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MY PLN UP CLOSE Using Twitter as a Professional Learning Network Nicole Harkins

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Page 1: EDU 210 - Module 12 Multimedia Reflection

MY PLN UP CLOSE

Using Twitter as a Professional Learning Network

Nicole Harkins

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NETWORK GROWTH

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NETWORK GROWTH

At the beginning of the term, I hadn’t even considered

having a PLN and did not completely understand how it

could benefit my teaching career. After choosing Twitter as

my PLN platform, my network began to grow, as I began

following different educational bodies and influential people

within the educational context. As seen in the previous

slide, I have now began following 42 different

groups/people and I find them all very helpful for my

professional development.

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NETWORK GROWTH

The kinds of groups and individuals that I follow

are relevant to my teaching career by subject

specialization (i.e. Social Studies and Phys-Ed),

Alberta Education related accounts, local news

networks which are helpful for Social Studies

classes, groups that focus on technology integration

in the classroom, and many more. The following slide

contains a screenshot of some of the tweets that I

have found to be useful when using my PLN.

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ALBERTA EDUCATION@ A L B E R T A E D

This organization is a good choice for me to follow

on my PLN because it is the governing body for

education within the province of Alberta. This means

that I will be able to gain insight about Alberta

Education initiatives and other topics that are

relevant in this scope. Their Twitter account is also a

social media effort to transform education by

engaging the public in conversation about topics

involved in education.

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AB SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY@ A B S C H O O L T E C H

This account is very valuable within my PLN. First

of all, it highlights technological initiatives within

schools in Alberta. Secondly, it outlines different

opportunities for professional development within an

educational context. Technology within the

classroom is becoming commonplace, therefore,

keeping up with this kind of knowledge is vital to

being a successful educator.

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2LEARN.CA SOCIETY@ 2 L E A R N _ C A

This Twitter account is an important piece within

my PLN. It provides resources that can be utilized

within the classroom, professional development

opportunities for educators looking to develop their

skill sets in different areas of the educational realm,

as well as leadership for teachers. As an educator, it

is vital to increase your wealth of resources that can

be used within the classroom, and 2Learn.ca Society

is a good start for this.

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CONNECTING

So far, the ways that I have connected using my

PLN are by re-tweeting other people’s tweets that I

find interesting or useful for the ways in which I

approach education. I hope to engage in discussions

with organizations and individuals in the future to

build my PLN further and grow as an educator.