Creating a Personal Learning Network (PLN)

Creating your Personal Learning Network (PLN)Using twitter and RSS feeders We all have a PLN who is in yours now?Who is in your learning network? Who do you learn from on a regular basis? Who do you turn to for your own professional development?

PLN BasicsWhat is a digital PLN?How would that help me?How do I create one?

Twitter

Really Simple Syndicate (RSS)

3Pull Technology

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Digital NetworkingConnectContributeConverseRequestBe PatientBe Authentic

Totally IndividualizedSubject matterGradeTopic or interest

No one knows everything about anything, but a lot of people know something

Lets Set Up an Account

Twitter Teacher

Twitter Set UpConfirm your account through your emailCreate your profilePrivacy settingsSeparating work and personal twitterUsing your real name and photo for professional use

Create Your Profile

The Lingo@mentionsRetweetsDM direct messageUsing #hashtags

@mentions

Retweets (RT)

Direct Messages (DM)

#hashtags

Favorites: a way to file resources

Twitter Search

Finding Tweeps

Shortening Your URL

Top 21 Twitter Clients

Tweet Deck

Twitter Etiquette http://heidicohen.com/twitter-etiquette/

Find Some People to FollowYour address book to find people you knowHash tags # to find interestsLook at people associated with someone you resonate with @donnaroman (you can check who I follow to start)Follow and unfollow to tailor your PLN

RSS ReaderRSS in Plain English

Google Reader

Set up Your ReaderCreate a google accountClick on ReaderStart with 3-5 blogs to followLets start finding blogs Edublog 2011 winners

So, what did you end up with?Pull Technology ofNew ideasLatest research ArticlesAccumulationCollaborationPartners

Wrap it up Already!!Start smallChill out Everything new is challenging, but this is worth it!droman@geneva304.org Let me know if you have questions@donnaroman follow me on twitter

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