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edWeb - social network for educators - great resource

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="edWeb.net - A professional social network for the education community" height="188" src="http://www.edweb.net/fimages/op/images/edWebHomeLogo.png" width="333" /></div><br /><a href="http://www.edweb.net/">edWeb</a> is a social network for educators. It's free to join, and allows educators to connect with other educators and create a<a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/create-personal-learning-network.html"> professional learning community</a>. There are resources, tips, forums, lesson ideas, research and much more available. It's another great resource to add to your network.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Sample Member Homepage" border="0" height="312" src="http://www.edweb.net/fimages/op/images/homepage_rh_graphic.png" width="396" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

edWeb - social network for educators - great resource

edWeb is a social network for educators. It's free to join, and allows educators to connect with other educators and create a professi...

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Teachability - teacher community for sharing ideas, advice, and more

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://assets.pearsonschool.com/asset_mgr/current/201133/NavAd_Teachability3.jpg" /> </div><br /><a href="http://www.teachability.com/index.jspa">Teachability</a> is a teacher community for sharing ideas, tips, advice, resources, and much more. It is made up of different communities based on topics such as STEM, Common Core, Class Size, ELL, Funding, First Year Teaching, Special Education and much more. Each community has resources, a forum, and more.<br /><br />It's a great, free resource to connect with other educators and share and learn.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrGYDEsPqZN1nyyBegRcvh71HC_ogrI91xwAlKKK3iO7UupvksOX4TVGQ1hQ3r3s9Hf2Qv4oFQLwDTKzs8wSR7oemhve15fnK6dPjmFoxXobv2Jo3uh-SKllWxr7WXFYcim-aDbPN43Xz/s1600/Teacher+Community+for+Sharing+Ideas,+Advice,+Strategies+++More+-+Teachability-151341.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrGYDEsPqZN1nyyBegRcvh71HC_ogrI91xwAlKKK3iO7UupvksOX4TVGQ1hQ3r3s9Hf2Qv4oFQLwDTKzs8wSR7oemhve15fnK6dPjmFoxXobv2Jo3uh-SKllWxr7WXFYcim-aDbPN43Xz/s400/Teacher+Community+for+Sharing+Ideas,+Advice,+Strategies+++More+-+Teachability-151341.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>Related:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/discovery-educator-network-great.html">Discovery Educator Network - great resources and great addition to any PLN</a><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/create-personal-learning-network.html">Creating a Personal Learning Network</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more</a><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/teachbook-online-community-for-teachers.html">Teachbook - Online Community for Teachers</a><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/edudemic-online-community-with.html">Edudemic - online community with education and tech news</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Teachability - teacher community for sharing ideas, advice, and more

Teachability is a teacher community for sharing ideas, tips, advice, resources, and much more. It is made up of different communities bas...

5:30 AM

Great poster for creating a PLN with Twitter

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vyTEDmumrfdyfmjlqwgUhZ6y7hoxjY7T2LEStU2YHloiTEqwsc031nh58ztDuLxXoNki7UT71WJiBe9qCAADoPj2TmqjHouiuWpMCg0_u3gND2pviHr2wciv8kryLeQOzBooWdK2NzU/s1600/pln.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vyTEDmumrfdyfmjlqwgUhZ6y7hoxjY7T2LEStU2YHloiTEqwsc031nh58ztDuLxXoNki7UT71WJiBe9qCAADoPj2TmqjHouiuWpMCg0_u3gND2pviHr2wciv8kryLeQOzBooWdK2NzU/s320/pln.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />A <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/create-personal-learning-network.html">Personal Learning Network (PLN)</a> is a vital part of every educators career. Whether it is their fellow teachers in their building, or educators around the world, a PLN supports, shares, and educates each other.<br /><br />Through my PLN, I found a great <a href="http://milestomes.com/?p=221">poster that explains how to use Twitter to create a PLN</a>.<br /><br />Check it out and share with others. <a href="http://milestomes.com/?p=221">http://milestomes.com/?p=221</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Related:<br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/create-personal-learning-network.html">Create a Personal Learning Network</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/twitter-for-education-great-resource.html">Twitter for Education - a great resource</a><br /><br />

Great poster for creating a PLN with Twitter

A Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a vital part of every educators career. Whether it is their fellow teachers in their building, or educ...

