GaETC13 presentation

1. Your Lifeline to Learning
Building a great Personal (Professional) Learning Network

2. Your Lifeline to Learning - Building a
great Personal (Professional) Learning
Network
In this fast-paced society it is necessary to build a caring, sharing,
network of passionate global educators to keep you up to date and
motivated to be a constant learner. We will explore how to build PLNs
with tips and tools.
• Jerry Blumengarten
• @cybraryman1
http://cybraryman.com/.html

6. PLN
PLN
PLN
1969-2010

9. Learning
Network
1960’s-1970’s

11. Your mission find commonalities
com·mon·al·i·ty
the state of sharing features or attributes.
"a commonality of interest ensures cooperation"

12. PLN
Personal Learning Network
Passionate Learning Network
Professional Learning Network
A PLN is a collection of interconnected minds
that share ideas and information.

13. PLC
Professional Learning Community

14. Why have
a PLN

16. Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
For good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for
Dionne Warwick - That's What Friends Are For

17. PLN = Personal Learning Network
The people with whom you engage and exchange information
1969 My original PLN
consisted of three of my
colleagues
1970-1980’s – Colleagues in
my school district and ones
that I met at conferences.
1990’s –Through emails I
was able to extend my
contacts
NOW I have an amazing global PLN
that is there 24/7

18. Tweet Up

19. Ultimate Tweet Up

20. Level Playing Field
Dr. Michele Borba @micheleborba
Great List of Links on Random Acts of Kindness,
Character & Ethics via @cybraryman1cybraryman.com/
characterethic… …#YouMatter (TY!)
Angela Maiers @AngelaMaiers Excited 2C
@cybraryman1@gwynethjones @Ron_Peck@MrSch
uReads talking about #digliteracysas.elluminate.com/
site/external/… #SSCHAT #tlchat
Gov. Jack Markell
@GovernorMarkell
Governor of #Delaware and #NGA Chair who signs
his tweets -JM. Delaware · http://
www.facebook.com/GovernorMarkell

21. Your PLN is...

23. @tomwhitby

28. Build a great PLN
#
Follow the hashtag (#) of your subject
area, grade level, state or interest
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#engchat
#kinderchat
#gaed
#edchat
#sschat
#1stchat
#ARKedchat
#edtechchat
#mathchat
#2ndchat
#iaedchat
#finnedchat
#sschat
#3rdchat
#wvedchat
#tlap
#tlchat
#4thchat
#miched
#satchat
#gtchat
#5thchat
#txed
#ntchat
#STEMchat
#mschat
#njed
#ptchat

29. The Weekly Twitter Chat Schedule bit.ly/officialchatlist

30. THURSDAYS
#edtechex
Educational Technology Examples
#gifteded
Gifted Education Chat
1-2pm EST
#edchatme
Maine Educators Sharing and Collaborating
4-5pm EST
#mnedchat
Minnesota Ed Chat
6-7pm CST
Genius Hour Chat (1st Thursday of the Month)
6-7pm PST
Character Ed Chat
7-8pm EST
#mathchat
Math Teachers Chat
7-8pm EST
#wvedchat
West Virginia Ed Chat (1st Thursday of the Month)
7-8pm EST
#geniushour
#characteredchat
#artsed
#edrounds
Arts in Education Chat
12-12:30 pm EST
7:30-8:30 EST
Instructional Rounds in Ed (1st Thursday of the Month)
7-8pm EST
#ecosys
Group committed to helping support education in the US
8-9pm EST
#udlchat
Universal Design for Learning Chat
8-9pm EST
#langchat
Foreign Language Chats
8-9pm EST
#6thchat
6th grade teachers Chat
8-9pm EST
#psychat
Psychology in Schools Chat
8-9pm EST
#tichat
Technology Integrators
8-9pm EST
#INelearn
Indiana eLearning Chat
8-9pm EST
Georgia Ed Chat
8-9pm EST
Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Chat
8-9pm EST
Middle School Chat
8-9pm EST
#gaed
#DENchat
#mschat
The Weekly Twitter Chat Schedule bit.ly/officialchatlist

33. http://cybraryman.com/plnstars.html

38. @suewaters
Have your students build Personal Learning Networks too.

40. Your Lifeline to Learning - Building a Great PLN