moving from isolation to collaboration

Presenters: Sammie Hardebeck & Kim HendrickW550

Moving from Isolation to CollaborationMoving from Isolation to Collaboration - - Building your Personal Learning Network (PLN)Building your Personal Learning Network (PLN)

o Ivy Tech Community College

o @shardebeck52

o shardebeck.wordpress.com

o Self-proclaimed Connected Educator

o Indiana Online Academy

o IOAeDESK.como 23 years in educationo @evolvewithkimo Evolvewithkim.como Self-proclaimed

Connected Educator

Ever feel like this?Ever feel like this?

““As a connected educator, you have As a connected educator, you have the opportunity to direct your learning, the opportunity to direct your learning, connect, collaborate, and grow your connect, collaborate, and grow your professional practice.” professional practice.” (p. 11)(p. 11)

~ Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach

How can a PLN help me?How can a PLN help me?How can a PLN help me?How can a PLN help me?

You have to CONTRIBUTE!You have to CONTRIBUTE!

Building a PLN isn’t just following or listeningBuilding a PLN isn’t just following or listening

#plnchat#plnchat

Where do I start?Where do I start?

5 C’s to Building a PLN5 C’s to Building a PLN

oConsider

oConsume

oConverse

oCreate

oCelebrate

Too many choices?Too many choices?

Need to organize your ideas?Need to organize your ideas?

How do I Start?How do I Start?oJoin

oFollow people

oLurk

oContribute

oStick with it

Evolving with Twitter…Evolving with Twitter…Evolving with Twitter…Evolving with Twitter…

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfchenier/1062001838/

Who to follow?Who to follow?

MyMy Connections…Connections…MyMy Connections…Connections…

#Hashtags#Hashtags#Hashtags#Hashtags

#inelearn

#ioaedesk

#edchat

#edtech

#ff

#quote

#scchat

#edreform

#inelearn

#edtech

You just have to start …You just have to start …You just have to start …You just have to start …

Too many educators to collaborate with?Too many educators to collaborate with?

Getting StartedGetting Started

Why UseWhy Use

Are you ?

Find NEW ConnectionsFind NEW Connections

“Choose to be powerful.” (p. 145)(p. 145)

~ Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach

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Nielson, L. (2011, August 12). The 5 C's to developing your personal learning network. Retrieved April 14, 2013, from Lisa Nielson: The Innovative Educator website:    

   http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2011/08/5-cs-to-developing-your-personal.html

Nussbaum-Beach, S. (2012). The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age. Bloomington: Solution Tree Press.

Pinterest. (n.d.). Retrieved April 14, 2013, from Pinterest website: http://pinterest.com/  

Ray, B. (2010, June 7). How to use Twitter to grow your PLN. Retrieved April 14, 2013, from Edutopia  website: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/twitter-expanding-pln  

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