using social networks when creating your pln

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Using Social Networks

When creating your PLN

Graham Stanleyblogefl@gmail.comhttp://blog-efl.blogspot.com

Becoming a Webhead

January 23rd 2012

http://aplanet-project.org/

Helping teachersbuild their own PLN

Introduction to using social networking for professional development

Access to a community of like minded language professionals

Become a mentor or be mentored in ICT

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1) Create an account and choose a name

http://www.twitter.com/grahamstanley

2) Post your first message

What is this Twitter thing anyway?

I'm having a nice cup of tea

Hello world!

It's a lovely day! Where are all the people?

What's so special about Twitter? What's for lunch?

3) Follow people and be followedfollow people who are interested in the same things as youfind someone interesting and follow them

Get someone who's well-known to introduce you to the Twittersphere

4) Participatejoin a discussion – e.g. #eltchat share an interesting link ask a question

pick a fightrespond to people with @ tell everyone how you feel

Using a Twitter client - Tweetdeck

http://www.tweetdeck.com

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Always on

24/7 instant support

Global staffroom

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Don' be

afraid of

followers

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Build your PLN organically

Follow like minded people

Make use of Twitter lists

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Let yourself be distracted at first...

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But don't let it take over …....................your life

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Learn the lingo...

DM

RT

hashtag (#)

tweet@

twit#ff

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http://eltchat.com/

but...

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Find it useful?

Fly the flag

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Twitter

for

mobile

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christchurchcitylibraries

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before twitter...

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Thank you Thank you any any

questions?questions?

http://aplanet-project.org/

Helping teachersbuild their own PLN

Introduction to using social networking for professional development

Access to a community of like minded language professionals

Become a mentor or be mentored in ICT