Building a PLN
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Teachers were inquiring about how to increase digital literacy in their classrooms given time constraints. It was suggested that teachers build a personal learning network (PLN) by sharing ideas and collaborating on projects, activities, and lessons using new technologies. This would allow teachers to learn from each other, model digital skills for students, and shift learning to be more active. Next steps included continuing self-directed professional development using social media platforms to expand PLNs and implement new digital literacies in the classroom.
Building a PLN
- 1. Building a PLN (Personal Learning Network) (How can we increase digital literacy in our school and our classrooms?)
- 2. What’s the issue? • Teachers are inquisitive about technology • Have time constraints • How do we find solutions?
- 3. How can we learn about technology from each other?
- 4. Teachers were inquiring about many of these applications:
- 10. Teacher Outcomes • Teachers could make time to play & familiarize themselves with new technologies • Work together/Share ideas • Build projects/activities/lessons • Interdepartmental initiatives • Created avenues to increase dialogue during the week – spontaneously
- 11. Student Outcomes Teacher learning = Student learning • Learning from personal interest • Student focused • Motivating/Autonomous • Modeling/enthusiasm/interest • 21st Century skills • Shift focus of learning – Active vs Passive
- 12. What’s next? • Awakened curiosities – continue during selfdirected ProD next year • Build projects/lessons/activities using new digital literacies • Increase PLNs with social media – Twitter • Use more of these: #RSSLearns, #Reynolds, #SD61learn, #educ, #edchat, #bced