This document summarizes the Twitter profiles of individuals and organizations in the author's professional learning network (PLN). It describes George Couros as a principal who shares educational resources and inspired the author to use social media professionally. Judy O'Connell is an educator, author and blogger who shares interesting education articles. The Alberta Teachers Association tweets about events in Alberta education and provides resources for teachers and parents on their website. After 4 weeks, the author's PLN on Twitter had grown and allowed them to connect with educators and organizations who provide resources to succeed in their education course.

1. @jmduenas_

2. September 20, 2012
A snapshot of my twitter PLN

3. George Couros
@gcouros
• Division Principal of Innovative
Teaching and Learning for PSD70
• Shares tips & links to various resources
for students, teachers, and pre-service
teachers
• Would be able to help me connect to a
wide network of people (+19k followers)
• He was the one who inspired me to start
using social media for professional
purposes!
• Tweets everyday on a regular basis and
replies when I have a question or
comment

4. Judy O’Connell
@heyjudeonline
• Educator, author, blogger, more
• Personal blog:
http://heyjude.wordpress.com
• Has her own online newspaper:
http://paper.li/heyjudeonline
• Shares interesting reads usually related
to education, technology, and
educational technology
• Tweets on a regular basis

5. Alberta Teachers Association
@albertateachers
• A professional organization of teachers
in Alberta who uphold the standards as
set by The Teaching Profession Act
• Twitter profiles provides a link to their
official website: http://www.teachers.ab.ca
• Website provides useful information for
teachers and pre-service teachers who teach
or wish to teach in Alberta
• Website provides access to resources for
parents and educational facts as well
• Tweets about current events regarding
education in Alberta
• Tweets of a regular basis

6. October 15, 2012
A snapshot of my twitter PLN after 4
weeks!

7. • Twitter has allowed me to
connect to a wide network of educators, fellow pre-
service teachers, organizations, and more who provide
me with the resources I need to succeed
• I use my twitter actively throughout the edit 202 lectures
and use the #Edit202 hashtag to see what others in the
class are saying as well
• Still growing my PLN