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PLN Personal Learning Network

What is a PLN??A PLN is an entire collection of people with whom you engage and exchange information with this is usually

done online. Some PLN communities you can be involved with

include:• Social Networking • Micro-blogging

• Professional Profiles • Wikis• Blogs

• RSS Reader• Nings

• Social Bookmarking• Webinars

A PLN allows you

to

ShareCONNECT

LEARNDiscover

Collaborate

Plan

ReflectEvaluate

My Personal Learning in the Early Years

Facebook

Twitter

Word press

Google Docs

Slide share

Facebook-Websites to gain ideas from and keep up-to-date with current information

Twitter• Twitter is an online social networking service

which allows you to read and write this is know as Micro-blogging.

Google Docs• Google Docs is a free, Web-based word

processors, spread sheet, presentation form and data storage services offered by Google.

This allows educators, students and parents to work on a task online to edit and create.

Slide share• Slide share is the world’s

largest community for sharing presentations.

• Slide-share is the best way to get your slides out there on the web.

• We as educators can share these slides with our classes for lessons or make them and place them on this site for others to read.

Word-pressThis is a great Professional Reflection, were educators can publish their thoughts and ideas about their teaching within the classroom. As Simpson (1999) states, “One of the best ways of entrenching one’s knowledge is to explain it to others…”

Webinars • Programming- Observations • Staff training- Webinars and

online training resources.• Staff can use the internet to

keep parents informed with the use of emails as reminders or just to share general information. Including daily programs, observations, learning stories, photos, newsletters and general notes.

• Keep up-to-date with new ideas a way of incorporating the EYLF into their service

PLN is …..