A personal learning network is a collection of people one engages with online to exchange information, usually for professional development purposes. As a teacher, personal learning networks can be used to locate classroom resources, get lesson plan ideas, learn about new technologies, and find solutions through collaboration. Various online tools that can enable personal learning networks include blogs, Nings, TED Talks, microblogging, and social bookmarking. These technologies allow access to experts, specialists, and communities for teachers to continue developing their knowledge and skills.

2. • What is a Personal Learning
Network:
• A collection of people with whom
you engage and exchange
information, usually online.
PERSONAL LEARNING
NETWORK

3. WHY I WOULD USE PERSONALISED
LEARNING NETWORKS AS A TEACHER
• Professional development – learn from content-area
specialists
• Locate resources for my classroom, such as free websites
and software
• Get lesson plan ideas from master teachers
• Learn about new technology and how to integrate it my
teaching
• Find collaborative solutions
• Find interesting links to education news

4. • What are Blogs?
• Blogs are a great sources of information for
classroom best practices as well as personal
opinions.
• Blogs monitor the heartbeat of new trends in
education and the commenting back and forth
leads to many great ideas to use in the
classroom.
Links:
Educational Blogs: http://education.alltop.com/
Blog Search Engine: http://technorati.com/

5. • What are Nings?
• Nings involve communities of people
interested in similar topics, with forums
and messaging. This can be useful as a
teacher finding about topics of interest that
will benefit your teaching knowledge and
current educational issues.
Links:

6. • What are Ted Talks?
• TED talks are useful and free ways to
bring high-level thinking and through-
provoking ideas into the classroom
and your home.
Links:
• Top 10 Education Ted Talks:
http://blog.simplek12.com/education/top-ten-
education-ted-talks/

7. • What is Micro blogging?
• Populated with educators from around
the world who share best practices and
resources in short bursts.
• Useful for:
• Questioning experts and educators
• Finding links to educational articles

8. • What is Social Bookmarking?
• Social bookmarking such as Diigo
enables teachers to share
bookmarks with others, see what
others are bookmarking; and join
groups and get email updates on
new bookmarks.
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING

9. • Through my Course at Avondale
College of Higher Education I compete
Professional Experience Placements
where I continually learn from
teachers, principals and administration
staff about education and all that is
involved with the running of a school.
TEACHERS AND EXPERTS

10. • Blogging
• Ning
• Ted Talks
• Micro-blogging
• Ted Talks
• Social
Bookmarking
TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS
ANYONE, ANYWHERE TO ALSO TO HAVE
ACCESS TO THE BELOW PERSONAL
LEARNING NETWORKS
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