5:21 AM

Discovery Educator Network - great resources and great addition to any PLN

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="64px;" id="internal-source-marker_0.6122485196683556" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7nQE-WvSjLXliR-qxnFlldzisOTMGqP_hrIgvgp-Mc_WgNUvmZhM_7jQ79kh-kGZ2xYNC6gkTLV-ykGpe8e4_nFHjA9jdkpPODwohc4jVKfh9CWNi10" width="220px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="172" data-width="256" height="134" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS1gblmdpE9miZcGanw8XU2k-GpWn9RhprEE0xAdmf5_Hb6an0Zaw" style="height: 172px; width: 256px;" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Discovery%20Education" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discovery Education</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is an excellent resource for educators. They have great fee-based products (Streaming, Assessment, Science and more) and </span><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/25-free-resources-from-discovery.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">over 30 free resources available</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for educators. The </span><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Discovery%20Educator%20Network" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discovery Educator Network</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is also a great resource for educators where they can connect with other educators and share resources and information. I've been a member of the <a href="http://community.discoveryeducation.com/about.cfm">DEN</a> for many years, am a STAR educator and am also on the <a href="http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/meet-the-ct-leadership-council/">Leadership Council for Connecticut.</a> The <a href="http://community.discoveryeducation.com/about.cfm">DEN</a> provides a community for educators where they can socialize, share resources, and learn from each other. There are online resources, videos, blogs, links, downloads, contests and prizes, and so much more. The state Leadership Councils are made up of educators who volunteer to create social events, learning events, and write the <a href="http://community.discoveryeducation.com/blogs.cfm">blog posts</a>. They work hand-in-hand with Discovery Education employees (like Steve Dembo @teach42) to support educators. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The resources and post are not all about Discovery Education products, although many are. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've learned a lot from being a part of the DEN and have met some great people. Here's some details from research done on the DEN. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Star Discovery Educator / Leadership Council" height="50" id="Image1_img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrAXfEPtHzguzklEy2egusYtk3Y1E1De0Z4LcAERR_qNjg1Qj9vfRjT9qpOsLPwdMgKXWZJPNIiTYgC77eDU58nXITk60OvEWL-VVTZ4e76MoALDzTxvHIg2yBct0f5owfk_41h9JUSI/s150/den+star+den+lc.jpg" style="visibility: visible;" width="110" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discovery Education had <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">Researchers from the Harvard Graduate School of Education investigate the Discovery Educator Network to determine how the DEN has affected educator’s professional development and their use of technology in their work. You can </span><a href="http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2011/06/27/does-the-den-impact-your-teaching-learning/" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;">read through the highlights here</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">, as well as find a link to the full study. For those of you that are more visual in nature though, we took a few of the key points and turned them into an infographic.</span><br />Click on the image below to <a href="http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/07/DEN-infographic.jpg">view the full infographic</a>. And don’t forget, many browsers will attempt to resize it to fit the screen. If your mouse icon is a magnifying glass, click on the image to see it full size.</span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YayoPCZSe2KKfN41GCm2y_oXrO1WZBNW78X9lnXpGQjGtr-k6SBdXu4vRCsjSk3SloL6tn2CGrCE_pdQK2nANu3feoJEsMplIy8ZEZwJAcNsB66T0VrzggbMuxqeLZ7VxPnA2HrdWPA/s1600/DEN-infographic-e1314979251863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YayoPCZSe2KKfN41GCm2y_oXrO1WZBNW78X9lnXpGQjGtr-k6SBdXu4vRCsjSk3SloL6tn2CGrCE_pdQK2nANu3feoJEsMplIy8ZEZwJAcNsB66T0VrzggbMuxqeLZ7VxPnA2HrdWPA/s640/DEN-infographic-e1314979251863.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://community.discoveryeducation.com/about.cfm">Discovery Educator Network</a> is a great addition to any educator's <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/create-personal-learning-network.html">Personal Learning Network.</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>

Discovery Educator Network - great resources and great addition to any PLN

Discovery Education is an excellent resource for educators. They have great fee-based products (Streaming, Assessment, Science and more) an...

