building your pln
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Building your PLN and becoming a connected educator through the use of twitter and blogging!TRANSCRIPT
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Building your PLN:Twitter and Blogging
By:
Hugh McDonald @hughtheteacher
Gallit Zvi @gallit_z
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Shape of Day
o Twittero Twitter Exploration Timeo Why Blog?o Blogging Exploration Time using Kidblog
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All this…
Thank you @courosa
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Can Now be found Here!
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Gaming
Thank you @courosa
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Two Players
Thank you @courosa
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Connections have Evolvedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg&list=FLnYZoKqsu4pKrxdqyjnrNdw&index=9&feature=plpp_video
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Are we where our students are?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkhpmEZWuRQ&feature=
youtu.be
Thank you @gcouos
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Web 2.0: What it is?
• Participation
• Collaboration
• Changing the way internet can be used in the classroom
• Knowing, Wondering, Learning, & Sharing
• Twitter, Blogging, Facebook, Google Docs, wikis, youtube etc…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM
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What it isn’t?• Just consuming information from
websites for content
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Why Twitter?
• “Twitter in 60 Seconds”
http://www.slideshare.net/CatherineRitz/twitter-for-professional-development
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Why Twitter?• Connections: Create your own Personal Learning Network (PLN)
• Collaboration: Share resources and ideas with like minded teachers & students
• Live Chats (#hashtags)
• Research: Search for resources you need
• Impress your students
• Use new sites and resources even they haven’t heard of
http://www.slideshare.net/CatherineRitz/twitter-for-professional-development
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Benefits of a Twitter PLNhttp://linoit.com/users/mrsdkrebs/canvases/Joining%20the%20Conversation
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Where are you joining the Conversation?
• 1. I'm not interested. I don't get it. In fact, how did I get into this session anyway?
• 2. I've been thinking about it, considering joining in.
However, I don't know how.
• 3. I'm ready to go! Just point me in the right direction. • 4. I've already joined the conversation, and I'm having lots
of fun and making connections
Denise Krebs https://sites.google.com/site/iowajoiningtheconversation2012/inspiration
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Let’s get started!
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Add more “tweeps”
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Starting Your Twitter PLN
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FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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Hashtag
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Some Education Hashtags We Use
• #sd36learn• #edchat• #bced• #1stchat, 5thchat etc…• #kinderchat• #geniushour• #choose2matter• #youmatter• #learn365• #elemchat• #edtech
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Why Blog with Students?
• Authentic Audience
• Increased Intrisic Motivation for the task
• Engaged Learners
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More Reasons to Blog
• Share thoughts, ideas, and opinions, & support them with details that make understanding easy. –Pictures, captions, videos
• Will learn to communicate effectively
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Become better writers, both in content and mechanics.
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Become better readers, improving comprehension and the
ability to read critically.
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Blog to a Worldwide Audiencehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgZ3X0e67Tc&feature= player_embedded
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Use Web 2.0 technology as a tool to publish their work to share with
their peers, family, and friends.
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Blogging Platforms
*Personal Weebly Blog if Students created own E-Portfolio website.