How to Build Your

Personal Learning Network

Richard ByrneFree Technology for Teachers

1. Join a Social Network

But which one?

Or maybe this one?

Some guidelines

• Complete all parts of your profile. oLet people know something about you. 

 • Participate!

oPost a few messages.  • Blank profile + no posts = boring person. 

Add 5 new friends to your personal learning network

•1,000,000,000 Tweets

•200,000,000+ Tweeps

Finding Others

• Use the site's search tool to find people talking about things you're interested in. 

 • Follow the people others are talking to. 

oExample: You follow "Joe." Joe talks to "Sue." Start following Sue. 

 •  Search for the bloggers whose content

you read. oMost bloggers link to their social networks on their blogs.

Join a Conversation

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