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“Become a ‘Connected’ Educator” Together
we are STRONG
Description: Increase (or develop) your online presence. I will help you create a PLN of educators that will furnish you with resources and advice. We will create accounts and then explore: Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, ePortfolios, online business cards, and do-it-yourself professional development.
Valerie R. Burton@MsBisOnline
Connected
Educators
Connect to
learn and share
How do I learn?
I am contact with people who tweet, blog, discuss and
share resources, activities and
educational news bits.
What is a Connected Educator? We can
connect through
social media.
Blogs and
other web 2.0
tools allow us
to collaborate
in ways unheard of
before now.
A teacher who recognizes and
embraces the new and emerging web technologies that connect us all in
ways never before possible.
Networking
How can I
use ePortfolio
s to documen
t and provide
evidence of what
you do in the
classroom?
How can you connect with other educators?
Attend
Conferences
Take classes
Find Mento
rs
Read and
Respond
Chat and Collaborate
Be a Mento
r
I am stillllll figuring
everything out.
Let me help you to sort it all out
Do It Yourself Professional Development
online business cards ePortf
olio
s
Blog
s
Our assignments for today:
• Create a Twitter account and follow some Tweeple
My Notes• Create a Facebook FanPage and check out other
pages My Notes
• Create a blog using Wordpress or Edublogs and check
out other Teacher/Class blogs My Notes
• Create an ePortfolio using Weebly .com and an eCard
using About.Me My Notes
• Create an account on PBWorks wiki, Dropbox and
Delicious My Notes
• Investigate Do-It-Yourself Professional Development
My Notes• Livebinder with EVERYTHING
http://bit.ly/connectingeducators
It’s okay if you
don’t get it now. You
will understan
d more when you
PLAY!!
If you DO get it, think about the
ideas and resources that you want to
share.
Why would I ever post
anything on Twitter?
Not Familiar - 1 not familiar with tool, no knowledgeBeginning - 2 beginning awareness, know what it is/haven't used it, limited knowledge Developing – 3awareness, somewhat experienced and worked with it a few times, somewhat knowledgeable Proficient - 4active awareness, experienced and proficient user, very knowledgeable Transformative - 5 flexible awareness, the integration of multiple tools at a high level of functionality
Microblogging at its finest
● Twitter’s “tweets” are microposts of a maximum of 140 characters.
● Tweets may contain links videos and photos to stay within the character limits.
● Today you will create an account (if needed) and follow teachers within your discipline.
● Click here for your Twitter Assignment
Once you’ve
followed a few
educators, retweet
someone’s tweet
Make sure you
update your
profiles around
the Web with
your Twitter
name so others
can follow you.
Twitter allows you to send out quick, brief messages from your computer or mobile device.
Do my Facebook friends really
want to know what I had for dinner?
Not Familiar - 1 not familiar with tool, no knowledgeBeginning - 2 beginning awareness, know what it is/haven't used it, limited knowledge Developing – 3awareness, somewhat experienced and worked with it a few times, somewhat knowledgeable Proficient - 4active awareness, experienced and proficient user, very knowledgeable Transformative - 5 flexible awareness, the integration of multiple tools at a high level of functionality
Posting for
“your friends” 1. Post a “Tool of the Week”
or “Article of the Week” on your page
2. Use the “Events” feature of Facebook to invite students or teachers to participate in events
3. Use Facebook to remind everyone of upcoming deadlines and due dates for class/school goals Communicate with students, parents, teachers or administrators
4. Click here for our Facebook Notes.
Facebook is not just
for personal
use.
Search on Facebook
for your favorite
educational groups,
brands, celebrities
or authors and like
their pages
Blogging is only
done by paid
writers.
Not Familiar - 1 not familiar with tool, no knowledgeBeginning - 2 beginning awareness, know what it is/haven't used it, limited knowledge Developing – 3awareness, somewhat experienced and worked with it a few times, somewhat knowledgeable Proficient - 4active awareness, experienced and proficient user, very knowledgeable Transformative - 5 flexible awareness, the integration of multiple tools at a high level of functionality
http://2blog2share2learn.edublogs.org/
Edublogs supports Educational Bloggers.
● Follow the easy steps in this teacher challenge activity from Sue Waters. The Teacher Challenge involves free 30 day professional development challenges where participants are stepped through weekly tasks.
● She’s got tips on choosing a name, setting up your blog, and customizing a theme.
