Pln Presentation Nmsa09

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Welcome!
This is the Texas room: Professional Learning
Networks (Session #2681)
Friday, November 6, 2009

Professional
Learning Networks
Troy Patterson Shawn McGirr
Dearborn Public Melvindale-
Schools Northern Allen
Park Public Schools

middleschooleducators@gmail.com
www.middleschoolmatters.com


Professional
Learning
Networks
C r e a t i n g
U s i n g
W h y


Professional
Learning Networks


Building a PLN

PLN or PLC

Play with the tools. (We’ll get there!)

Don’t be afraid. Participate. (Create an email
account to control spam).

Ask questions.


Mind Map of PLN’s


Whadda Ya Know?
A. Blogs (examples: Twitter, WordPress, Blogger)

B. Virtual Environments: Second Life

C. Podcasts: This American Life, Grammar Girl,
Middle School Matters

D. Social Networks: Facebook, Ning,

E. Resources: Social Bookmarking, Document
Sharing, News Gathering, RSS.


Index
A. Micro-blogging - Twitter
B. Virtual Learning - Second Life
C. Audio - Podcasts
D. Social Networks- Facebook
E. Resources- Delicious
F. Blogs/RSS


Twitter
M i c r o b l o g g i n g


Do you Twitter?


Lee & Sachi LeFever of
the commoncraft show

What is it?

What is it?
What can it Be?

• A microblog.
• A quick way to inform your parents.
• “A PLC is chosen for me, a PLN is
chosen by me.”
• Idea generator/collector.


What isn’t it?

• Private.
• Expository.
• It is not a place to reveal the lives
of others.


Why Teach Twitter?

What does it look like?


1871


1935

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/22/twitter-in-1935.html

How do I use it?

• Create an account at www.twitter.com.

• Follow folks.

• Post, read, contribute & lurk.


Why do teachers use it?

• Networking

• Resourcing


How do I ﬁnd folks?


How do I ﬁnd folks?

Twibes

Twitterpacks

• http://twitter.com/
kchichester (Special Ed and
English Language Arts)

booktwits (book clubs and
literacy)

d_tremblay (math, science,
technology, computer
science, history and
geography)

• http://
twitterpacks.pbworks.com/


National Middle School
Association

• Connect with
membership.

• Spread news
quickly.

• Build a community.


ELA: Follow the Author
• @megcabot – Meg Cabot is the author of
more than 40 books for children, teenagers,
and adults. Her novels include “The
Princess Diaries” series, “Ransom My
Heart,” and “Jinx.” She tweets about her
daily life, books, and a lot about pop culture.

• @maureenjohnson – Maureen Johnson
is the author of numerous young adult
novels, including “Suite Scarlett” and
“13 Little Blue Envelopes.” She tweets
about her work and life as a writer and
is very engaged with her followers. A
sample tweet:

• http://mashable.com/2009/05/08/twitter-
authors/


TweetDeck


Do I have to post?


Do I have to post?

NO!


Do I have to post?

NO!

You can lurk. . .


TweetUps

• Twitter leads
to face-to-face
connections.


Who’s Watching?

• The Law of
Unintended
Consequences . . .

Index

Podcasts
L i s t e n i n g
C r e a t i n g


Listening to
Podcasts
Professional Development-

Middle School Matters

Look for regular episodes

Search iTunes


iTunes


Student Information

Social Studies

60 Second Civics Podcast

Language Arts

Grammar Girl


what you Need...

Computer

Software

Host


Creating Podcasts
Teachers

Providing Directions

Lectures

Differentiation

Absences

Study Guides


Students

Demonstrate Understanding

Sharing with others

Teaching

Summarization


Social Networks
C o m m u n i t y


Social Networks

• Middle Talk
• Facebook
• Nings
• Classroom 2.0
• Virtual Environments: Second Life


Nings
• Password
protection
• You retain the
ownership of
content.
• You can manage
the membership.
• Advertising.


Index

Facebook


Facebook: My Page


Facebook: Privacy


Facebook: Conversation


MiddleTalk

• MiddleTalk is a listserv supported by
the National Middle School
Association.
• Membership in the Association is
required to join the listserv.


Members Add Value


MiddleTalk Listserv


Where Can I Sign Up?
http://www.nmsa.org/middletalk


Virtual Environments


Second Life
• 3D Virtual Reality Manipulatable
Environment


Second Life
• Interact with others through your
avatar.


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Second Life:
The University of Michigan-Dearborn


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Second Life: ISTE Eduverse Talks

http://www.tvwsp.com/

Blogs


Common Craft Video

Index

Educational Blogs

Larry Ferlazzo - http://
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/

Rodd Lucier - http://
thecleversheep.blogspot.com/

Scott McLeod - http://
www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/


Blogs

Create your own:

Blogger.com

Wordpress.com

Edublogs.org

Check with your district


Wikis


Wikipedia


Uses of Wikis
Study Guides - Each student (group) prepares
different parts of the study guide.

Vocabulary Guides - can be ongoing throughout
the year.

Research Projects - Different parts can be pulled
together.

Travelogues- Variety of places visited.

Notes

FAQ’s

Educational Wikis

http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

Collaborative Writing


Resources


Tagging (Social Bookmarking)

Delicious

Diigo

Publishing


Delicious


Diigo


Diigo

Index

News Aggregators (RSS)

Google Reader

NetNewsWire

Bloglines

Index

Google Reader

Index

NetNewsWire


Google Reader


Bloglines


Audio Visual
iTunes U

MIT Opencourseware

You Tube

Teacher Tube

School Tube

Common Craft


Publishing

ISSUU

Scribd

SlideShare

280 Slides

Index

Professional
Learning Networks

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Learning Networks
Troy Patterson Shawn McGirr
Dearborn Public Melvindale-
Schools Northern Allen
Park Public Schools

middleschooleducators@gmail.com


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