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Professional Learning Network. Twitter @ alyssabrotto. September 18, 2012. Here is a snap shot of my twitter account. I had just created a new account to start building my PLN and within the first few days had already started to find a wide array of people to follow. George Couros @ gcouros.
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Professional Learning Network Twitter @alyssabrotto
September 18, 2012 Here is a snap shot of my twitter account. I had just created a new account to start building my PLN and within the first few days had already started to find a wide array of people to follow.
George Couros@gcouros • Has been involved in the education system for many years • An acting Division Principal • Has a professional focus on education and the ways in which Educational Technology can be implemented
Joanne de Groot@joannedegroot • Actively involved within the educational field • Has experience as a teacher, librarian and assistant professor • Knowledgeable about Professional Learning Networks • Provides insight into how to create an effective online presence
Edna Dach@Edach • Experience within the education profession • Innovative in the area of technology and incorporating it into education today • Insightful in areas such as cyberbullying and being media smart
October 9, 2012 Over the few weeks in which I have had a twitter account, I went from having zero followers and zero followees, to following 53 people and having 20 followers. Over this time period I have also tried to connect with the wider education community and put out 17 tweets of my own.
Pln participation • Developing my Professional Learning Network through online mediums such as Twitter has proved itself to be helpful even in these early stages. Through this social media tool I have been able to: • Connect with professionals currently in the educational field • Meet and connect with other pre-service teachers • Become involved in debates and discussions which will become • important to my teaching strategies through this like #edchat • My Twitter account mainly consists of others studying Education at the University of Alberta, teachers, librarians, technology professionals, and educational based organizations (ex. Alberta Ed, ATA, etc.)