● Here is a link to a video that helps with creating first blog post. Blogs in plain English.
● Click here for our Blogging Notes
Write a reflective
post addressing
the expectations
of what you’d like
to gain from this
conference.
Blogging is an
important step
along the way
to building your
personal learning network.
One of the best ways to build your personal learning network is to
become a blogger and use your blog to network with others who write and
share online.
Edublogs
How do I corral and display my
digital footprints?
Not Familiar - 1 not familiar with tool, no knowledgeBeginning - 2 beginning awareness, know what it is/haven't used it, limited knowledge Developing – 3awareness, somewhat experienced and worked with it a few times, somewhat knowledgeable Proficient - 4active awareness, experienced and proficient user, very knowledgeable Transformative - 5 flexible awareness, the integration of multiple tools at a high level of functionality
Display Your Work
● Online ePortfolios allow you to showcase your best practices.
● With ePortfolios you can house your lesson plans, materials, curriculum guides and share them with colleagues
● Online business cards supply people with your worksites. These can either be sites for your PLN or Class Sites.
● Click here for my Online Profile notes
You work hard so SHOW IT
OFF.
Gather your
links and put them in a
nice bundle
Gather your sites together, package them and make
them look pretty
Online Profiles
What do I do with the ideas
that I find online?
Not Familiar - 1 not familiar with tool, no knowledgeBeginning - 2 beginning awareness, know what it is/haven't used it, limited knowledge Developing – 3awareness, somewhat experienced and worked with it a few times, somewhat knowledgeable Proficient - 4active awareness, experienced and proficient user, very knowledgeable Transformative - 5 flexible awareness, the integration of multiple tools at a high level of functionality
You have lots of resources…. What now?
● Delicious.com - to collect and organize bookmarks
● Dropbox.com/ - to store documents
● PBWorks.com - to create an online file cabinet
● Evernote.com - to collect, store and organize resources
● Click here for our notes
You can collect,
store AND share
Install bookmarklet
buttons to your
browser's
Bookmarks Toolbar
so you can easily
save links to
Delicious.
Use a variety of sites to help you organize your documents, links and other resources.
Collect, Organize &
Store
Not Familiar - 1 not familiar with tool, no knowledgeBeginning - 2 beginning awareness, know what it is/haven't used it, limited knowledge Developing – 3awareness, somewhat experienced and worked with it a few times, somewhat knowledgeable Proficient - 4active awareness, experienced and proficient user, very knowledgeable Transformative - 5 flexible awareness, the integration of multiple tools at a high level of functionality
What do YOU WANT to learn?
Tweeting and Facebooking is great but ….
Webinars,
Blogs,
Online Communities
and Twitter…
Oh my
Do-it-yourself Professional Development allows you to get what
you want out of the experience.
D-I-Y pd
• Twitter and Blogs can give you more information than a boring lecture.
• Online communities allow you to connect with other people and try new things.
• Webinars are available when you want on any subject that you want to learn about.
• Design your learning experience to be what must benefits you.
• Click here our Do It Yourself notes
You decide how and what to share
● Some educators choose to reserve Facebook for the sharing of personal information and pictures with only close friends and family. On the other hand, for many, Twitter is the place to share and exchange professional information and pictures.
● Regardless of your preference, start using these tools today and connect with other educators.
● Share your successes. Share your failures. Let us learn from your mistakes and successes. We can all be inspired with how you are forging ahead and making a difference.
Be comfortable in
the self-promoting
and sharing of
your hard work
and that of your
students!
Think about sharing
your favorite blogs,
Web 2.0 tools,
books, online
interactives,
classroom
activities, etc.
Share to Learn
I
am
EVERYWHERE!!
I am an English I teacher from New Orleans, LA. I currently teach at West
Jefferson High School. I look for all opportunities to integrate technology into
my lessons.
Ms. B. is Online
eCard: ● http://about.me/VRBurtonPresentations: ● http://MsBisOnline.weebly.com/Twitter: ● http://twitter.com/MsBisOnlineGoogle+: ● https://
plus.google.com/105765110775938991404/posts
Facebook: ● http://
www.facebook.com/MsVRBurtonPLN Blog: ● http://
2blog2share2learn.edublogs.orgClass Blog: ● http://MsVRBurton.edublogs.org
/Class Wiki: ● http://MsBurtonisonline.pbwork
s.com/
