techspo 2010 ver. 2
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Moorestown presentation on creating a PLN. Presented 1-29-10 @ Techspo in Atlantic City, NJ.TRANSCRIPT
How to Become an Expert in 10 Minutes a Day
Andrew Seibel, PrincipalBrian Carter, Assistant Principal
Moorestown High School
Blogs
www.movingforward.wikispaces.com • Administered by Dr. Scott McLeod (@mcleod), Director of
the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE)
• Collection of great educational blogs sorted by content area.
www.wired.com
Creating a PLN can help you stay connected
PersonalLearningNetwork
Personal Learning Network
• Differentiated • Ongoing• Self-paced• Immediate• Global
Ways to connect with your PLN
Micro-Blogging
• 140 character limit• Connect with like-minded individuals • Links to blogs, articles, pictures• Get answers to questions• Informal poll or survey• Begin dialogue• Discuss use of technology• Get a feel for what others around the world are
thinking
Edmodo
Creating a PLN using Twitter
• Create an account www.twitter.comoSearch #edchat oBrowse the responsesoClick the username and follow who you likeoPreloaded PLN by Beth Still (@bethstill)
Gift of a PLN• Follow away!
Creating a PLN on Twitter Prezi
Stages of PLN adoption
• Immersion• Evaluation• Know-it-all• Perspective• Balance
taken from The Thinking Stick blog by Jeff Utecht (@jutecht)
Links• www.twitter.com• www.edmodo.com• prezi.com• voicethread.com • www.jingproject.com• www.edupln.ning.com• www.netvibes.com• www.diigo.com• www.del.icio.us.com• www.wordle.net• www.movingforward.wikispaces.com
• wiki by Scott Mcleod • The Thinking Stick
• blog by Jeff Utecht • Nebraska Change Agent
• blog by Beth Still
Contacts
Drew Seibel, Principal, Moorestown High Schoolemail: [email protected]: @QPrincipal
Brian Carter, Assistant Principal, Moorestown High Schoolemail: [email protected]: @briwcarter
Slideshow available @: http://tinyurl.com/Techspo2010-Moorestown