2. WHY HAVE ONE?
ā¢ Access to expertise
ā¢ Sounding board for ideas
See what
ā¢ Explore and ask questions others have
to say
ā¢ Collaborative learning
ā¢ Opportunities for student collaboration
ā¢ Professional Learning/Development
ā¢ Jeannette Jamesās blog post
10. MAKING CONNECTIONS
ā¢Follow 5 people & see who they
follow
ā¢Follow #tags
ā¢Check tags on diigo, pinterest,
pearltrees and see whoās
bookmarked
A starting point
11. MAKING CONNECTIONS
#tags to follow
#edchat
#ukedchat
#ozprimschchat
#edleadership
#tech_k12
#elemchat
13. Blog posts/Resources on PLNās
5 tips for getting started on twitter
The 10 stages of twitter
With my PLN: I am
Twitter for professional learning
Simple comprehensive guide on using
PLNās in education
Pearltree on PLNās
14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ā¢ Web image http://www.flickr.com/photos/
20375052@N00/9500503/
ā¢ Ducks http://www.flickr.com/photos/
13486809@N00/5173125872/
ā¢ Connected puzzle http://www.flickr.com/photos/
22177648@N06/2137737248/
ā¢ Get connected http://franksblog.edublogs.org/