Connecting with the World Wide Teacher’s Lounge

Casey Nidlinger7th Grade ScienceBluffton Harrison Middle School

Connect with me at: Twitter: @caseynidlingergoogle+: caseynidlingervoxer: cnidli834

~Dan Butler

“Being connected means developing relationships with many through the use of tech

tools to enhance your work”

~Nathan Lang

“A dynamic view of education. Doesn't view our work as procedural, but as work that requires continual revision and reflection”

~Kyle Engdahl

“to be connected is to seek answers to questions, find support from others, & build a

community to help and challenge yourself.

Teaching has often been described as a lonely

profession.

Lack of connectivity with other professionals leads to low efficacy, less risk taking, low performance, burnout, and high turnover.

People ask me why I love my

PLN…….

Who are you looking for???

• Passionate

• Like Minded

• Similar Endeavors

• Common Content

Where do I find these People?

How to get Started Create an Account

Follow People Follow Organizations

Lurk Contribute

Where do I find these People?

#thehashtag

bit.ly/officialchatlist#WeeklyChats

#edchat #inelearn #mathchat #flipchat

#PBLchat #PTchat #edtech

Where do I find these People?

• Communities • Best place to connect with groups of

educators. • Circles

• Follow Bloggers and Network here • Hangouts

• Connect Face to Face with your PLN • Events

www.plus.google.com

Where do I find these People?

Where do I find these People?

Top Three Reasons I Love Voxer

• Connect at a deeper more personal level

• Voxer is anytime, anywhere!

• Best of twitter, email, and voice mail all into one.

PD in your pocket

Where do I find these People?

• You don’t have to disturb the person by calling them for something minor • You don’t have to let the phone ring and then wait through their voicemail recording • You don’t have to type anything out: perfect for leaving messages on the go • You can hear each other’s tone (so tough with other social media!) • You can share more than if you were typing—it takes 10 seconds to say it but 60 to type it • You can get your whole thought out without being interrupted • You can listen whenever it’s convenient: while driving, cleaning, exercising, etc. • You can communicate so much more easily with a group: no more “reply all” email

threads! • You talk only with people you know (& possibly their friends): it’s more intimate than FB/

Twitter • You can be in constant connection without burying your face in your phone screen

Why Voxer is better than texting, PMing, emailing, or calling

Where do I find these People?

PD in your pocket Let’s hear a vox

• Create your free account on your phone.

• Upload a photo of yourself.

• Voxer automatically shows you a list of all your contacts that have Voxer accounts already.

• Explore the app! The interface is pretty straightforward. Experiment.

How to get started on Voxer

Where do I find these People?

Great PodCasts to Check Out

• The Google Educast

• EdTalk

• Techlandia

• TeacherTechTalk

• The Flipped Learning Network

• The Naked Scientist

How to Find the Right People- Start with the Basics

Three Twitter Users to Start Following

1. Sue Gorman @sjgorman

2. Todd Nesloney @techninjatodd

3. Joe Mazza @Joe_Mazza

Connect with one or two passionate educators on voxer. Share your Edu-trials and Edu-wins with them.

Download a podcast and see if it fits your style.

Add some communities to your google + account.