Constructing a PLN
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This document discusses how to construct a personal, professional learning network (PLN) online. It defines a PLN as a network of professionals where knowledge is shared. It highlights benefits like expanding horizons through more perspectives. It provides recommendations for where to start like Twitter and Ning, and how to find more educators by searching topics, seeing who others follow, and following favorite bloggers. It offers tips for joining conversations without fear, starting conversations by asking questions or sharing links, and keeping up using tools like Twitter Lists, TweetDeck, and URL shorteners.
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Constructing a PLN
- 1. Constructing a Personal, Professional Learning Network Online Richard Byrne Free Technology for Teachers http://bit.ly/cxd1IK
- 2. What is a PLN?
- 3. What is a PLN? A network of professionals with whom you share knowledge and from whom you gain knowledge.
- 4. What is a PLN? A network of professionals with whom you share knowledge and from whom you gain knowledge. What’s so great about an online PLN?
- 5. What is a PLN? A network of professionals with whom you share knowledge and from whom you gain knowledge. What’s so great about an online PLN? Expand horizons. More people = more perspectives
- 7. Numbers
- 10. Where to Start?
- 11. Where to Start?
- 12. Where to Start?
- 13. Where to Start?
- 15. Largest Community of Users
- 16. Largest Community of Users Desktop Applications
- 18. 99% of members are Educators
- 19. 99% of members are Educators Many Special Interest Groups
- 20. FriendFeed Threaded Conversations. Post from and to multiple services. Create private groups for conversations.
- 22. Making Connections 1. Join
- 23. Making Connections 1. Join 2. Complete your profile
- 24. Making Connections 1. Join 2. Complete your profile 3. Post & Participate.
- 25. Making Connections 1. Join 2. Complete your profile 3. Post & Participate. 4. Find more people.
- 26. Finding More Educators Online
- 27. Finding More Educators Online Search topics.
- 28. Finding More Educators Online Search topics. Look Who’s Talking.
- 29. Finding More Educators Online Search topics. Look Who’s Talking. Who are your “friends” following.
- 30. Finding More Educators Online Search topics. Look Who’s Talking. Who are your “friends” following. Find your favorite blogger(s).
- 32. Search
- 33. Search
- 34. Search Why is he mentioning him?
- 35. Search Why is he mentioning him?
- 36. Search Why is he mentioning him?
- 40. Joining Conversations NO FEAR! PLN’s are a “shy connector’s” paradise.
- 41. Joining Conversations NO FEAR! PLN’s are a “shy connector’s” paradise. Check out Sacha Chua’s The Shy Connector
- 44. Starting Conversations Ask a poll question.
- 45. Starting Conversations Ask a poll question.
- 46. Starting Conversations Ask a poll question.
- 47. Starting Conversations Share a link with a comment. Ask a poll question.
- 48. Starting Conversations Share a link with a comment. Ask a poll question.
- 49. Starting Conversations Share a link with a comment. Ask a poll question.
- 50. Starting Conversations Share a link with a comment. Ask a poll question. Share a lesson.
- 51. Get Involved! #edtechchat #edtech #edconference of the day #teachertuesday
- 52. Keeping Up With Your PLN
- 53. Keeping Up With Your PLN Twitter Lists
- 54. Keeping Up With Your PLN Twitter Lists TweetDeck
- 55. Keeping Up With Your PLN Twitter Lists TweetDeck Bit.ly
- 56. Keeping Up With Your PLN Twitter Lists TweetDeck Bit.ly Ow.ly
- 57. Advice from my PLN
- 58. To learn more check out Free Technology for Teachers Visit http://bit.ly/cxd1IK to learn more about creating your personal, professional learning network online.