MSTA 2010 Building A Personal Learning Network
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The document discusses building a personal learning network (PLN) and provides tips for teachers. It defines a PLN as an individual's goal-oriented network of sources for professional or personal interests. The presentation covers why teachers should use a PLN, examples of tools for connecting including Twitter, Delicious, Flickr, blogs, Skype, YouTube, podcasts and Google, and tips for cultivating a balanced PLN with real-life examples of each tool's use.
MSTA 2010 Building A Personal Learning Network
- 1. Eric Langhorst Liberty Public Schools BUILDING YOUR PLN PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK
- 2. Eric Langhorst speakingofhistory@gmail.com Adjunct Graduate Faculty Member Doctoral Student Teacher Leadership 8th Grade American History Teacher
- 3. Copy of presentation and links available online www.speakingofhistory.com November 12, 2010
- 4. •What is a PLN?
- 5. •What is a PLN? •Why should I use it?
- 6. •What is a PLN? •Why should I use it? •Tools to connect?
- 7. •What is a PLN? •Why should I use it? •Tools to connect? •Real life applications
- 8. •What is a PLN? •Why should I use it? •Tools to connect? •Real life applications •Tips
- 9. •What is a PLN? •Why should I use it? •Tools to connect? •Real life applications •Tips
- 10. MSTA already has all of these resources available for you to connect with them
- 11. A personal or professional learning network (PLN) involves an individual’s topic-oriented goal, a set of practices & techniques aimed at attracting and organizing a variety of relevant content sources, selected for their value, to help the owner accomplish a professional goal or personal interest. - David Warlick
- 21. SPECIALIZATIO N Not as much about having SOME information but about knowing how to get the BEST
- 22. We are all now PRODUCER S of content as well as
- 24. Twitter tool which allows you to communicate with those you select in less than 140 characters
- 26. Twitter REAL LIFE EXAMPLE I start using a new activity known as “The Article of the Week” I share with fellow history teachers and soon a group of us are sharing ideas, resources, etc.
- 31. Delicious Social bookmaking tool, allows you to save bookmarks on any computer and share them with others
- 33. Delicious REAL LIFE EXAMPLEWorking on an assignment comparing the Finnish and U.S. education systems Want to find online articles and resources
- 37. Flickr Online application for posting, sharing and commenting on pictures As of September 2010 Flickr had 5 Billion photos loaded
- 39. Flickr REAL LIFE EXAMPLE I need an image of the cannons at Fort Ticonderoga to show my 8th grade American History class
- 46. Blogs a journal written online and accessible to users of the internet
- 47. Speaking of history blog
- 48. Blogs REAL LIFE EXAMPLEI want to keep up with new ideas and concepts from people I respect
- 51. Skype Audio and video conferencing tool
- 53. Skype REAL LIFE EXAMPLE I want my students to ask questions of experts and experience things outside of my classroom
- 55. YouTube Online application for sharing, viewing and commenting on videos
- 57. YouTube REAL LIFE EXAMPLEI would like to find some quality content to enhance my class for my high achieving students Extra content to add to my class
- 61. Podcasts Audio and/or video content which you can subscribe to through the web
- 62. Podcasts REAL LIFE EXAMPLEI want to find engaging content for my students about Colonial America I would like to find audio or video content for free
- 66. Google Google has a variety of tools helpful to educators – Docs, Mail, Video, Phone
- 68. Google REAL LIFE EXAMPLEI want to call parents from my classroom but can’t make a long distance call from my room Google Phone from G-mail will allow me to make that call
- 70. PLN Tips A PLN is a two way street – the more you contribute the more you will get back
- 71. PLN Tips Cultivate your PLN – you don’t want too few or too many
- 72. PLN Tips Check to see who your friend considers friends
- 73. PLN Tips Use your PLN effectively but find a healthy balance
- 74. PLN Tips Dip your foot in the PLN pool with friends you have in real life and know
- 75. Eric Langhorst Liberty Public Schools BUILDING YOUR PLN PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK