MYPersonal Learning Network

SURNAME : J. MBEDU

STUDENT NUMBEER : 201246302

COURSE CODE : 14PFS3A10

PROFESSIONAL

RESOURCES

COMMUNICATIONS

SOCIAL NETWORKS

J. MBEDU201246302

EXTRA TECHNOLOGY

SLIDESHARE IS A GREAT WEB.20 WHICH I PREFER IN EDUCATING OR SHARING KNOWLEDGE TO MY STUDENTS AND OTHER TEACHERS AS WELL.IT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATIONS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.IN ENGAGING MY LEARNERS I HAVE POSTED SOME MATHEMATICAL SLIDES ON SLIDESHARE, AND THEY ARE EXPLAINING THE CONTENT CLEARLY FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO GO THROUGH THE SLIDESHARE DURING THEIR SPARETIME AND THERE ARE ASSESSMENTS WHICH I POST WEEKLY ON SLIDESHARE TO KEEP THEM AWAKE DURING THE WEEKENDS. MY LEARNERS LOVES TECHNOLOGY THUS I PREFER THEM TO BE ONLINE DAILY BY GIVING THEM MORE ASSESSMENTS TO BE COMPLETED ONLINE.

LINKEDIN IS A BUSINESS-FOCUSED SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE THAT LAUNCHED IN 2003. ITS MAIN PURPOSE IS TO HELP PEOPLE NETWORK PROFESSIONALLY. THE BASIC SERVICE IS FREE.THE SITE LETS YOU FIND OTHER BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, CLIENTS, AND COLLEAGUES WHOM YOU ALREADY KNOW. YOU "CONNECT" WITH THEM THROUGH THE SITE, AND THEY THEN BECOME PART OF YOUR NETWORK. ONCE YOU'VE CONNECTED WITH A PERSON, YOU WILL THEN HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR LIST OF CONNECTIONS – THIS IS CALLED YOUR "EXTENDED NETWORK." YOU CAN REQUEST AN INTRODUCTION TO PEOPLE IN YOUR EXTENDED NETWORK THROUGH YOUR MUTUAL CONTACT. LINKEDIN ALSO PROVIDES OTHER FEATURES INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO SET UP AND JOIN GROUPS, AND A JOBS SECTION WHERE MEMBERS CAN ADVERTISE OPEN POSITIONS OR APPLY FOR JOBS.

TEACHING RESOURCES (TES) IS WHERE TEACHERS SHARE AND DOWNLOAD FREE LESSON PLANS, CLASSROOM RESOURCES, REVISION GUIDES AND CURRICULUM WORKSHEETS. WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SEN TEACHING STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES, VCOP ACTIVITIES, OR SECONDARY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES, YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM 1000S OF TEACHER RESOURCES, DOWNLOAD THEM FOR FREE AND ADAPT THEM TO SUIT YOUR CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES.

DIIGO WILL LET PROFESSIONALS SHARE BOOKMARKS, COMPLETE WITH ANNOTATIONS, TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. IT ENABLES ONE TO CAN SEND INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS EVEN IF THEY DO NOT USE DIIGO. THEY WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO THE WEB PAGE AND A SUMMARY OF ANY NOTES OR HIGHLIGHTS THAT WERE MADE. THEY WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BE ABLE TO VIEW THE ANNOTATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PAGE WITHOUT JOINING DIIGO. FOR THOSE WHO USE DIIGO, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE WEB PAGE WITH ANNOTATIONS, WHILE MAINTAIN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THEIR OWN

DIIGO WILL LET PROFESSIONALS SHARE BOOKMARKS, COMPLETE WITH ANNOTATIONS, TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES.  IT ENABLES ONE TO CAN SEND INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS EVEN IF THEY DO NOT USE DIIGO.  THEY WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO THE WEB PAGE AND A SUMMARY OF ANY NOTES OR HIGHLIGHTS THAT WERE MADE.  THEY WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BE ABLE TO VIEW THE ANNOTATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PAGE WITHOUT JOINING DIIGO.  FOR THOSE WHO USE DIIGO, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE WEB PAGE WITH ANNOTATIONS, WHILE MAINTAIN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THEIR OWN

I USE BLOG TO POST SOME OF MY PROBLEMS (EXTRA OR MORE PROBLEMS) REGARDING THE TOPIC WHICH WAS DISCUSSED IN CLASS, I THEREFORE SUBMIT THEM IN FORM OF POST VIDEOS, PODCASTS AND DOCUMENTS...BUT MOST OF ALL I USE IT TO FACILITATE FANTASTIC DISCUSSIONS WITH MY STUDENTS, OTHER TEACHERS AND STUDENT TEACHERS AS WELL. OFTEN I CREATE CLASS PUBLICATIONS AND GET MY STUDENTS BLOGGING, AS A WAY OF ENGAGING THEM.

