5 Tools for Developing your PLN

the people, tools and processes that you choose to use for personal and professional growth

a web service that allows users to post (possibly length restricted) messages to a web page

a website that facilitates connections between people who share ties such as common interests, geographical proximity, etc.

a system for saving and sharing web sites online

a (virtual) group of people interested in a particular topic who engage in discussions that are stored in a central repository

a tool for automatically detecting and collecting new/updated information from your selected websites using real simple syndication (RSS) and Atom protocols.

Source:http://www.mapme.com/map/plnsurvey

colleagues

newspapers

5 Tools for your PLN

family

peers

on the train

traveling

face to face conferences/workshops

students

books

friends

How do we connect?

by Damianne R. President

http://www.journeywithtechnology.com/

http://jascd-tiom.ning.com/profile/DamiannePresident

@drpresident

the real world

social networks

nings

http://www.ning.com

• http://edupln.ning.com/
• http://theinternationalschoolteacher.ning.com/
• http://www.classroom20.com/
• http://school20.ning.com/

microblogs and

blogs

social bookmarking

Twitter

http://www.twitter.com

• http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2009/05/10/update-international-school-teachers-roundup/
• http://www.iol.ie/~inchvec/edutwittersdir.html
• http://twittgroups.com/index.php
• http://www.whoshouldifollow.com/
• http://seesmic.com/app/

Diigo

• NIS Grade 6

http://www.diigo.com

• http://groups.diigo.com/group/web2class
• http://groups.diigo.com/group/educators
• http://groups.diigo.com/group/cooltools

unsubscribe

unfollow

reciprocate

share

chat

reflect

learn

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1932936/PLN_Survey_for_TIOM_Presentation

follow

the virtual world

read

Survey Tweets - April

Participate in a PLN

Modified from http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/2922421696/sizes/o/

aggregators

Google Reader

http://edubloggerdir.blogspot.com/

• http://ilearntechnology.com/
• http://www.thethinkingstick.com/
• http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/
• http://smittenkitchen.com/

news/discussion

groups

Google Groups

• NIS Tech Committee

http://groups.google.com

• http://groups.google.com/group/acse_discussion
• http://groups.google.com/group/k12eportfolios
• http://groups.google.com/group/google-teacher-center

What is a PLN?

professional

personal

Source:http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwarlick/2382574289/sizes/o/

The thing that most excites me about technology is it's ability to help us transcend boundaries. It kills any excuse that I can think of for not learning, growing and challenging my mind.

Why should you consciously build your PLN?

get help

we don't know everything

find balance

we learn through interactions

challenge yourself

Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NajbF7L0LKo

share your expertise

education and teaching are dynamic

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