building your pln - blogging and social media
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Building Your PLN
Blogging and Social Media
PLN
Personalized Learning Network
“Personalized Learning Network or a PLN is when you connect to other people around the world who share your passions and
interests.
Learn Build
CONNECT
Share
CONNECTThey key word is “CONNECT”
PLN isn’t limited to blogging or tweeting, although this is what we might think of
as the largest PLN platforms.
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Why is a PLN important?
PLNs are ways to Get & Share◎Information◎Content◎Questions◎Opinions◎Resources◎Tools
“Very importantly it is a way to connect with other educators or like-minded individuals. A PLN
can become a network of people and of information that you can use to educate inspire yourself
and others.
BUILDBuild Your Connections
& Grow Your Network
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With the increase access of information, it is up to us as individuals to go out and seek our own PLNs. Here I will provide you with some places and tools that you can use, but there are many more out there.
Build Your Connections & Grow Your Network
This is an on-going undertaking, a way of life-learning that will inform your practice of educating and being educated.
The key here is to ask yourself several key questions:
◎What is my main interest?◎What kind of information am I
looking for?◎Do I want to be a creator of
content or just a curator of content?
◎When I find people to interact with, how do I make sure they are reliable sources?
STARTHow to start?
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Once you are ready, you must then think about:
◎How are you planning to get your information?
◎How will you share with others?
◎How do you plan to connect?
TwitterOne of the best places to start is Twitter.The key here is finding the right people to follow. Stay current on your particular topic, and connect and ask question.
Blogging (and commenting on other people’s blogs) is a great space to share your thoughts, reactions, resources, and information.
Some Options◎ Wordpress◎ Tumblr◎ Blogger◎ Edublogs◎ Medium◎ Personal Website
Share your blog posts on Twitter!
BLOGGING
Non-Traditional “Blogging” Sites
◎Flickr◎Instagram◎YouTube◎Pinterest
Pinterest for in and out of the classroom, for lesson planning, resource gathering, inspiration, in the classroom to support research, projects, innovative ideas, etc.
There are many places to find information.
Such as◎ Flipboard (personal magazine -
website & app)◎ Online Publications◎ Subscribe to a rss feed◎ LinkedIn◎ Google+◎ Facebook◎ Webinars
Finding Info
“It’s all about SELF-PROPELLED Learning and Connecting, these are skills we must develop and
encourage our students to develop.
Thanks for joining!
Credits
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