shared in a social environment, such as a blog, wiki or video hosting site.”
  5. Media and Tools Photos Audio Video Bookmarks Information Networking Flickr iTunes YouTube del.icio.us Twitter Facebook Apple Photobucket Podomatic Teacher Tube Diigo Slideshare Learning Interchange iStockPhoto Odeo Vimeo StumbleUpon Scribd LinkedIn Blogger Ning
  6. My Web 2.0 Story
  7. My Web 2.0 Story Pre 2000 Attended Illinois Computing Educator events, Classroom Connect conferences
  8. My Web 2.0 Story Pre 2000 Attended Illinois Computing Educator events, Classroom Connect conferences 1999 Started Technology in Education graduate program at National Louis University
  9. My Web 2.0 Story Pre 2000 Attended Illinois Computing Educator events, Classroom Connect conferences 1999 Started Technology in Education graduate program at National Louis University 2000 Started Friday 5 list of educational resources • Began using Backflip to organize bookmarks • Became an avid user of the ED TECH listserv among other pre-Web 2.0 online • Attended NECC, MACUL conferences for the first time
  10. My Web 2.0 Story Pre 2000 Attended Illinois Computing Educator events, Classroom Connect conferences 1999 Started Technology in Education graduate program at National Louis University 2000 Started Friday 5 list of educational resources • Began using Backflip to organize bookmarks • Became an avid user of the ED TECH listserv among other pre-Web 2.0 online • Attended NECC, MACUL conferences for the first time 2005 Became an Apple Distinguished Educator • Introduced to the joys of RSS feeds and NetNewsWire • Attended my first ADE Institute (Alan November presented introduced to podcasting, Skype,Technorati, Creative Commons) • Started blogging and exploring web-based apps
  11. My Web 2.0 Story
  12. My Web 2.0 Story 2006 Participated in Google focus group • Wrote global awareness curriculum for Apple in Europe • Started blogging for Infinite Thinking Machine • Started volunteering on ICE conference committee
  13. My Web 2.0 Story 2006 Participated in Google focus group • Wrote global awareness curriculum for Apple in Europe • Started blogging for Infinite Thinking Machine • Started volunteering on ICE conference committee 2007 Helped with the Google Teachers Academy • Introduced to Facebook and Twitter • Started to listen to EdTechTalk content • Started using ThinkQuest.org with students
  14. My Web 2.0 Story 2006 Participated in Google focus group • Wrote global awareness curriculum for Apple in Europe • Started blogging for Infinite Thinking Machine • Started volunteering on ICE conference committee 2007 Helped with the Google Teachers Academy • Introduced to Facebook and Twitter • Started to listen to EdTechTalk content • Started using ThinkQuest.org with students 2008 Helped with Chicago GTA • Bought an iPhone • Visited Singapore
  15. My Web 2.0 Story 2006 Participated in Google focus group • Wrote global awareness curriculum for Apple in Europe • Started blogging for Infinite Thinking Machine • Started volunteering on ICE conference committee 2007 Helped with the Google Teachers Academy • Introduced to Facebook and Twitter • Started to listen to EdTechTalk content • Started using ThinkQuest.org with students 2008 Helped with Chicago GTA • Bought an iPhone • Visited Singapore 2009 Served on NMC’s K12 Horizon Report Advisory Board • C0-wrote search curriculum for Google • Started using web conferencing tools such as Elluminate and Adobe Connect • Became interested in the idea of nurturing PLNs with students
  16. The Point ? 1. Developing a PLN is a progression. 2. Your work flow will change. 3. Your access to information and people will increase.
  17. Tried & True Photos Audio Video Bookmarks Information Networking Flickr iTunes YouTube del.icio.us Twitter Facebook Apple Diigo Slideshare Learning Interchange Scribd LinkedIn Ning
  18. How to Start Microblo&ing using Twitter Finding community via Ning Reading weblogs organized in a newsreader Discovering images and groups in Flickr Finding and sharing resources via social bookmarking
  19. Why Twitter ? Connect with others Stay current in your areas of interest Share and co"ect resources Get spontaneous responses 'om your network Directly access experts and high profile people
  20. Try Following... http://twitter.com/cnansen http://twitter.com/josie'aser http://twitter.com/AngelaMaiers https://twitter.com/Downes http://twitter.com/paulawhite https://twitter.com/gsiemens http://twitter.com/mwesch https://twitter.com/GrahamAttwe" http://twitter.com/teach42 https://twitter.com/WelshClo&y http://twitter.com/Riptide_Furse https://twitter.com/johnthole http://twitter.com/mscofino https://twitter.com/suewaters http://twitter.com/alexanderrusso https://twitter.com/speters http://twitter.com/brkthrulearning
  21. Why Ning ? Build customized social networking sites Serves as a repository for videos, audio, and text Structure adds to community building Find a ning for every educational topic Keep your Ning public or private
  22. A Few Favorite Nings Classroom 2.0 TeacherLibrarianNing Independent School Educators Network The Global Education Co"aborative
  23. Why Blogs ? Reflect on professional practice Record ideas Showcase best practices and examples Provide feedback Inspire others Engage in dialogue Share resources
  24. A Few Favorite Blogs Langwitches Always Learning Weblo&-ed Practical Theory Box of Tricks Passionately Curious High Techpectations
  25. Why Flickr ? Share and store photos Create stuff with your images Organize photos using tags Join affinity groups Geotag photos
  26. A Few Flickr Favorites Field Guide: Birds of the Smarthistory World Popular Tags in Flickr Te" a Story in Five Frames Interesting Things Calendar Classroom Displays Flickr Clock Atrocious Apostrophe’s The Commons Encyclopedia of Life World Map In Numerical Order
  27. Why Social Bookmarking ? Method of sharing and organizing online resources Vetted by other social bookmarkers Accessible 'om any internet connected computer Subscribe to tags of interest Fo"ow like-minded people through a network
  28. Delicious & Diigo favorites People to add to your network in Delicious: http://delicious.com/ cchausis http://delicious.com/ cnansen http://delicious.com/ brasst
  29. Delicious & Diigo favorites Groups to join in Diigo Google in Education Resources for Languages Classroom 2.0 21st Century Stuff list
  30. Worthy of a Mention Scribd Slideshare Chat Skype iChat
  31. Organizing It All Use a newsreader or news a&regator
  32. Suggested Readers Netvibes Google Reader Bloglines NetNewsWire (Mac) FeedDemon (Windows)
  33. Taking Charge Guidelines Pick ONE tool to meet a particular professional development need or interest. Rea"y learn that tool we". Utilize third party tools that enhance the functionality of your tool of choice, i.e. browser bookmarklets. Find an informal online mentor to help you on your PD journey.
  34. Follow You, Follow Me Lucy Gray elemenous@gmail.com iChat, Skype, Flickr, delicious, Youtube etc: elemenous Blog: http:lucygray.org

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