The document discusses the concept of a Personal Learning Network (PLN), emphasizing how it serves as a vital resource for educators seeking guidance, resources, and collaboration. It highlights the power of social networking tools, particularly Twitter, in enhancing professional development and global connections in education. Various tools and resources for building and cultivating a PLN are also mentioned.

1. The
Many Faces
of Social
Networking
Bonnie Birdsall
@bonniebird
bbirdsall@cssu.org
http://tinyurl.com/DL2012PLN

2. A Day in the
Life of a
Connected
Educator
(Click on the link above
to see this infographic
more closely.)

4. What is a PLN?
A Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a group of people you
count on to:
• guide you in your learning
• be your source of advice and resources
• make you aware of learning opportunities
• share their best practices
• point you to answers and support
(http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/04/14/building-your-personal-learning-network/)
Photo: Creative Commons, flickr http://flic.kr/p/2PRN1v
@tomwhitby We don't stop learning because we are old,
but we might be getting old when we stop learning.
#Edchat

5. Planting Some Ideas
I’m engaging in a conversation with people I don’t know and I feel
respected.
I found Twitter so powerful. It was like doing a Google search, but
people gave me exactly what I needed when I needed it.
I don’t understanding why every teacher isn’t on Twitter.
We always heard about and dreamed of connecting our
classrooms with others globally, but weren’t sure how to do that.
Now we found the road to get there.
"We are in the profession of learning, we should
be the best at learning."
(Ray McNulty 3/15/12)

6. Some PLN Growing Tools
Twitter
Diigo
Educator's PLN
Classroom 2.0
Photo: Creative Commons: flickr http://flic.kr/p/cw2eU
Google Plus

7. Twitter
Twitter in Education Livebinder
Presentation from Dynamic Landscapes, May
2011
"Why Twitter? I don't have time for that!"
(some good how to's)

8. Diigo
Image: Creative Commons/flickr http://flic.kr/p/4jnDLQ
Bonnie's diigo page about diigo

9. Other PLN Resources
CybraryMan's PLN Page
Cultivating a PLN - A Livebinder
PLNs Explained, a video by Will Richardson
Bonnie's Diigo page about PLNs