At today's AM Exchange I will demonstrate the use of Twitter to help colleagues understand that one of the great things about it is to get professional development on a continual basis, any hour of the day.
Two Popular Starting Points For Building A Personal Learning Network
The Educators PLN Ning (moderated by Tom Whitby hosting the thoughts of 7,000 educators)
Twitter (#edchat on Twitter)
Resources recently shared by Steve W. Anderson
Articles From Professional Journals
- Blogs: Webs of Connected Learning by Miguel Guhlin Tech and Learning July 2006.
- Twitter 101: Are You Tweeting? Journal: T&D August 2009, 24-5.
- Rosenfeld, E. Expanding Your Professional Network with Nings. Teacher Librarian February 2008, 60.
- Professional Development for Transforming Education by Anita McAnear Learning and Leading With Technology June/July 2008, 5.
- Trial by Twitter: The Rise and Slide of the Year's Most Viral Microblogging Platform by Vance Stevens Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language Journal, June 2008.
- Grow Your Personal Learning Network by David Warlick Leading and Learning with Technology March/April 2009, 12-16.
Wikis
- Twitter4Teachers -- Wiki for teachers who are looking to build their PLN.
- Nings for Educators A collection of Nings for educators.
- 21CLC-Personal Learning Networks- Suggested Resources and Tools For Building a PLN
- Personal Learning Networks:The Power of the Human Network- More Resources and Tips For Building a PLN
Blog Posts
- Classroom 2.0- Ten Reasons to Join in 2009 (http://thumannresources.com/2009/01/01/classroom-20-ten-reasons-to-join-in-2009/) by Lisa Thumann
- Stages of PLN Adoption (http://www.thethinkingstick.com/stages-of-pln-adoption) by Jeff Utecht
- Ten Tips for Growing Your Learning Network (http://edtechpower.blogspot.com/2008/10/ten-tips-for-growing-your-learning.html by Liz Davis
- Twenty-one Ed Tech Leaders You Just Have to Meet (http://thumannresources.com/2008/10/13/21-ed-tech-leaders-you-just-have-to-meet/) by Lisa Thumann
- Seven Ways To Find Teachers On Twitter (http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/03/seven-ways-to-find-teachers-on-twitter.html) by Richard Byrne
- Personal Thoughts on Twitter (http://oswego98.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/personal-thoughts-on-twitter/) by Jason Schrage
- Digitial Footprint-Your Online Data Trail (http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/09/13/digital-footprint-your-online-data-trail/) by Silvia Tolisano
- Some Things I Learned About Building Effective Social Networks (http://www.stevehargadon.com/2009/01/some-things-ive-learned-about-building.html) by Steve Hargadon
- How to Become a Twitter Teacher in 23 Steps or Less? (http://www.kapilbhatia.com/2009/03/07/how-to-become-twitter-teachertt-in-23-steps-or-less/) by Kapil Bhatia
- The World's Largest English Department (http://www.teachersourcebook.org/tsb/articles/2009/10/01/01ning.h03.html) by Elizabeth Rich
Thanks for putting together this great collection of resources on building your PLN!
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