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Web 2.0 Tools &

Web 2.0 Tools &. Personal Learning Networks (PLNs). Blanca E. Duarte Intel SouthAsia Webinar July 14, 2009. Nature, Man & Technology. “Everything is connected to everything else.” Barry Commoner, The Closing Circle: Nature, Man & Technology, 1971. DEFINITIONS OF PLN.

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  1. Web 2.0 Tools & Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) Blanca E. Duarte Intel SouthAsia Webinar July 14, 2009

  2. Nature, Man & Technology “Everything is connected to everything else.” • Barry Commoner, The Closing Circle: Nature, Man & Technology, 1971

  3. DEFINITIONS OF PLN A Personal Learning Network is a “connected” collection of tools that one can use to build their capacity and knowledge. - EKB, 2009

  4. .01 % The Networked Student

  5. How Do We Learn Today?

  6. Work In Progress – Cycle of Information

  7. How Many of You Belong To… • FACEBOOK • MY SPACE • LINKED IN • CLASSROOM 2.0 OR NING • TWITTER • DIIGO, DIGG or DELICIOUS • ELGG OR LEARNCENTRAL • FLICKR • ONLINE COMMUNITY These are all a part of of your PLN!!!

  8. How Can I Create a Personal Learning Network When I Have the World at My Fingertips? 25 Tools : A Toolbox for Learning Professionals by Jane Hart http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17.jpg

  9. Building A Personal Learning Network Business & Tech News Mac Rumors Twitter Micro- blogging Personal NPR News Use an Aggregator: Netvibes, Pageflakes, Google Wave Create or Join a Social Network Use an RSS Feeder like Google Reader Check out iTunes University

  10. Horizon Report 2009 K-12 • Compiled by an International Advisory Board that identifies emerging technologies likely to have a significant impact on education in: • Teaching • Learning • Research • Creative Expression IN 2009, THE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ARE…

  11. 2009 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES • COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS • ONLINE COMMUNICATION TOOLS (CHAT,SKYPE) • MOBILES (3RD PARTY APPLICATIONS) • CLOUD COMPUTING (FLICKR, YOUTUBE, BLOGGER) • SMART OBJECTS (METATAGGING) • THE PERSONAL WEB (ELGG, ZOTERO, PLNs)

  12. 2009 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIESTime to Adoption in Teaching/Learning • COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS ≤ 1 YEAR • ONLINE COMMUNICATION TOOLS ≤ 1 YEAR • MOBILES 2-3 YEARS • CLOUD COMPUTING 2-3 YEARS • SMART OBJECTS 4-5 YEARS • THE PERSONAL WEB 4-5 YEARS

  13. What DO PLNs Provide? • A Support Structure • Various Ways to Communicate: Discussion Forums, Chats, Polls, etc. • Sharing Opportunities • Exploratory Areas for Innovation (groups), Self-Reflection (blogs), & Learning • Online PLNs are a Vehicle for Creating and Sharing Professional & Personal Experiences • A 21st Century Learning Environment with Audiences, Flexibility of Design and Expanded Involvement

  14. Educator Social Network Example http://www.classroom20.com

  15. Example: PLN http://schoolleadership.ning.com

  16. CREDITS HORIZON REPORT 2009 K-12 EDITION The Networked Student used with permission by Wendy Drexler, 2008. For educational purposes only. The Networked Teacher: http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 CommonCraft videos used under the Creative Commons license How Much Info? http://www2.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info-2003/execsum.htm#summary

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