What's a PLN? Why Would I Want One?
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A PLN (Personal Learning Network) allows teachers to connect with billions of other professionals online to share ideas, resources, lessons and stories. Building a PLN expands opportunities for collaboration beyond the local school. The document provides tips on creating an online profile and using tools like Twitter, Facebook groups, blogs and conferences to participate in a PLN in order to stay passionate about teaching and continuously learn from others.
What's a PLN? Why Would I Want One?
- 1. What is a PLN? Shellyterrell.com/survival2ps/pln Why would I want one?
- 2. 3000
- 7. It all begins with seeds If your ac2ons in the classroom inspire children to achieve more, ques2on more, and dream more, you are indeed worthy of the 2tle “ Teacher.” – Robert John Meehan
- 8. Vacuuming by Kim P, Flickr
- 10. Get Connected by Divergent Learner, Flickr
- 13. Which have you used?
- 14. PLEs- Personal Learning Environments
- 15. ©Wordle.net
- 17. 997,000 -‐Number of Teachers on LinkedIn
- 18. But there are nearly…. Billions Of authors, researchers, organizaBons, professionals, thought leaders, subject maEer experts, etc. who you and your students can learn from.
- 20. It’s the people
- 21. Passionate Learning Networks Refueling the Way We Teach
- 22. Online Learning
- 23. Create a Profile
- 24. What to Include
- 27. #Edchat
- 28. Lurk on a chat Bit.ly/Educhats
- 33. What do I share?
- 35. Stories, Resources, Links, Lessons, Ideas…. Your Passion
- 36. What is the best tool? How do you want to learn? How much 2me can you invest?
- 37. How do I find the Bme?
- 39. Connect with your mobile device!
- 40. Why Do We Connect?
- 42. ShellyTerrell.com Bit.ly/ShellTerrell T: @ShellTerrell Facebook.com/groups/30Goals Shellyterrell.com/survival2ps/pln