This document discusses the author's experience using Twitter to build their personal learning network (PLN) over the course of a semester. It provides screenshots that show their Twitter engagement and growth in followers from zero to several. The author explains how they followed education-focused accounts, such as @teaching_w_tech, @edudemic, and @russeltarr, that share resources, technology reviews, research, and classroom ideas. Through actively engaging on Twitter, the author has gained an endless source of educational support and connected with others internationally to learn more about education on a global scale.

1. Professional Learning
Network:
NETWORKING &
COLLABORATING ON A
GLOBAL SCALE

2. My PLN of Choice: Twitter
 Here is a screenshot of my Twitter which I use for my
Personal Learning Network!
 I had never used Twitter before EDU 210 so it has
been a new experience for me!
Follow me on
Twitter @akkbeard

3. My PLN Progress:
 At the beginning of the semester I started with zero
followers and I wasn’t following anyone yet either.
 As time went on I started following more people who
were education-oriented and gained a few followers
myself!
 Check out the next slide for some screenshots that
illustrate my involvement on twitter, my PLN
platform!

4. Screenshots From My PLN: Re-tweets and Posts

5. Screenshots From My PLN: Twitter Progress

6. People I follow: TeachingwithTech
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I follow @teaching_w_tech which is
Canada’s official teaching with
technology resource for K-12
educators!
They have great up to date reviews of
new educational technology and gives
links to check the products out in
more detail
Provides links to other previously
reviewed educational technology
blogs/websites
Not only provides you with new tools
but advice on how to implement them
into your classroom!
Links to research on how educators
and students actually use
technology, what works and what
doesn’t.

7. People I follow: Edudemic
 I follow @edudemic which is a
community of educators and
technologists
 I really love that @edudemic is
made up of educators and they
give suggestions of what really
works in classrooms
 They provide links to research
on what kids really want (and
respond well to) when it comes
to in educational technology
 Also provide links to free
educational resources that you
can use in classrooms

8. People I follow: Russel Tar
 I follow @russeltarr who is a
history teacher that provides
innovative ideas to use in
classrooms
 He provides lots of resources
for history and social studies
and being a future social
studies teacher these are
personally very useful to me
 He provides link to homework
and assignment alternatives in
efforts to provide UDL
learning in classrooms
 Posts links for exciting
projects that have been welltested and successful

9. Overall Thoughts on PLNs:
 At first, the concept of a PLN confused me and I was getting bogged
down in the many definitions. After utilizing my Twitter and getting
more involved in the education community online I have realized
there are so many benefits to a having a PLN and keeping it and
regularly updated.
 My Twitter is now filled with educationally minded individuals and
organizations that provide access to all types of information
pertaining to k-12 learning
 Twitter now provides me with an endless amount of educational
support, news, trends and ideas and I can personally connect with
the people who are providing me with all of this great information
through tweets, re-tweets and replies.
 I am now more connected than ever with education-oriented people
and even have international contacts which helps me understand
education on a more global scale!