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- 1. PLN-Professional Learning Network Stephen B.Swan University of louisville 1
- 2. PLN-Professional Learning Network Stephen B.Swan University of louisville 2
- 3. PLN-Professional Learning Network • Anygroup of people sharing the same profession or interests that share ideas • This conference is an example of a PLN • Your department is an example of a PLN Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 3
- 4. PLN-Professional Learning Network •The FiveApostasies • We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein Read more at Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 4
- 5. PLN also StandsFor Personal Learning Network Teachers no longer have to wait for a system to identify or solve their problems; they are empowered to do it for themselves. Teachers in geographically isolated places are no longer intellectually or professionally isolated. Teachers can have their professional questions and problems solved now, not at a predefined space and time. We can harness the collective intelligence rather than be restricted by our prescriptive job titles. Educations systems can crowd source content, knowledge and ideas. Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 5
- 6. Frictionless Medium • Theinternet allows us to form PLNs with more people and much more easily • “A frictionless medium for communication”- Keep the conference energy alive • Keep the intellectual conversation alive • Why email when you can text/twitter? • (One to One vs. One to Many) Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 6
- 7. The Main Aimof Knowledge Management (KM) Connect people to quality knowledge as well as people to people in order to increase understanding. How learning content is used and distributed by learners might be more important than how it is designed All this is possible as a result of the rapid development of Web 2.0 concepts Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 7
- 8. The stages ofPLN membership 1. Lurking/Skimming 2. Asking for help/opinions 3. Giving help/opinions 4. Starting something (group/discussion) 5. Joining every social network possible 6. Becoming overwhelmed and dropping the whole thing 7. Finding the right balance Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 8
- 9. TPACK: the tools http://flickr.com/photos/nataliejohnson/237529176/ “affordances thatteachers create through playful interaction with their curriculum…” Punya and Koehler 2008
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- 11. http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943 The PLN onWikispaces “Who I am” Voki Photograph Digital Story Globe Conuter http://walkerspln.wikispaces.com/Who+I+Am
- 12. http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943 The PLN onWikispaces Who I am Connected To http://carriecoxpln.wikispaces.com/My+Connec
- 13. Who I ListenTo http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943 The PLN on Wikispaces http://jennystithpln.wikispaces.com/Who+I+Listen+
- 14. Where I Gofor Resources http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943 The PLN on Wikispaces http://paulaplnspace.wikispaces.com/Where+I+G
- 15. Where I Goto Socialize http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943 The PLN on Wikispaces http://jenbyrdpln.wikispaces.com/Where+I+G o+To+Talk+and+Learn+with+Other+Educato rs
- 16. Where I Goto Socialize or EVEN BETTER Make Your Own http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943 The PLN on Wikispaces http://www.edmodo.com/
- 17. Twitter • The HumanSearch Engine/Your Personal Newsfeed http://www.twitter.com • Embed Twitter into Wikispaces • http://vimeo.com/5912821 Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 17
- 18. Who to Follow? •The people in this room • Professional Organizations • https://twitter.com/NCTM • https://twitter.com/ncte • https://twitter.com/NSTA • https://twitter.com/NCSSNetwork • https://twitter.com/NAEA • http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/w/page/2255 FrontPage Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 18
- 19. Who I ListenTo http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943 The PLN on Wikispaces http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_de Embed RSS feeds into your Wikispaces
- 20. Where I Gofor Resources http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943 The PLN on Wikispaces http://paulaplnspace.wikispaces.com/Where+I+G
- 21. Social Bookmarking • Diigo/Delicious –Diigo has a few more features (groups, sticky notes) – Accounts can be synced so you really are using both • Use tags to classify – Your school, district, department, class could set up a tag to collect all of your finds • Can install a toolbar to make it easy to maintain and share a single list of bookmarks from any computer Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 21 The PLN on Wikispaces
- 22. Social Bookmarking onyour PLN • Adding your diigo bookmarks to your wiki • http://www.screenr.com/EyO7 Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 22 The PLN on Wikispaces
- 23. Nings in yourPLN • http://molecularforces.ning.com • http://www.clasroom20.com • http://smartboardrevolution.ning.com/ Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 23 The PLN on Wikispaces
- 24. Many Other Waysto Connect… • www.youtube.com/watch? feature=player_detailpage&v=CGyjJN478acGo ogle/Yahoo Groups Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 24 edmodo in your PLN The PLN on Wikispaces
- 25. I have alwaysrelied on the kindness of strangers Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 25
- 26. A New Setof Beliefs for a Teacher’s Professional Growth Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 26
- 27. PLN Passionate Learning Network •Now I can ask my network and get recommendations from other professionals. • This makes it easier for me to find great resources. • The cloud also makes sharing easier. • Make the “InterWebs” human again • I am not alone Stephen B. Swan University of louisville 27
Editor's Notes
- #4 Teachers are too boxed in their classrooms, too busy grading and setting up labs to do much idle chit chat. However think of the really great moments you have had at a conference or meeting with colleages. Often it is hard to carry over that excitement back into your day to day routine of isolation.
- #5 Teachers are too boxed in their classrooms, too busy grading and setting up labs to do much idle chit chat. However think of the really great moments you have had at a conference or meeting with colleages. Often it is hard to carry over that excitement back into your day to day routine of isolation.
- #6 Learning doesn’t always take place in the classroom. Informal learning describes the growth that we undertake in our day to day interactions. Just in time learning ask for help on something you need now. Social Learning-we learn by modeling. What if there is no one to model? Connect with other practitioners (not “outside experts”) but still outside.
- #21 Embedding bookmarks Edit 0 0 9… Embedding bookmarks is done through "Groups." Create and Name group Add bookmarks Go to "My Groups" and select the group bookmarks Go to "Group Widgets" Click on Group Linkroll Type in tag(s) you want to retrieve. DEMO: Go to your wiki or blog. Create a new page or open an existing page to edit. Look for "widget" or "html" code in the edit menu. Paste code you captured from Diigo in the special area. Click "save" and close out of the screen you are on. Your bookmarks should appear on the page.
- #26 I found these sites by chance and sifting through search engine queries Then I had to spend time evaluating each site
- #27 I found these sites by chance and sifting through search engine queries Then I had to spend time evaluating each site
- #28 If you have a favorite lesson, but never wanted to go through the trouble of setting up a website to share your opinions, knowledge, experience, and lesson plans now you can jump into active online communities and get tons of positive feedback! Even wonderful Google is in it for the money. Steve Nash and Stacey Baker? They are just great teachers who I have learned to trust and gain inspiration from. I would never have met them without Twitter. Nuf said!