Post on 01-Jul-2015
CREATING AN ONLINE PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK
JENNIFER LAMBTECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION SPECIALISTSAINT GERTRUDE HIGH SCHOOL
PLN Basics
Networked learning environment
Create your own connections with like-minded educators who are passionate about learning
Share what you learn with others and vice versa
Quality of connections are important, not quantity
Teachers with a PLN have: Elevated student achievement
Instant access to vast network of educators around the world
Shared learning resources and support… sometimes instantly!
RSS Feeds
“Really Simple Syndication”
Websites distribute new content through RSS feeds
Automatically receive updated information through a ‘Reader’
Universal sign for RSS feed is
Google Reader
Add RSS feeds through browse or search features
Copy and paste to add feeds by right clicking on RSS symbols
Keep up with your favorite blogs or websites
Can add ‘bundles’ on a particular topic
If you don’t use Google for your email, you can create an account to use Reader.
Google Reader
Works with blogs, websites, and Google searches
Can even set up an eBay search!
Start slowly, read daily
Set up calendar reminders to get into the habit
Online Educational Communities
Nings
Blogs
Twitter – Microbloggingwww.twitter.com Hashtags to try: #edchat #edtech #education
Begin by following and reading, search for some hash tags
Once you find good people to follow, check out who THEY are following
Some tweets have links, some are conversational
#edchat is a good place to start
Ready to get started? JUMP IN!
Consume
1) Pick 3 blogs and begin to read them.
2) Subscribe to the blogs you selected through Google Reader
3) Join an Online Professional Network Classroom 2.0
Educator’s PLN
4) Sign up for Twitter Read tweets from educational ‘tweeters’
Enter hash tags to follow conversations
Curate
Get accounts with Diigo and Scoop.it
Install browser toolbar extensions so material can be added with the click of a button
Diigo - Social Bookmarking
Replaces solitary bookmarking, share with the greater public
Important component to PLN
Follow others’ bookmarks
Diigo toolbar can be added to browser for quick organization
Annotate sites by tag, highlight and sticky note any site you’ve bookmarked
Plan out your tags so you stay consistent
Scoop.it: Easily create an online magazine and share with others. Publish by curation.www.scoop.it
Converse
Blogs
Comment on a blog post from one of the blogs you are now following
Reply to or initiate a tweet
Online Communities
Ask a question
Levels of Participation
Spectators
Conversationalists
Contributors
Creators
Connect!
Good luck growing your PLN.
integrationed@gmail.com
Twitter: integrationed
Scoop.it integrationed
Diigo: jrlamb