8:42 AM

A Personal Learning Network for Parents

As educators, we speak of<a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/create-personal-learning-network.html"> Personal Learning Networks (PLN)</a> for ourselves, and sometimes our students. But what about parents?<br /><br />Parents need resources to help them stay connected with school and their child's education. School memos and newsletters are not enough. One phone number at the school is not enough. Even having the email and/or phone number of teachers and counselors is not enough.<br /><br />Here are some things that schools and districts should do to help parents have a PLN of their own:<br /><br />1. School website - constantly updated, with links, resources, news, information, and contacts for teachers and staff. Information should be easy to find and read. Website should also have built-in translation abilities or instructions for using something like Google Translate. This is very important for limited or non-English speaking parents.<br />School blogs and Twitter accounts can also be used to share information with parents.<br /><br />2. Email addresses - for child's teachers, administrator, and counselor. And, email list for other resources, like the school nurse, social worker, ELL coordinator, etc.<br /><br />3. Phone list - for everyone listed in email address above.<br /><br />4. Monthly parent workshops where parents can come to the school and meet the faculty and staff and make connections. They would also learn about the different resources at the school and district and how these resources can help them and their child. These workshops could also focus on tips and resources for creating a rich learning environment in the home for their child. There could also be seminars on computers, English language, parenting, and more.<br /><br />5. Parent-Teacher Association contacts and meeting times need to be well published also.<br /><br />6. Online Student information system - parents should be able to access real time grades and attendance information about their child. Most SIS offer this now.<br /><br />7. Schoolwork and Homework help - help parents understand how to help their children with homework, even if they don't understand the subject matter. Give them ideas on providing time and space for the student to work. Helping students get good nutrition and enough sleep. Giving parents a list of resources to pass onto the student (like websites, tutoring, and the library).<br /><br />These are great resources to help parents find information and help for them and/or their child. The personal connections are most important though. As parents meet staff in person they will feel more comfortable utilizing them and coming to them with issues and concerns.<br /><br />Many parents feel disconnected from schools, especially in the higher grades when there are multiple teachers and administrators to deal with. Schools must work to give parents easy access to information and resources, and make parents feel comfortable in contacting the school for help.<br /><br />What are your ideas for PLN's for Parents?<br /><br /><br />UPDATE: I forgot one great source for parents in a PLN - other parents. They can make connections, talk, help each other, share babysitting, carpools, etc.

A Personal Learning Network for Parents

As educators, we speak of Personal Learning Networks (PLN) for ourselves, and sometimes our students. But what about parents? Parents need...

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Creating a Personal Learning Network with Web 2.0 Tools

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujV_7cDoomcqToYMaNEEfLjmGCisqC1hFsENVztuASOeouVNWIcBlXiTMgbvuv4CrctZONdVOrllEN9uhQToZleNcjHBfHthZ7sIpx5gEiDUL6vzL1W_im_l8yAdkkz2myQdwlQuDtKI/s1600/create+a+pln+with+web+20+tools.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujV_7cDoomcqToYMaNEEfLjmGCisqC1hFsENVztuASOeouVNWIcBlXiTMgbvuv4CrctZONdVOrllEN9uhQToZleNcjHBfHthZ7sIpx5gEiDUL6vzL1W_im_l8yAdkkz2myQdwlQuDtKI/s320/create+a+pln+with+web+20+tools.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/buildingapln/">Creating a Personal Learning Network with Web 2.0 Tools</a> is a site that helps teachers set up and create a PLN. It has information and resources from multiple teachers and includes a variety of resources for teachers to use to connect with other educators. The site was created as part of a presentation for FETC 2009.<br /><br />I'm a huge proponent of PLNs and this is definitely a great site to use to create or expand your own PLN.<br /><br />Related Articles:<br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/create-personal-learning-network.html">http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/create-personal-learning-network.html</a>

Creating a Personal Learning Network with Web 2.0 Tools

Creating a Personal Learning Network with Web 2.0 Tools is a site that helps teachers set up and create a PLN. It has information and resou...

