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PLN Basics

PLN Basics. What is a Professional Learning Network? (PLN) How would that help me? How do I create one? Twitter Really Simple Syndicate (RSS). Professional Learning Network (PLN). A PLN a network of professionals and professional organizations

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PLN Basics

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  1. PLN Basics • What is a Professional Learning Network? (PLN) • How would that help me? • How do I create one? Twitter Really Simple Syndicate (RSS)

  2. Professional Learning Network (PLN) • A PLN a network of professionals and professional organizations • We’ve always had them, but by using online resources, our PLN is more accessible and easier to tailor to our individual needs • We can easily find educators that can support us in our professional development in ways that we control and manage • We can pull the information we want out of the vast amount of information available

  3. How to Develop a Networked PLN • There are many ways to create a PLN, but the two easiest are using Twitter and RSS feeds • By using these two methods, you have the power of thousands of people and thousands of organizations • Professional Development can be incremental and throughout the year • Professional Development can be tailored by you to fit your exact needs

  4. Let’s Set Up a Twitter Account Twitter.com Create an account

  5. Twitter Cont. • Most professionals use their real name or some form of it, but that is up to you • Make sure you add a picture, most professionals use their real photo, again optional • Go to settings to monitor privacy, most professional twitter accounts are open because the purpose is to share resources • I would not set it to alert you to each tweet, you’ll go crazy. Just DM and @ alerts work well.

  6. Follow your Twitter Teacher The twitter teacher will walk you through the process

  7. Twitter Set UpRecap • Confirm your account through your email • Create your profile • Privacy settings • Separating work and personal twitter • Using your real name and photo for professional use

  8. It’s Important to Create Your ProfileDon’t stay the egg with no descriptionBe an addition to your PLN

  9. The Lingo • @mentions, this is public, but the other person is alerted to your post • Retweets, RT, click on the retweet sign to let your followers se a post you found interesting • DM direct message, found on the right hand side. This is personal to that individual • Using #hashtags to add your post to a group of like topics. Search #hashtags to follow topics

  10. @mentions

  11. Retweets (RT)

  12. Direct Messages (DM)

  13. #hashtagsA way to group like categories

  14. Favorites: a way to file resourcesBy clicking ‘favorite’ you can keep tweets in your favorites tab for easy reference

  15. Twitter SearchUse #hashtags in the search box

  16. Finding TweepsThere are search sites, but the easiest wayis to look at who like minded colleagues are following

  17. Shortening Your URLTwitter automatically shortens, but this site allows you to track clicks and shortensURLsmore

  18. Top 21 Twitter ClientsFor mobile use and easier management at home

  19. Tweet DeckI use TweetDeck at home and TweetCaster on my phone

  20. Twitter EtiquetteOur Emily Post of the Cyber World • http://heidicohen.com/twitter-etiquette/

  21. Find Some People to Follow • Your address book to find people you know • Hash tags # to find interests • Look at people associated with someone you resonate with @donnaroman • Follow and unfollow to tailor your PLN

  22. RSS Reader Click here for overview and instructions • RSS in Plain English Short video to show you how to set up and use an RSS

  23. Google ReaderHere’s mine, there is also an example on our wiki

  24. Set up Your Reader • Create a google account • Click on Reader • Let’s start finding blogs Edublog 2011 winners

  25. So, what did you end up with? Pull Technology of • New ideas • Latest research • Articles • Accumulation • Collaboration • Partners

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