PLN BasicsWhat is a Professional Learning Network?

(PLN)How would that help me?How do I create one?

Twitter

Really Simple Syndicate (RSS)

Professional Learning Network (PLN)A PLN a network of professionals and

professional organizations We’ve always had them, but by using online

resources, our PLN is more accessible and easier to tailor to our individual needs

We can easily find educators that can support us in our professional development in ways that we control and manage

We can pull the information we want out of the vast amount of information available

How to Develop a Networked PLNThere are many ways to create a PLN, but the two

easiest are using Twitter and RSS feeds

By using these two methods, you have the power of thousands of people and thousands of organizations

Professional Development can be incremental and throughout the year

Professional Development can be tailored by you to fit your exact needs

Let’s Set Up a Twitter Account

Twitter.comCreate an account

Twitter Cont. Most professionals use their real name or some

form of it, but that is up to you

Make sure you add a picture, most professionals use their real photo, again optional

Go to settings to monitor privacy, most professional twitter accounts are open because the purpose is to share resources

I would not set it to alert you to each tweet, you’ll go crazy. Just DM and @ alerts work well.

Follow your Twitter TeacherThe twitter teacher will walk you through the process

Twitter Set UpRecap

Confirm your account through your emailCreate your profile

Privacy settingsSeparating work and personal twitterUsing your real name and photo for

professional use

It’s Important to Create Your ProfileDon’t stay the egg with no description

Be an addition to your PLN

The Lingo@mentions, this is public, but the other

person is alerted to your postRetweets, RT, click on the retweet sign to

let your followers se a post you found interesting

DM direct message, found on the right hand side. This is personal to that individual

Using #hashtags to add your post to a group of like topics. Search #hashtags to follow topics

@mentions

Retweets (RT)

Direct Messages (DM)

#hashtags A way to group like categories

Favorites: a way to file resourcesBy clicking ‘favorite’ you can keep tweets in your

favorites tab for easy reference

Twitter SearchUse #hashtags in the search box

Finding TweepsThere are search sites, but the easiest way

is to look at who like minded colleagues are following

Shortening Your URLTwitter automatically shortens, but

this site allows you to track clicks and shortens URLs more

Top 21 Twitter ClientsFor mobile use and easier management at home

Tweet DeckI use TweetDeck at home and TweetCaster on my phone

Twitter EtiquetteOur Emily Post of the Cyber World

http://heidicohen.com/twitter-etiquette/

Find Some People to FollowYour address book to find people you knowHash tags # to find interestsLook at people associated with someone you

resonate with @donnaromanFollow and unfollow to tailor your PLN

RSS ReaderRSS in Plain English

Short video to show you how to set up and use an RSS

Click here for overview and instructions

Google ReaderHere’s mine, there is also an example on our wiki

Set up Your ReaderCreate a google accountClick on ReaderLet’s start finding blogs

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