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Constructing a PLN
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, ProfessionalLearning Network Online Richard Byrne Free Technology for Teachers http://bit.ly/cxd1IK
- 2. What is aPLN?
- 3. What is aPLN? A network of professionals with whom you share knowledge and from whom you gain knowledge.
- 4. What is aPLN? 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 aPLN? 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
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- 15. Largest Community ofUsers
- 16. Largest Community ofUsers Desktop Applications
- 18. 99% of membersare Educators
- 19. 99% of membersare Educators Many Special Interest Groups
- 20. FriendFeed Threaded Conversations. Post from and to multiple services. Create private groups for conversations.
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- 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 EducatorsOnline
- 27. Finding More EducatorsOnline Search topics.
- 28. Finding More EducatorsOnline Search topics. Look Who’s Talking.
- 29. Finding More EducatorsOnline Search topics. Look Who’s Talking. Who are your “friends” following.
- 30. Finding More EducatorsOnline Search topics. Look Who’s Talking. Who are your “friends” following. Find your favorite blogger(s).
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- 34. Search Whyis he mentioning him?
- 35. Search Whyis he mentioning him?
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- 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
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- 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 alink with a comment. Ask a poll question.
- 48. Starting Conversations Share alink with a comment. Ask a poll question.
- 49. Starting Conversations Share alink with a comment. Ask a poll question.
- 50. Starting Conversations Share alink with a comment. Ask a poll question. Share a lesson.
- 51. Get Involved! #edtechchat #edtech #edconference of the day #teachertuesday
- 52. Keeping Up WithYour PLN
- 53. Keeping Up WithYour PLN Twitter Lists
- 54. Keeping Up WithYour PLN Twitter Lists TweetDeck
- 55. Keeping Up WithYour PLN Twitter Lists TweetDeck Bit.ly
- 56. Keeping Up WithYour PLN Twitter Lists TweetDeck Bit.ly Ow.ly
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- 58. To learn morecheck out Free Technology for Teachers Visit http://bit.ly/cxd1IK to learn more about creating your personal, professional learning network online.