PLN
by Dwayne Schnell
1. Consist of the people that the learner interacts with to derive knowledge from. People you want to learn from.
2. Be knowledgeable.
3. Unique to everybody.
4. who’s in the PLN?
4.1. students
4.2. teachers
4.3. administrators
5. different platforms:
5.1. twitter (some say is best)
5.2. edmodo
5.3. social bookmarking
5.4. rss
5.5. LinkedIn (pro, resumes, etc)
5.6. google plus -> hangouts (free video conferencing 10 people/classrooms)
5.6.1. mystery skype - guess where they are...
6. how do we become connected educators
6.1. 1. listen
6.2. 2. participate
6.3. 3. connect (ask questions)
7. how to find the networks and people - start with big names/institutions and narrow down
8. get yourself out there
9. 5. collaboration
9.1. shared cloud documents/wiki
9.2. participate
10. use the PLN for daily assignments with students
10.1. ask students to search (besides google)
11. become a connected educator
11.1. CONSTANT LEARNER able to reach out.
11.2. Open up, join different social networks, and non digital networks.
11.3. be willing to create your PLN
12. A place to reach out to and ask questions.
13. ~60% of educators are on Social media, and using some form of PLN
14. branding/growth of your ‘name’
14.1. two simple logos/avatar images - professional + unique
14.2. comment on blogs
14.3. cross-post
14.4. twitter ‘chat’ discussions
14.4.1. introduce yourself
14.4.2. engage with others
14.5. meetups
14.6. guest-posting on other blogs
14.7. #edchat (twitter)
15. twitter in class
15.1. after school discussions
15.2. homework assignments
15.3. feedback
15.4. sharing resources
16. 4. person-to-person networking
16.1. edcamp “unconference”
16.1.1. participant driven
16.1.2. 1 hour sessions
16.2. teach-meets
16.2.1. shorter sessions