This was presented at the Friday Institute's (NCSU) Technology Leaders Institute - 2012.

1. Connecting and
Collaborating in a
Digital World

2. Nancy Mangum
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
Education Consultant
nkmangum@ncsu.edu
on Twitter: @nmangum
on Skype: nmangum
Lucas Gillispie
Instructional Technology Coordinator
Pender County Schools
lucas@edurealms.com
on Twitter: @PCSTech
on Skype: lucas.gillispie

3. What is a
professional
learning network
and why do I
need one?

4. You need to first be a learner,
before you can help your teachers and students learn!

8. One of the best features of a PLN is that it
allows you to stay current with what's
going on in the field.
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmsmith000/3096347641/sizes/l/

9. Having a strong PLN is like having free PD
whenever you want it!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen-oung/6319155216/

10. Do you ever feel like this?

11. Where do you begin?

14. Anatomy of a tweet:
140 characters, max.
This is who said it. Twitter names always start with an @.
“RT” stands for “re-
tweet.” Kzenovka
is sharing what I
tweeted with her
followers.
These are “hashtags.” They add
easily search-able keywords to a
tweet. They always start with a #.

15. Brevity forces clarity.
-Mike Ashcraft

16. Time to create your account!

17. TIPS WHEN CREATING
YOUR ACCOUNT:
Use your real name. It lends
credit. (the shorter, the better)
Include a short bio., especially the
part about being an educator.
Ditch the egg! Add a pic of some
sort.
Don’t “protect” your tweets.

18. Whom do I follow?

19. Begin following other media/technology educators by starting with this list:
Nancy Mangum (@nmangum)
Lucas Gillispie (@PCSTech)
NCSLMA (@NCSLMA)
Shannon Miller (@shannonmiller)

20. Now, follow each other!

21. Amazing Educators:
•@jenniferlagarde Organizations,Publications,
•@joycevalenza and Groups to Follow:
•@dwarlick • @NCSLMA
•@willrich45 • @aasl
•@rmbyrne • @learnnc
•@web20classroom • @den (Discovery
•@gwynethjones Education Network)
•@buffyjhamilton • @brainpop
•@kellyhines • @guysread
•@InnovativeEdu • @sljournal
•@coolcatteacher • @mashable
•@mcleod • @EdReachUS
•@shannonmiller

22. Now, let’s look at some additional tools that will get you
CONNECTED!

23. Zite

24. Tweetdeck

25. Pinterest

26. Flipboard

27. Being part of a “network”
doesn’t end at following
others. Let YOUR voice be
heard, too!