DIIGO WILL LET PROFESSIONALS SHARE BOOKMARKS, COMPLETE WITH ANNOTATIONS, TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES.  IT ENABLES ONE TO CAN SEND INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS EVEN IF THEY DO NOT USE DIIGO.  THEY WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO THE WEB PAGE AND A SUMMARY OF ANY NOTES OR HIGHLIGHTS THAT WERE MADE.  THEY WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BE ABLE TO VIEW THE ANNOTATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PAGE WITHOUT JOINING DIIGO.  FOR THOSE WHO USE DIIGO, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE WEB PAGE WITH ANNOTATIONS, WHILE MAINTAIN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THEIR OWN

I HAVE CREATED A FACEBOOK PAGE WHICH WILL ENGAGE MY LEARNERS IN EVERYDAY, THE FACEBOOK PAGE IS ALWAYS ACTIVE...AS STUDENTS/LEARNERS MIGHT EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SO THEY CAN GET HOLD OF ME ON FACEBOOK. MY FACEBOOK PAGE IS ALSO MADE FOR DISCUSSIONS, WHERE I ALLOW LEARNERS TO HELP ONE ANOTHER THROUGH FACE-BOOKING BY POSTING THEIR PROBLEMS ONLINE AND ONE OF THE STUDENTS WILL TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS PAGE IS OPENED FOR EVERY ONE,NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS.

I SOMETIMES ASK STUDENTS TO HEAD TO FACEBOOK TO REVIEW AND REPORT ON BOOKS THAT I HAVE ASSIGNED IN CLASS, SHARING WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED WITH THE REST OF THE CLASS. I OFTEN POST EXTRA-CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS ON FACEBOOK SO THAT STUDENTS CAN QUICKLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AND STUDENTS TRY THEIR HAND AS CONTENT CREATORS BY SHARING RESOURCES, SPARKING DISCUSSIONS, TAKING POLLS, AND MORE...

I USE YOUTUBE.COM/TEACHERS TO UPLOAD MY VIDEOS TO HELP STUDENTS WHO ARE SLOW OR WHO DID NOT ATTEND CLASSES, I NORMALLY USE VIDEOS AS GUIDANCE TO EDUCATE, ENGAGE AND INSPIRE MY STUDENTS. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A BROAD SET OF EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS THAT RANGE FROM ACADEMIC LECTURES TO INSPIRATIONAL SPEECHES AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. WHETHER THEY ARE DOING RESEARCH FOR A PROJECT, NEED HELP WITH HOMEWORK, OR JUST WANT TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW, MY YOUTUBE-EDU PAGE FEATURES SOME OF OUR MOST POPULAR EXAMPLES AND EVERYDAY LIFE SITUATIONS. THE ROLE OF MY YOUTUBE PAGE OR CHANNEL IS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE AS EASY AS POSSIBLE, THEY DO NOT COST ANYTHING (THEY ARE ALL FREE). FOR MANY ACADEMICS I NOW USE YOUTUBE FOR RECORDING AND DISSEMINATING COURSE LECTURES. THESE VIDEOS MAY BE VALUABLE WHEN I AM AWAY OR FOR STUDENTS WHO MISS THE CLASSES

It makes it easy for people or professionals to learn about you and find your content…it is also a platform for building and hosting a simple page that points users to your content and social media profiles from around the web. Unlike other free website building which offer you the ability to create several pages as well as blog posts. It specifically gives you just one, single page to display all your links and a summary of yourself.

DIIGO WILL LET PROFESSIONALS SHARE BOOKMARKS, COMPLETE WITH ANNOTATIONS, TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES.  IT ENABLES ONE TO CAN SEND INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS EVEN IF THEY DO NOT USE DIIGO.  THEY WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO THE WEB PAGE AND A SUMMARY OF ANY NOTES OR HIGHLIGHTS THAT WERE MADE.  THEY WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BE ABLE TO VIEW THE ANNOTATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PAGE WITHOUT JOINING DIIGO.  FOR THOSE WHO USE DIIGO, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE WEB PAGE WITH ANNOTATIONS, WHILE MAINTAIN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THEIR OWN

I use Gmail to contact and send and receive some of the content to professionals…Gmail is easy to use for transferring contacts & emails from an existing email account. It is always available wherever you are, from any device - desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.

