The 21 st Century Educator:
Embracing Web 2.0 in Your Professional Practice Presented by Kim Cofino Teach IT! Conference November 2007

Crucial Concepts <ul><li>Understanding PLNs </li></ul><ul><li>Evolution
of an Educator </li></ul><ul><li>Collegial Connections 2.0 </li></ul><ul><li>Grow Your Own PLN </li></ul><ul><li>Resources </li></ul>Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/kt/485862217/

Looking for Learning in the
21st Century <ul><li>Image from: http://www.weblogcartoons.com/cartoons/o-window.gif </li></ul>

Understanding PLNs: Personal Learning Networks
<ul><li>24/7 PD </li></ul><ul><li>Learning Together </li></ul><ul><li>Global Connections </li></ul><ul><li>Learning anytime, anywhere </li></ul><ul><li>Collaborating internationally </li></ul>Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/edwardaggie98/441779394/

Understanding PLNs: PLNs vs. Learning
Communities Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/paulgalipeau/253886419/ Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/kikisdad/164585156/

Understanding PLNs: Who’s in Your
Network? Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/k2d2vaca/826609448/ What do you think?

Evolution of an Educator August
2006 present

Evolution of an Educator: Pre-PLN
Cell image from: http://flickr.com/photos/25135663@N00/6787341/ Fish image from: http://flickr.com/photos/colodio/114891127/

Evolution of an Educator: Simple
Beginnings

Evolution of an Educator: Personal
Contributions

Evolution of an Educator: Global
Conferencing

Evolution of an Educator: Sampling
the Spectrum

Evolution of an Educator: Forming
Groups

Evolution of an Educator: Making
Connections

Evolution of an Educator: Investing
in Collaborations

Evolution of an Educator: Joining
Communities

Evolution of an Educator: Constantly
Connecting

Evolution of an Educator: Where
are you? Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/rdaassoc/513882871/ What do you think?

Collegial Connections 2.0

Collegial Connections 2.0

Collegial Connections 2.0

Grow Your Own PLN Image
from: http://flickr.com/photos/hamed/327939900/ Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/310074290/ From here: To here:

Grow Your Own PLN: RSS
Image from: http://www.lifehack.org/wp-content/files/2007/07/rss-icon-collection.png

Grow Your Own PLN: RSS
<ul><li>Seeking input </li></ul><ul><li>Learning by lurking </li></ul><ul><li>Finding your niche </li></ul><ul><li>Starting conversations </li></ul>

Grow Your Own PLN: Social
Networking

Grow Your Own PLN: Social
Networking <ul><li>Get involved </li></ul><ul><li>Community dialogue and discussion </li></ul><ul><li>Easy entrance to expanding your network </li></ul><ul><li>Wider audience </li></ul><ul><li>Structured format </li></ul><ul><li>Like-minded educators </li></ul><ul><li>Similar skill level </li></ul>

Grow Your Own PLN: Blogs

Grow Your Own PLN: Blogs
<ul><li>Contribute </li></ul><ul><li>Develop a “ home base ” </li></ul><ul><li>Individual reflection </li></ul><ul><li>Share your understandings </li></ul><ul><li>Push your thinking </li></ul><ul><li>Consolidate your learning </li></ul>

Grow Your Own PLN: Develop
Your Online Identity <ul><li>Image from: http://www.socialsignal.com/system/files/2007-06-24-cyberdog.gif </li></ul>

Grow Your Own PLN: VoIP
Image from: http://21talks.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/skypeMac.jpg

Grow Your Own PLN: VoIP
<ul><li>Get personal </li></ul><ul><li>Individual connections </li></ul><ul><li>Virtual colleagues </li></ul><ul><li>Quick connections for learning </li></ul>

Grow Your Own PLN: Virtually
There

Grow Your Own PLN: Virtually
There <ul><li>Attend, attend, attend </li></ul><ul><li>Structured PD </li></ul><ul><li>Course Credit </li></ul><ul><li>Free </li></ul><ul><li>In your PJ’s </li></ul>

Grow Your Own PLN: Twitter

Grow Your Own PLN: Twitter
<ul><li>Build personal relationships </li></ul><ul><li>Connect on an individual level </li></ul><ul><li>Expand your network </li></ul><ul><li>Constantly connected </li></ul>

Grow Your Own PLN: Future
Trends SL image from: http://advancedmedialab.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/barcamp_second_life.jpg FlashMeeting image from: http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/marc/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/flashmeeting1.jpg

Grow Your Own PLN: Become
Interconnected <ul><li>Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/chibijosh/38269880/ </li></ul>

Grow Your Own PLN: Possibilities
for Your Professional Practice? Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/100050220/ What do you think?

Grow Your Own PLN: Start
Small <ul><li>Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/28481088@N00/816383628/ </li></ul>Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/areay89/276704743/

Resources <ul><li>All resources for this
presentation can be found at: </li></ul><ul><li>http:// 21stcentury educator. wikispaces .com/ </li></ul>