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Personal Learning Networks
- 1. Getting ConnectedUsed withpermission ofAngela StockmanWNY Education Associatesstockmanangela@gmail.comhttp://www.angelastockman.com/bloghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/shesnuckinfuts/315869573/
- 2. What has InspiredYOU to Connect?
- 3. “The world ischanging because of social web technologies. Our kids are using them. No one is teaching them how to use them to their full learning potential, and ultimately, as teachers and learners, that’s our responsibility. To do that, we need to be able to learn in these contexts for ourselves.” Will Richardson,The Added Value of Networkinghttp://weblogg-ed.com/2009/the-added-value-of-networking/
- 4. Personal Learning Network“Personallearning networks are not new. We have long relied on our families, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances to supplement our knowledge about the world.” --David Warlick“Grow Your Personal Learning Network”International Society for Technology in Education, March/April 2009
- 5. FACT:We’ve Been ConnectingWith Others Digitally for Decades
- 6. But Now ConnectingLooks Like This:
- 7. You may thinkyour connections are linear
- 8. But actually itlooks more like this!
- 9. Step One: Get YOURSELF Connected
- 10. Adapted from thework of David WarlickBegin with the basics…..ARTICLEST VFILMNEWSYOUTELEPHONECONFERENCETRAININGCHATIMSKYPEVIRTUAL WORLDSFAMILY AND FRIENDSDISTANT COLLEAGUESLOCAL COLLEAGUES
- 11. Adapted from thework of David WarlickAdd some social networking and web tools…….ARTICLESNEWSTV FILMYOUFAMILY AND FRIENDSTELEPHONECONFERENCETRAININGCHATIMSKYPEVIRTUAL WORLDSCELL PHONETWITTERSOCIAL NETWORKSWIKISBLOGSFAMILY AND FRIENDSCONTAINED DYNAMIC COMMUNITIESDISTANT COLLEAGUESLOCAL COLLEAGUESLOCAL COLLEAGUES
- 12. Adapted from thework of David WarlickAdd RSS….NEWSARTICLESPODCASTSVIDEOSWIKISBOOKMARKSBLOGSTAGGED SEARCHESRSS FEEDYOUFAMILY AND FRIENDSTELEPHONECONFERENCETRAININGCHATIMSKYPEVIRTUAL WORLDSCELL PHONETWITTERSOCIAL NETWORKSWIKISBLOGSFAMILY AND FRIENDSCONTAINED DYNAMIC COMMUNITIESDISTANT COLLEAGUESLOCAL COLLEAGUESLOCAL COLLEAGUES
- 13. And see howconnected you can be!Adapted from the work of David WarlickDYNAMICALLY MAINTAINED ASYNCHRONOUSNEWSARTICLESPODCASTSVIDEOSWIKISBOOKMARKSBLOGSTAGGED SEARCHESRSS FEEDYOUPERSONALLY AND SOCIALLY MAINTAINED SEMI-ASYNCHRONOUSPERSONALLY MAINTAINED SYNCHRONOUSFAMILY AND FRIENDSTELEPHONECONFERENCETRAININGCHATIMSKYPEVIRTUAL WORLDSCELL PHONETWITTERSOCIAL NETWORKSWIKISBLOGSFAMILY AND FRIENDSCONTAINED DYNAMIC COMMUNITIESDISTANT COLLEAGUESLOCAL COLLEAGUESLOCAL COLLEAGUES
- 14. BUT THAT’S ALOT TO DEAL WITH!http://www.flickr.com/photos/10244704@N05/2484112082
- 15. There is SOMUCH good information out there now!How do I keep up???http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonjazz/2697383352/
- 16. It is IMPOSSIBLEto “Keep Up”Know Your PurposeConnect With PurposeShift Intentionally
- 17. Managing Your PLNStartSMALL Read a handful of blogs Follow a handful of people on Twitter Lurk in NINGsOrganize Your RSS FeedUse Folders Follow StrategicallyWalk Away Set Time LimitsLearn How to Search FeedsBe a Discriminating Follower
- 18. How RSS CanSave the Day!http://www.flickr.com/photos/videoplacebo/2476230102/
- 19. Subscribed to 154Education Blogs
- 20. Take One WebsiteRSS Feed
- 21. + One FeedReader
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- 23. So how doesa network help me?http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeff-bauche/2230236391/
- 24. Exposure to NewTools…but integration ISN’T about the tools…
- 25. It’s About theConnectionRead*Write*Think*Share*Listen
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- 27. It’s Great toGet Inspired!
- 28. It’s Nice toGet Advice!
- 29. But a Networkisn’t just about following others……You have to CONTRIBUTE!http://www.flickr.com/photos/milivoj/2166043959/
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- 33. I DON’T HAVETIME!!!!http://www.flickr.com/photos/20884341@N00/302931951
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- 35. IF YOU CANONLY DO ONE THING, INVEST YOURSELF INProfessional Development:Whatever, Whenever, Wherever
- 37. Just for ELATeachers:http://englishcompanion.ning.com
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- 39. “You can’t giveaway what you don’t own.”Sheryl Nussbaum Beach
- 40. Who Are YOU?BeginnerFace-to-faceRealtime connectionLurkerVisiting social networksReading wikis and blogsManaging by “clicking through”Dynamic ParticipantUsing RSSSubscribing to Blogs and CommentingStarting Your Own Blog and Linking to OthersConnecting on TwitterEngaging in NINGFlattening Your Classroom
- 41. What is YOURPurpose?BEGINExplore Web 2.0 Tools and Social NetworksDIG INJoin NING or TwitterStart a WikiCreate and Populate Your Own RSS Feed PARTICIPATEStart Your Own Blog or WikiComment on Other’sShare What You Are Learning on TwitterParticipate in NINGFlatten Your Classroom
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- 43. ReferencesRichardson, Will (2008). We-Blogged: Weblog. The Added Value of Networking. Retrieved February 26, 2009 from: http://weblogg-ed.com/2009/the-added-value-of-networking/ Smith, Bethany V. Creating an Online Personal Network: Presentation. Retrieved March 11, 2009 from http://www.slideshare.net/bethanyvsmith/creating-an-online-personal-learning-network-presentationWarlick, David. 2009. “Grow Your Personal Learning Network.” International Society for Technology in Education: Learning and Leading With Technology. pp. 12-16Waters, Susan (2008). PLN Yourself: Wikispaces. Retrieved August 16, 2009 from: http://suewaters.wikispaces.com/