Power of the Learning Community

School Leaders Digital Chest: http://bit.ly/leadership-livebinder

http://padlet.com/wall/connected-

leader

You must connect yourself. . .

. . .to connect your students, teachers,

community

Be the Change;Lead by Example

Build and Engage a PLN

International Society for Technology Education, National Technology Standards for Administrators

NC Executive Standards

1.Create atmosphere that inspires innovation.

2.Foster collaboration.3.Be open to new ideas.4.Be a connected learner

yourself.5. Locate and provide

adequate resources.6.Take risks.7.Have a visionary focus.

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http://bit.ly/social-media-ladder

How will a PLN help me?

One Principal's PLN Journey

Administrators and teachers need to begin to embrace the effective use of social media for

their own professional growth, to create authentic learning environments that engage

students, and to utilize the expertise of professionals in a variety of content areas. The

one thing that Twitter and social media has taught me is that people truly want to share their

ideas, knowledge, and experiences for the collective good.

~Eric Sheninger, Principal of New Milford HS (NJ), @NMHS_Principal

http://voicethread.com/share/1036791/

Where do I start?

Power of Twitter

"Twitter is not about the tweet; it's about the conversation"

~Lisa Neilsen, @InnovativeEdu

●share and collect resources●offer inspiring quotes●engage in educational

discussions (i.e. #edchat, #cpchat, #edtech)

●back-channel for meetings and conferences (with #hashtag)

● report out key learnings from conferences (with #hashtag)

●Use Twitter client and follow the tweets associated with topics of interest: i.e, school leadership, assessment

●solicit feedback from leadership

●brand organization and programs

●Join a conversation (#edchat, #cpchat, #nced, #ncadmin)

●Contribute●RT and Reply ●Follow other educators ●Pay attention●Be intentional and purposeful●Follow Don's Top 12●Comb the Twitteriffic Resources

Making the Most of . . .

And who do I follow?

Who's Who in the Twittersphere: Top 12Eric Sheninger @NMHS_Principal

Deron Durflinger @derondurflingerGeorge Couros @gcourosPatrick Larkin @bhsprincipalChris Lehmann @chrislehmanDave Meister @phsprincipalBrian Nichols @bjnicholsChrist Lindholm @clindholJohn Robinson @21stprincipalSteven Anderson @web20classroomLisa Nielsen @InnovativeEduDon Lourcey@dlourcey (shameless, I know!)Derek McCoy @mccoyderek

"We're winning the war of the tool....now give people models to transform schools."

@chrislehmann #ISTE10

What do we hope to accomplish?

Goals?

Every accomplishment starts with a decision to try. Anon

My Goals

My Goals

My Goals

My Goals

Solution - Get Connected

Anatomy of a Connected Learner

Key Considerations for Connected Growth

● Is what I’m doing essential?● Who are you connecting with?● How will you connect with them?● When will you share?

Schedule Your Tweets

Monitor your RTs, DMs

Find and share your info

Follow chats

Connect

● @: The @ mark goes in front of someone’s username on Twitter. ● Follow Adding them to your Twitter reading list. Their tweets will

appear automatically. The opposite is “unfollow.”● Direct message/DM: Private message between you and the

person who gets it. ● Follower: Someone who follows your account, receives your

updates. This is petty casual. Have to follow to DM● Reply : Answering a message sent to you. Starts with a

@username. Only people who are following both you and other person will see it.

● Spam: Often DMs from accounts that have been hacked. Remedy - change password

● Timeline/stream: The list of new tweets/messages that you get from the people you follow.

● Tweet: Posting something to Twitter/writing a message on Twitter.

● Retweet or RT: To post what someone else wrote again. Done by clicking a retweet button or by typing your own, which is useful. You can add content to RTs.○ MT: Changing wording of original RT

Tw

itter Vo

cabulary

http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html

http://ow.ly/oxexI

Networks for Connecting/Sharing

A Different Connected Experience

Communities vs Chats