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Harnessing the potential of the internet as a professional learning tool
This document discusses how to harness online tools to expand one's professional learning network. It focuses on RSS readers like Google Reader which allow users to organize content from various websites and have it delivered to one centralized location. The document provides steps to set up accounts with Google Reader and Delicious for bookmarking and tagging websites. It also reviews how to create a Twitter account and find people to follow to share and discover relevant information for professional learning.
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- 1. Harnessing the webas a professional learning toolhttp://bit.ly/9f63IH- webinar resources
- 2. GoalExplore a rangeof tools to expand our professional learning network and harness the potential of the web.Walk through how they can be used RSS http://bit.ly/9f63IH- webinar resources
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- 5. RSS – getthe web to come to you
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- 9. http://reader.google.comGetting started –go to wiki or type in address aboveSign up –optional – can just watch and decide later.Adding ‘feeds’Organising feeds
- 10. Sign up -http://reader.google.comClick hereIf you have a google account then you will have access to reader.
- 11. Sign up -http://reader.google.comSchool email a good idea to start with.
- 12. Sign up -http://reader.google.comConfirmation screenClick here
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- 14. Add some RSSfeedsCopy site into here
- 15. Some feed toadd to begin withSee the wiki for some links to get started with.(Add the wiki as well)http://bit.ly/9f63IHhttp://delicious.com/tag/pdhpepln
- 16. Add to igoogle?This link will let you change between igoogle and classic This link lets you add Reader and lots of other things!
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- 34. http://delicious.com/bmcallis/pdhpeExplore and savesome bookmarksSave own delicious address with the tag pdhpepln and we can all find each other.Questions / help
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- 36. twitterSign up foran accountFollow people who share interesting and relevant things for youShare things yourself
- 37. Twitter interfaceFeeds fromthe people that follow you
- 38. tweet@ send amessage to someoneName of person sending messageResend a messageTags to find information
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- 41. Write a postwith a #pdhpepln
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- 43. Find people tofollowClick on person’s name
- 44. Click on followbuttonAll the people you followTheir tweets come into your feed
- 45. End noteWill takediscipline to establish these systems but once up and running will be invaluable.
Editor's Notes
- #3 If they don’t work at school –o.k lots of other tools to use and these
- #5 Looking at tapping into people who can support our needs that don’t exist in our schools or immediate environment. There may be PDHPE teachers around the state who can support and share resources with me that are relevant to me and align with my teaching style, philosophy and student needs. How many people do we currently share resources with? Have deep conversations with around teaching and learning? There are likely to be teachers sitting with us today who may be a great future resource for you. Different for everyone.We will look at 3 tools today but it is important to understand the concept also. More about what the tools allow us to do than the tools themselves and there are lots of tools similar to these.
- #6 Hundreds of great sites out there but can’t keep checking for new content. RSS lets you subscribe to them so any new content comes to you. Thousands of great sites. Can’t keep checking – get them to bring new content to you.
- #8 When teachers ask – how do you have time to find all these things – I don’t they come to me. Key is finding the sites that have the good stuff – refine over time –don’t need them all now. Will grow and change over time.
- #18 Find great sites and share them with others. When you save bookmarks on your computer they are available to you on that computer only. Save on the web and available to everyone, anytime with internet access.
- #28 Feel free to wait if unsure – easy to set up later.
- #35 Start here and explore tags at the side to find a few things to save.
- #36 Hard to explain – facebook status update but no facebook to go with it. Bare bones sharing. Educators sharing lots of great resources. People who used to share with blogs 0 a lot are using twitter now. Resources from site above.