5:41 AM

My Personal Learning Network

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqQNfzPbPKnO8nYhELOjj5O2yLuFab8jsoIIv-JgCM6Ygr52y-8LgQ65q35FmjwEbEyNTxAJJ24GCSI_ojeysqx7McwaS5Um-hPnwL85PP5YRr9D59_4DqpJDdfUL2bSbsMAIiwjoMF0/s1600/PLN+collage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410280047007263522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqQNfzPbPKnO8nYhELOjj5O2yLuFab8jsoIIv-JgCM6Ygr52y-8LgQ65q35FmjwEbEyNTxAJJ24GCSI_ojeysqx7McwaS5Um-hPnwL85PP5YRr9D59_4DqpJDdfUL2bSbsMAIiwjoMF0/s400/PLN+collage.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  ;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><em style="font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; ">Graphic from http://blog.misterhamada.com/category/k12-learning-2-0</em>/. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>In an <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/creating-personal-learning-network-pln.html">earlier post</a>, I talked about Personal Learning Networks. Here is a list of resources and people in my PLN.</div><div><br /></div><div>My wife, Cori, is also in my PLN. She is currently finishing her degree in Biology/Education and will be a high school biology teacher. We constantly talk about education and she has given me some great ideas and tips. It's great having a spouse in the same career! (We also met because of our part time careers - EMS!).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Follow on </b><a href="http://www.twitter.com/"><b>Twitter</b></a><b>:</b> (I follow over 70 Tweeters right now, and I will be expanding - these are my main influences)</div><div>Edutopia</div><div>TechLearning</div><div>Discovery Education (DEN)</div><div>rmbyrne</div><div>web20classroom</div><div>rstoup</div><div>TeachPaperless</div><div>Darcy1968</div><div>DoremiGirl</div><div>smeech</div><div>robchulcas</div><div><br /></div><div>Twitter Resource: <a href="http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/">http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Communities:</b></div><div><a href="http://community.discoveryeducation.com/">Discovery Educator Network</a></div><div><a href="http://www.classroom20.com/">Classroom 2.0</a> </div><div><a href="http://www.google.com/educators/community.html">Google for Educators</a></div><div><a href="http://www.nsta.org/">National Science Teachers Association</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Some of the Blogs I follow:</b></div><div><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/">Free Technology for Teachers</a></div><div><a href="http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/">TeachPaperless</a></div><div><a href="http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/">Technology Tidbits</a></div><div><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/section/Blogs">Tech&Learning TL Advisor Blogs</a> (I also write for it).</div><div><a href="http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/">The Innovative Educator</a></div><div><a href="http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/">Dangerously Irrelevant</a></div><div><a href="http://www.smeech.net/">Smeech.net</a> </div><div><a href="http://edtechjen.com/">EdTechJen</a></div><div><a href="http://blogs.learnnc.org/instructify/">Instructify</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Once you start following some blogs and people on Twitter, you will start to find more blogs and people to add to your own Personal Learning Network. I find my PLN to be invaluable to me as an educator and I look forward to seeing what they have to offer each day.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

My Personal Learning Network

Graphic from http://blog.misterhamada.com/category/k12-learning-2-0 /. In an earlier post , I talked about Personal Learning Networks. Here ...

6:09 AM

Creating a Personal Learning Network (PLN)

