Creating a Powerful Learning tool – A Twitter PLN

1. Creating a Powerful Learning tool – A Twitter PLN Frank, Divergent Learner Creative Commons Licensed Stephanie Dulmage

2. Session Goals: • Define PLN and PLE • Benefits of PLNs and PLEs • Creating a PLN/PLE on Twitter • Using Twitter, Tweetdeck, and Twitterfall to Manage Your PLN • Twitter PLN/PLE Resources Stephanie Dulmage

3. What Is a PLN or PLE? • PLN is an acronym for personal learning network • PLE is an acronym for personal learning environment and is the tool/online space that you create your PLN in Twitter, Moodle, Ning, Diigo, Google Reader, Blogs, Wikis,Google+ • Characteristics of a PLN • A Personal Learning Network (PLN) is the collection of people with whom you engage and exchange information. • They are the group of people who contribute to your knowledge and understanding of topics in your field and beyond. • PLNs extend your learning through increased reflection, while enabling you to learn as part of a global community. • Networking online and finding individuals with whom you share connections or whose interests you share in common Stephanie Dulmage

4. PLN Vs. PLE Stephanie Dulmage

5. Benefits of PLNs • Supports knowledge construction through networks • Empowers learners to be self-led, independent knowledge seekers and creators • Allows for customization of learning specific to individual learning needs or interests. • highly collaborative, reflective, and inspirational • Fosters engagement with like-minded professionals • Meaningful professional development Stephanie Dulmage

6. View the short video on the benefits of a Twitter PLN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKqJSjvJ4X0 • Generate 1-2 ideas of what you hope to gain from a Twitter PLN or how your Twitter PLN has impacted you? PLN Voicethread: http://voicethread.com/share/1990971/ Stephanie Dulmage

7. GooGgleGG Google+ Stephanie Dulmage

8. Stages/Levels of Involvement in PLN Social Network Knowledge Construction • Identify - What’s Out There? • Lurk - How Do Things Work Here? • Contribute – What Can I Construct? • Create – What Can I Offer? • Lead – How Can I Lead or Mentor Others Stephanie Dulmage

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10. It all Starts With One Click Stephanie Dulmage

11. What is Twitter Twitter • Real-time information network • Social networking and microblogging service that allows you connect with others by sending short text messages 140 characters in length, called "tweets", to your friends, or "followers." Stephanie Dulmage

12. Creating Twitter PLN • Set Up a Twitter Account http://www.twitter.com Stephanie Dulmage

13. Choose an avatar – photo of yourself or other logo • Create and post a bio • Add a link to your blog or web site • Find people/friends to follow Stephanie Dulmage

14. Finding People to Follow • Follow "hashtags“, "searches“ or people • Follow who your followers follow Popular education hashtags/tweetchats: • #edchat, #edtech, #edreform, #mathchat, #gtchat, • #ntchat, #passiondriven, #nlearning, #scichat, #stem • #spedchat, #k12, #elemchat, #midleved, #cpchat Stephanie Dulmage

15. Using Twitter Twitter: • Log In • Post comment in the “What’s Happening?” Box • Comments need to be clear, concise, and 140 characters • Click Tweet Other Twitter Functions: • Favorite, Reply, Delete Stephanie Dulmage

16. Managing Tweetchats/Twitter Tweetdeck Tweetdeck is a platform for organizing Twitter and Twitter followers and much more: • TweetDeck is your personal browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now, connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and more. • TweetDeck you to customize your Twitter experience with columns, groups, saved searches and automatic updates helping you to stay updated with the people and topics you care about. • Tweetdeck allows you to tweet, share photos, videos or links. Stephanie Dulmage

17. Stephanie Dulmage http://www.tweetdeck.com/

18. Twitterfall Twitterfall • Twitterfall is a Twitter client specializing in real-time tweet searches. New tweets fall into the page. • Allows you to follow the stream of a hashtag or tweetchat. • Effective when participating in a webinar, online conference or tweetchat. Stephanie Dulmage

19. http://www.twitterfall.com Stephanie Dulmage

20. Getting Started • Set up a Twitter Account • Create a Profile/Bio • Choose People to Follow • Set up a Tweetdeck • Follow a Hashtag or Tweetchat • Set up Twitterfall to manage Tweetchats • Identify, Lurk, Contribute, Create and… Stephanie Dulmage

21. LEAD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V74AxCqOTvg Stephanie Dulmage

22. Reflection and Action Planning Questions • What are your plans for creating a PLN? • How do you think this will benefit you? • What applications do you see for your colleagues and students? • How will this transform teaching and learning? • How will you use this to be a change agent in your classroom, school, district? Stephanie Dulmage

23. Questions and contact Information Resources: http://livebinders.com/edit?id=90248 http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/34291 http://livebinders.com/edit?id=51890 http://cybraryman.com/pln.html http://livebinders.com/play/play/49640 Contact Information: Stephanie Dulmage dulmage@wbsd.org Blog: http://www.educationvisionleadership.edublogs.org Twitter:@stephe1234 Stephanie Dulmage