DIIGO WILL LET PROFESSIONALS SHARE BOOKMARKS, COMPLETE WITH ANNOTATIONS, TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES.  IT ENABLES ONE TO CAN SEND INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS EVEN IF THEY DO NOT USE DIIGO.  THEY WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO THE WEB PAGE AND A SUMMARY OF ANY NOTES OR HIGHLIGHTS THAT WERE MADE.  THEY WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BE ABLE TO VIEW THE ANNOTATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PAGE WITHOUT JOINING DIIGO.  FOR THOSE WHO USE DIIGO, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE WEB PAGE WITH ANNOTATIONS, WHILE MAINTAIN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THEIR OWN

This is where I post Everything we did in Class with my students, I also post lost examples as it is a Public Web Site were anyone can have an access to…It is engaging students in everyway, it contains video, textbooks, examples on how to approach problems, more explanations, discussion boards, playing games, Extra Activities etc.

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DIIGO WILL LET PROFESSIONALS SHARE BOOKMARKS, COMPLETE WITH ANNOTATIONS, TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES.  IT ENABLES ONE TO CAN SEND INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS EVEN IF THEY DO NOT USE DIIGO.  THEY WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO THE WEB PAGE AND A SUMMARY OF ANY NOTES OR HIGHLIGHTS THAT WERE MADE.  THEY WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BE ABLE TO VIEW THE ANNOTATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PAGE WITHOUT JOINING DIIGO.  FOR THOSE WHO USE DIIGO, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE WEB PAGE WITH ANNOTATIONS, WHILE MAINTAIN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THEIR OWN

This is where I keep searching for more knowledge and there after refer my Students to. It is quite a great plan for all teacher if you need a textbook and you do not have it in your class Google Books Library can be very useful.

I use a drop box keep my Learners files and Class list safe, I keep my videos, photos, files and Documents and its highly impossible for I to lose them

MICROSOFT EDUCATOR NETWORK (PARTNERS IN LEARNING) IS AN EDUCATOR NETWORK TO ACCESS FREE TOOLS, EXPLORE TECHNOLOGY TUTORIALS AND ENGAGE IN PEER CONVERSATIONS, IT IS MOSTLY USED BY TEACHERS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM ACCESS FREE SOFTWARE AND TOOLS. IT IS THEREFORE USEFUL IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE GLOBAL CONVERSATION ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY.

TWITTER OFFERS A QUESTIONS APP, WHICH IS CLEARLY USEFUL FOR MY CLASSROOM/ONLINE-CLASS AND IT ALLOWS ME AS A TEACHER TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT PHOTOS, TOPICS, AND MORE WITH RESPONSES FROM STUDENTS.I OFTEN USE TWITTER AS A GREAT PLACE TO LINK TO AND ARCHIVE CLASSROOM SLIDES, DISCUSSIONS, AND MORE THAT STUDENTS CAN REFERENCE IF THEY MISSED CLASS OR NEED TO REVIEW. OTHER TEACHERS CAN POST EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND LINKS FOR CONCEPTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING DISCUSSED IN CLASS, AS I USE MY TWITTER WITH HELP OF OTHER TEACHERS TOO. FOR COURSES THAT ARE SIMPLY TOO LARGE TO ALLOW EVERY STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION, I THERE AFTER ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH A TWITTER DISCUSSION WALL THAT OPERATES DURING AND AFTER CLASS TIME.

I USED THE VOKI VOICE TO MAKE SOME DIFFERENT VOICES, TO MAKE THE LESSON INTERESTING...AS LEARNERS LIKE DIFFERENT VOICES FOR DIFFERENT TOPICS.

You can Add and manage your students through Voki, for Example Assign students to one or more classes and give them each a unique login. There's no need for students to register…it is easy to review your students' Voki assignments in one place. Review and approve all student Vokis by lesson, or by student.

I USE THE QUIZLET FOR GAMING AND YES FINALLY, IT IS A SITE THAT INCORPORATES A VARIETY OF STUDY TOOLS, LEARNING STYLES AND GAMES TO MAKE REVIEW FUN. MY STUDENTS LOVE COMPETING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER AND ME FOR CHAMPION STATUS SINCE USING QUIZLET, MY STUDENTS HAVE BEGUN TO STUDY MORE. ON THE WEEKENDS I CHECK THE QUIZLET SITE AND I'M AMAZED THE STUDENTS ARE PLAYING THE GAMES AND TAKING THE TEST ON THE STUDY SETS. IT REALLY WORKS FOR THEM AND ME TOO.

