1. Pinterest, Twitter and
LinkedIn, Oh My!
Using Social Media to Expand
your Professional (Personal)
Learning Network
A presentation for Arkansas ACTE Summer Conference 2013
By Dr. Robin C. McLean

2. In the beginning . . .
• Twitter – an account to hold my name
• Pinterest
• Linked In – the “professional thing” to do

3. And then the focus changed
Image Source:
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/11/teacher-tutorial-on-creating-personal.html

4. Why have a social media PLN?
• Ask and answer questions
• Collaborate
• Get Feedback
• Organize concepts
• Remove sense of isolation

6. What’s my Pinterest now?
Idea organizer

7. Twitter
• Microblogging
• Real time communication
• Follow others in your content area
o #careerteched
o #arkedchat – Thursdays at 8pm CST
o #CTEChat – Wednesdays at 7:30 CST
o What works for your content, may not work for
others – find your niche!
http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html

8. Create a bio that helps
identify who you are

9. Create or find
lists

10. What’s been recent in career
and technical education?

11. Linked In

12. Isn’t it just a way to put up a
resume?

13. It’s another way to develop
your network!

14. Challenges
•In the beginning . . .
o Getting started
o Figuring out what tools work
best for my needs
o Determining what and how to
share
•Today . . .
o Setting time limits on social
media
o Using all the ideas I am
finding

15. We’ve just
scratched
the
surface!
• Additional resources -
http://moourl.com/arkactesm
• ACTE Pinterest -
http://pinterest.com/actecareertech/

16. • Twitter:
o@rcmclean
• Email:
mclean.robin.c@gmai
l.com