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Creating a PLN: Personal Learning Network

Creating a PLN: Personal Learning Network. Presented By Lacey Hoogland . By langwitches based on Alec Courosa's "The Networked Teacher" educationaltechnology.ca/ couros /799. Specifics. What is a PLN?. A personal network of professionals you don’t know and friends you do.

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Creating a PLN: Personal Learning Network

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  1. Creating a PLN: Personal Learning Network Presented By Lacey Hoogland

  2. By langwitches based on Alec Courosa's "The Networked Teacher" educationaltechnology.ca/couros/799

  3. Specifics

  4. What is a PLN? A personal network of professionals you don’t know and friends you do. A simple way to gather information A time saver

  5. Why Create a PLN? Photo by timetrax23

  6. Why Create a PLN?

  7. Why Create a PLN? “… who value lifelong learning and know how to learn; and who are capable of succeeding in a changing society.” “Empowering all students to succeed in a changing world” "Enabling All Students to Succeed in an Ever-changing World” “develop the potential of all students by helping them acquire the knowledge, skills, and character traits necessary to become lifelong learners and contributing citizens in a changing society.” “use all available resources to establish a broad-based education to educate students to their fullest potential as productive citizens and life-long learners.” “Instilling a passion for lifelong learning in ourselves, our students and our community.”

  8. Why Create a PLN? Wordle.net

  9. How Do You Start?

  10. How Do You Start? Add Google Reader to your iGoogle page Add feeds in multiple ways

  11. Sorting Resources • Like • Share • Share with Note • Add Star • Tag • Email

  12. Following Others Who are your colleagues following? What topics do they discuss? Google Blogs National Organizations

  13. Suggested Sites Free Technology for Teachers Teachers Love Smartboards Teach Paperless The Edublogger Blogging about the Web 2.0 Connected Classroom

  14. Contributing

  15. Twitter • #SDESS11 • #edchat • #edtech • #k12

  16. Advice for Beginners “Be patient, it takes time. Look for people to follow with a balance of opinions.” – @davidwees “Find a related chat to follow. The tweeps will happen.” @StephanieBaier

  17. Benefits of a PLN Some anonymity Continual PD at your pace and choosing Life Long Learner Changing Society

  18. Why A PLN?

  19. Where to Find Me? • Google Reader: lbleess • Twitter: lhoog • Diigo: lbleess • Wiki: lhoogland.tie.wikispaces.net • Educators PLN Ninghttp://edupln.ning.com/profile/LaceyHoogland • Sioux Falls Symposium Wiki:

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