I ENGAGE MY STUDENTS IN WRITING IN A WAY THAT WILL GIVE THEM PURPOSEFUL AND MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO WRITE DAILY. I HAVE MY HAVE STUDENTS SET UP A BLOG/GLOG EACH STUDENT CAN CREATE OR USE A PRE-MADE TEMPLATE IN WHICH THEY CAN BLOG DAILY OR WEEKLY ABOUT THEIR LEARNING. THESE CAN BE SUBMITTED TO ME AS A WAY OF SELF-REFLECTION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RELUCTANT STUDENTS AND MYSELF AS A TEACHER.I BEGAN USING GLOGSTER IN MY MATH CLASSES FOR POSTER PROJECTS. GLOGSTER IS AN INTERACTIVE POSTER PROGRAM, I AS A STUDENT EDUCATOR AND MATH TEACHERS INCLUDED, HAVE NOW BEEN GIVEN A MUCH LARGER RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE CHARGED WITH EXPOSING OUR STUDENTS TO THE NEW WEB 2.0 TOOLS THAT THEY WILL BE ASKED TO USE WHEN THEY REACH THE WORK WORLD EVEN IN CLASS USES. LEARNERS CAN NOW EASILY LEARN AND ADAPT TO THE QUICKLY CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES ALL AROUND THEM.

I HAVE USED THE QR CODES AS THEY HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO BE A GREAT TIME-SAVER FOR SHARING LINKS AND DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION EN MASS. IN MY LEARNING PAGES I HAVE USED SOME QR CODES TO AVOID WASTING TIME…LEARNERS ARE THEREFORE ABLE TO SCAN THE CODE AND ALL THEIR WORK WILL APPEAR AS A LINK TO THEIR SCREENS

PREZI IS PERFECT FOR INTERACTIVE CLASSROOM SESSIONS OR GROUP PROJECTS. COLLABORATE IN REAL TIME WITH UP TO 10 OTHERS, WHETHER IN THE CLASSROOM, AT HOME, OR ONLINE TO BRAINSTORM AND CREATE YOUR PRESENTATION ON ONE SHARED VIRTUAL WHITEBOARD. PREZI HELPS TO HAVE THE TASK OF CONVEYING COMPLEX IDEAS IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, STRUGGLING TO FIT ENOUGH DETAIL INTO EACH SLIDE. OFTEN, I FORCED TO FRAGMENT DATA, CHARTS, AND DIAGRAMS BY BREAKING THEM UP OVER SEVERAL SLIDES, WHERE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THEM IS LOST. IT ALSO ALLOWS ME AS A STUDENT EDUCATOR TO SHOW THE CONNECTIVITY AND BREADTH OF A TOPIC WITHOUT LOSING ACCESS TO THE FINE DETAILS, LINKS BETWEEN LESSONS BECOME OBVIOUS AND CONTENT COMES ALIVE.

GOOGLE+ IS DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS AS TO BE ORGANIZED AS A LEARNER OR AS A TEACHER.

CIRCLES- STUDENTS HAVE TO ORGANIZE EVERYONE ACCORDING TO THEIR REAL LIFE CONNECTIONS...FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WILL BE A POINT WHEREBY THEY WILL WORK IN GROUPS THEREAFTER ASSIGN EACH AND EVERY LEARNER IN CORRECT CIRCLES OR GROUPS.

HANGOUTS- STUDENTS WILL USE THESE HANGOUTS TO SHARE THEIR GOOGLE DOCS ON MY SCREEN AS WELL.

STREAM- THIS WILL LET THEM SHARE CONVERSATIONS AS DISCUSSIONS AND INFORMATION WITH THEIR CIRCLES

TWITTER OFFERS A QUESTIONS APP, WHICH IS CLEARLY USEFUL FOR MY CLASSROOM/ONLINE-CLASS AND IT ALLOWS ME AS A TEACHER TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT PHOTOS, TOPICS, AND MORE WITH RESPONSES FROM STUDENTS.I OFTEN USE TWITTER AS A GREAT PLACE TO LINK TO AND ARCHIVE CLASSROOM SLIDES, DISCUSSIONS, AND MORE THAT STUDENTS CAN REFERENCE IF THEY MISSED CLASS OR NEED TO REVIEW. OTHER TEACHERS CAN POST EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND LINKS FOR CONCEPTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING DISCUSSED IN CLASS, AS I USE MY TWITTER WITH HELP OF OTHER TEACHERS TOO.

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