nmsa09 professional learning network

Welcome!This is the Texas room: Professional Learning

Networks (Session #2681)

Video by Jenny McAvoy-Anteau

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Professional Learning Networks

Troy PattersonDearborn Public

Schools

Shawn McGirrMelvindale-

Northern Allen Park Public Schools

middleschooleducators@gmail.com

www.middleschoolmatters.com

Schools

Professional LearningNetworks

C r e a t i n gU s i n g

Building a PLN

PLN or PLC

Play with the tools. (We’ll get there!)

Don’t be afraid. Participate. (Create an email account to control spam).

Ask questions.

Mind Map of PLN’s

Whadda Ya Know?

A. Blogs (examples: Twitter, WordPress, Blogger)

B. Virtual Environments: Second Life

C. Podcasts: This American Life, Grammar Girl, Middle School Matters

D. Social Networks: Facebook, Ning,

E. Resources: Social Bookmarking, Document Sharing, News Gathering, RSS.

A. Micro-blogging - Twitter

B. Virtual Learning - Second Life

C. Audio - Podcasts

D. Social Networks- Facebook

E. Resources- Delicious

F. Blogs/RSS

TwitterM i c r o b l o g g i n g

Do you Twitter?

What is it?

Lee & Sachi LeFever ofthe commoncraft show

What is it?What can it Be?

• A microblog.• A quick way to inform your parents.• “A PLC is chosen for me, a PLN is

chosen by me.”• Idea generator/collector.

What isn’t it?

• Private.• Expository.• It is not a place to reveal the lives

of others.

Why Teach Twitter?

What does it look like?

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/22/twitter-in-1935.html

How do I use it?

• Create an account at www.twitter.com.

• Follow folks.

• Post, read, contribute & lurk.

Why do teachers use it?

• Networking

• Resourcing

• Networking

• Resourcing

• Networking

• Resourcing

How do I find folks?

Twibes

Twitterpacks

• http://twitter.com/kchichester (Special Ed and English Language Arts)

• http://twitter.com/booktwits (book clubs and literacy)

• http://twitter.com/d_tremblay (math, science, technology, computer science, history and geography)

• http://twitterpacks.pbworks.com/

National Middle School Association

• Connect with membership.

• Spread news quickly.

• Build a community.

ELA: Follow the Author

• @megcabot – Meg Cabot is the author of more than 40 books for children, teenagers, and adults. Her novels include “The Princess Diaries” series, “Ransom My Heart,” and “Jinx.” She tweets about her daily life, books, and a lot about pop culture.

• @maureenjohnson – Maureen Johnson is the author of numerous young adult novels, including “Suite Scarlett” and “13 Little Blue Envelopes.” She tweets about her work and life as a writer and is very engaged with her followers. A sample tweet:

• http://mashable.com/2009/05/08/twitter-authors/

TweetDeck

Do I have to post?

You can lurk. . .

TweetUps

• Twitter leads to face-to-face connections.

Who’s Watching?

• The Law of Unintended Consequences . . .

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PodcastsL i s t e n i n g C r e a t i n g

Listening to Podcasts

Professional Development-

Middle School Matters

Look for regular episodes

Search iTunes

iTunes

Student Information

Social Studies

60 Second Civics Podcast

Language Arts

Grammar Girl

what you Need...

Computer

Software

Creating Podcasts

Teachers

Providing Directions

Lectures

Differentiation

Absences

Study Guides

Students

Demonstrate Understanding

Sharing with others

Teaching

Summarization

Social NetworksC o m m u n i t y

Social Networks

• Middle Talk• Facebook• Nings

• Classroom 2.0• Virtual Environments: Second Life

• Password protection

• You retain the ownership of content.

• You can manage the membership.

• Advertising.

Facebook

Facebook: My Page

Facebook: Privacy

Facebook: Conversation

MiddleTalk

• MiddleTalk is a listserv supported by the National Middle School Association.

• Membership in the Association is required to join the listserv.

Members Add Value

MiddleTalk Listserv

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Where Can I Sign Up?http://www.nmsa.org/middletalk

Virtual Environments

Second Life

• 3D Virtual Reality Manipulatable Environment

Second Life

• Interact with others through your avatar.

Second

Second Life:The University of Michigan-Dearborn

Second Life: ISTE Eduverse Talks

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Second Life: ISTE Eduverse Talks

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Common Craft Video

Educational Blogs

Larry Ferlazzo - http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/

Rodd Lucier - http://thecleversheep.blogspot.com/

Scott McLeod - http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/

Create your own:

Blogger.com

Wordpress.com

Edublogs.org

Check with your district

Wikipedia

Uses of WikisStudy Guides - Each student (group) prepares different parts of the study guide.

Vocabulary Guides - can be ongoing throughout the year.

Research Projects - Different parts can be pulled together.

Travelogues- Variety of places visited.

FAQ’s

Educational Wikis

http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

Collaborative Writing

Resources

Tagging (Social Bookmarking)

Delicious

Publishing

Delicious

News Aggregators (RSS)

Google Reader

NetNewsWire

Bloglines

Google Reader

NetNewsWire

Google Reader

Bloglines

Audio VisualiTunes U

MIT Opencourseware

You Tube

Teacher Tube

School Tube

Common Craft

Publishing

Scribd

SlideShare

280 Slides

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