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2. What is a
PLN?

3. P ersonal
L earning
N etwork

4. Your PLN includes all the
different people and
websites you use in
order to collaborate,
communicate and learn.
From social networking
to bookmarking, the
avenues of sharing ideas
across the web are vast!

5. Who needs a
PLN?

6. Anybody who wants to learn and
teach others in a web community.
This is particularly useful for
people in the field of education
who want to discuss and improve
the ways they incorporate web 2.0
practices in the classroom.

7. OK... where do I
start?

8. Micro-
1 Blogging
Twitter, Gmail Buzz, etc

9. 1. Micro-Blogging
• Fast and easy way to
communicate ideas
• News and blog post updates
• Arranged by most recent
hierarchal order

10. 1. Micro-Blogging
your
website
here

11. 1. Micro-Blogging
search
for relevant
twitter
topics

12. 1. Micro-Blogging
DO: Follow like-minded
people and share your
relevant news/blog posts
DON'T: Give out useless
information or use an
unprofessional tone

13. Blogging
2 & RSS
Blogger, Wordpress, TypePad

14. 2. Blogging & RSS
• Write your own and establish
yourself as an authority
• Subscribe to RSS feeds
• Contribute to discussions

15. 2. Blogging & RSS

16. 2. Blogging & RSS
DO: Blog on relevant topics to
your profession or hobbies
DON'T: Use it for personal rants
or arguments

17. 3 Social
Bookmarking
Delicious and Diigo

18. 3. Social Bookmarking
• Share great websites and find
great resources
• Annotate and tag websites for
easy searches and discussion

19. 3. Social Bookmarking
organize
with tags
& groups

20. 3. Social Bookmarking
DO: Keep organized
DON'T: Forget to tag and
annotate or you'll have
trouble finding things
later

21. Podcasts &
4 Webinars
iTunes, YouTube,
Slideshare, Animoto

22. 4. Podcasts & Webinars
• Watch, listen and learn,
then make your own
• Save and subscribe to
channels and users
• Establish yourself as an
authority

23. 4. Podcasts & Webinars

24. 4. Podcasts & Webinars
DO: Share with colleagues
in presentations
DON'T: Commercialize
your podcast/webinar with
product endorsements

25. Wikis &
5 NINGs

26. 5. Wikis & NINGs
• Make a profile and join an
online community
• Specific to your own
interests and profession
• Many NINGs let you have
your own blog

27. 5. Wikis & NINGs

28. 5. Wikis & NINGs
DO: Join and contribute
to forums and discussions
DON'T: Spam people
with business solicitations

29. 6 Chat
iChat, AIM, Skype,
Gmail Chat

30. 6. Chat
• Communicate quickly
and for free
• Video or type chat
• Send images and video

31. 6. Chat
Hi! How’s your
new fundraiser
going? Oh, just great!
The kids really
love it!

32. 6. Chat
DO: Keep in touch with
old colleagues
DON'T: Talk to strangers
or give out personal
information online

33. 7 Photo
Sharing
Flickr, Picasa

34. 7. Photo Sharing
• Share photos and
annotate them
• Great learning resource

35. 7. Photo Sharing

36. 7. Photo Sharing
DO: Visit the Library of
Congress archives for
amazing archive photos
DON'T: Upload other
people's photos or those
protected by copyright

37. Links to get you started... Youtube.com
Twitter.com Slideshare.com
Gmail.com Animoto.com
Blogger.com Wikispace.com
Wordpress.com Ning.com
Typepad.com Skype.com
Delicious.com Gmail.com
Diigo.com Flickr.com
Apple.com/itunes/podcasts Picasaweb.google.com

38. If you're interested in learning
more about PLN websites, check
out our Fundraising PLN here:
www.thefundraisingpln.com
Another great resource is
The Educators PLN:
www.edupln.ning.com

39. Believe Kids Fundraising
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Believe Kids Fundraising, for more
information visit
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