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ_QVdU1GfDLYfDLOAth5Ld_bK5SVn7YtU-YBjRGVOHfxLKp4cUbLsYOO_Q2zHOCVGMgORCsiAJPfZA4kPpwiAnPOMmraHpvoX4y9bu0VNCn3IOTL2V8dtWjIRMBvTSul7jpPhLn7RT4/s1600/PLN+collage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407751688883908338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ_QVdU1GfDLYfDLOAth5Ld_bK5SVn7YtU-YBjRGVOHfxLKp4cUbLsYOO_Q2zHOCVGMgORCsiAJPfZA4kPpwiAnPOMmraHpvoX4y9bu0VNCn3IOTL2V8dtWjIRMBvTSul7jpPhLn7RT4/s400/PLN+collage.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  ;font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Graphic from <a href="http://blog.misterhamada.com/category/k12-learning-2-0/">http://blog.misterhamada.com/category/k12-learning-2-0/</a></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What is a PLN?</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> A PLN is a way for you to make connections and share ideas and resources. You have one with colleagues that you work with. You can also have one online where you can reach and connect with educators from around the state, country, and world. Talk about a great resource!</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Quotes about PLN's: </span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-family:verdana, arial;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">@kylepace:Because of this PLN,not only do I grow professionally, but I have made professional connections and friendships around the world</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana, arial;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">@</span></span><a class="twt" style="color: rgb(51, 170, 255); text-decoration: none; " title="wmchamberlain"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">wmchamberlain</span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: #</span></span><a class="twt" style="color: rgb(51, 170, 255); text-decoration: none; " title="edchat"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">edchat</span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> a PLN lets us access the best of the best, not just someone close by. "Dont I deserve the best?" Gaston </span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana, arial;"><span><span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">@</span><a class="twt" style="color: rgb(51, 170, 255); text-decoration: none; " title="click to toggle between @ reply / direct message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">djainslie</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: My PLN opened the world to me 'the world is open' </span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana, arial;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">@</span></span><a class="twt" style="color: rgb(51, 170, 255); text-decoration: none; " title="JasonFlom"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">JasonFlom</span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: PLN's flatten the world, removing barriers to collaboration, corroboration, and general camaraderie.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana, arial;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">@</span></span><a class="twt" style="color: rgb(51, 170, 255); text-decoration: none; " title="wmchamberlain"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">wmchamberlain</span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: #</span></span><a class="twt" style="color: rgb(51, 170, 255); text-decoration: none; " title="edchat"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">edchat</span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> a pln gives me hundreds of intelligent people to solve my problem. Whats not to love?</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana, arial;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">@</span></span><a class="twt" style="color: rgb(51, 170, 255); text-decoration: none; " title="cybraryman1"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">cybraryman1</span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: A PLN is a collection of interconnected minds that share ideas and information.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana, arial;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana, arial;"><span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Functions of a PLN:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Connect - Collaborate - Contribute</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana, arial;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana, arial;"><span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Benefits of a PLN:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Teachers become: Aware, Connected, Empowered, Confident, LEARNERS!</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana, arial;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(oh, and everything listed here is FREE!)</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana, arial;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">How to get started with a PLN:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sign up for an account with one of the resources. Start looking around and find people and groups with the same interests as you.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ning-Classroom 2.0, Discovery Educator Network, PBS Teacher Connect and Google Educators Forum are great places to start.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">With Twitter - follow someone you know, like me (@daveandcori) and see who they follow.</span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">            Some other educators to follow on Twitter: @rmbyrne, @web20classroom.<br /></span><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Search for blogs and web sites that cover topics you are interested in and subscribe to them via email or RSS feed. See who they follow and blogs they subscribe to also. </span></li></ul></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Resources for PLN:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ning - </span><a href="http://www.ning.com/" id="qp44" title="http://www.ning.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.ning.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - host collaborative communities.</span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">            Classroom 2.0 - </span><a href="http://www.classroom20.com/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.classroom20.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - Great site for 21st Century Learning<br /></span><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Twitter - </span><a href="http://twitter.com/" id="m.nz" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); " title="http://twitter.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://twitter.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - interact - 140 character messages.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Facebook - </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/" id="xipw" title="http://www.facebook.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.facebook.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - create your own page - connect with others.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Myspace - </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/" id="kg0v" title="http://www.myspace.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.myspace.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - create your own page - connect with others.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Blogger -  </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="c-nq" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); " title="http://www.blogger.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.blogger.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - create and search for blogs to read.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Edublogs - </span><a href="http://edublogs.org/" id="e0.e" title="http://edublogs.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://edublogs.org/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - create and search for blogs to read.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Slideshare - </span><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.slideshare.net/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - find, read, and post presentations.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Discovery Educator Network - </span><a href="http://community.discoveryeducation.com/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://community.discoveryeducation.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - over 100,000 participants, STAR educators, professional development sessions, blogs and more. </span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Delicious - </span><a href="http://delicious.com/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://delicious.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - share web bookmarks with others (and find some).</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Google Educators Forum - </span><a href="http://www.google.com/educators/community.html" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.google.com/educators/community.html</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - discussions about using Goolge's Applications in the classroom.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">PBS Teachers Connect - </span><a href="http://www.pbs.org/teachers/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.pbs.org/teachers/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - discussions, resources, and more.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Professional Organizations - ex. National Science Teachers Association - </span><a href="http://www.nsta.org/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.nsta.org/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - most have resources, discussion groups, and more. </span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">YouTube - </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/" id="h4rf" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); " title="http://www.youtube.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.youtube.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - lots of great videos for educational use.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">TeacherTube - </span><a href="http://www.teachertube.com/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.teachertube.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - educational videos, documents, audio, and more. Also has a community discussion group.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Google Docs - </span><a href="http://docs.google.com/" id="d8tw" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); " title="http://docs.google.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://docs.google.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">- share documents, presentations, and more with others. Create surveys.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Google Sites - </span><a href="http://sites.google.com/" id="i_tt" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); " title="http://sites.google.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://sites.google.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - create web sites and wikis to share with others. </span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Wiki's - Wiki's are interactive web pages that multiple people can edit. It's a great way to have resources and ideas and let people add and comment on them. </span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">WikiSpaces - </span><a href="http://www.wikispaces.com/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.wikispaces.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - free wiki hosting </span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">PBWorks - </span><a href="http://pbworks.com/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://pbworks.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - free wiki hosting</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(Google Sites can also be sued to create wikis)</span></li></ul></ul></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">iGoogle - </span><a href="http://www.google.com/ig" id="c:qt" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); " title="http://www.google.com/ig"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.google.com/ig</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - custom, personalized start page</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Google Reader -  - read RSS feeds - embed in iGoogle</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Twitter - via Twitter Gadget (works in school) - embed in iGoogle</span></li></ul></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></span>

Creating a Personal Learning Network (PLN)

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