what the heck is a pln?
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What the heck is a PLN?…and how do I get one?
By: Kristina PetersTwitter:@MrskmpetersBlog: kristinapeters.wordpress.com
PLNPersonal Learning Network or Professional Learning Network
You define it!
HOW DO I START ONE?
1.Twitter2.RSS
3.Ning
DON’T BELIEVE THE WHAT YOU HEAR ABOUT TWITTER…
Celebrities be warned…people use Twitter for more than telling people what they ate or what they did for the day.
There is an entire network of people ready to listen, contribute, engage, share, support, and challenge YOU!
Sign up!- Fill out your profile completely so people know who you are- Upload a photo so people can see who you are
Some might call it lurking, others call it learning from the network
of other learners
- Find people that have commonalities with you- Look at other people’s Following list to see who you can add to your network- Use tools that already tell you about people who to follow
- Who to Follow in Twitter- Twitter4teachers
- Use the # to search for interests- #edchat - #elemchat - #passiondriven- #edtech - #mused - #ELLCHAT
Practice 70-20-10
Be transparent
Contribute
Power of a PLN
9:10am
The responses were all posted within 20 minutes
JOIN THE TRIBE AND SUBSCRIBE
- Use Twitter profiles to help find people’s blogs-Look at the blogs that other people - subscribe to - Subscribe to 5 blogs and give them a try
SUBSCRIBE AND BRING THEM TO YOU…
- Use a blog feed like Google Reader- Click on RSS button to subscribe and send blogs to one place
Save timeBe organized
Ning…a professional alternative to Facebook
Sign up!
• Follow the same rules as getting started on Twitter
- Fill out your profile completely so people know
who you are- Upload a photo so people can see who you are- Look at the groups to find people discussing what
you want to know or further explore
@cybraryman has a list of Nings to investigate and discover