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Using Social Networks

When creating your PLN

Graham Stanleyblogefl@gmail.comhttp://blog-efl.blogspot.com

Becoming a Webhead

January 28th 2013

The aPLaNet project is a European Union funded project for language educators all over the Europe, especially those who are new or do not use Internet social networks (SN) but wish to learn more and build their own Personal Learning Network (PLN) for professional development purposes.

Find out more here:http://aplanet-project.eu

about aPLaNet

Disclaimer: The aPLaNet project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views onlyof the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

APLaNeT

Seven Partners:

ISTEK, TurkeyUniversity West Scotland, UK Sofia University, Bulgaria British Council, SpainEuroEd Foundation, Romania CELT Athens, GreecePelikan, Czech Republic

Associate Partners 140 institutions from 33 countries

http://aplanet-project.org/

http://aplanet-project.eu/

helphelpwithwithPLNsPLNs

Why should educators network?

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LMS LMS VLEVLE

Learning Management SystemLearning Management System

Virtual Learning EnvironmentVirtual Learning Environment

= institution managed system= institution managed system

http://eltple.wikispaces.com/How+does+a+PLE+work%3F

http://www.twitter.com

http://www.facebook.com

PLE PLE & &

PLNPLN

personal personal learning learning environmentenvironment

personal personal learning learning networknetwork

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5,000 followers

1,900friends

= TOOLS= TOOLS = PEOPLE= PEOPLE

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1) Create an account and choose a name

http://www.twitter.com/grahamstanley

2) Post your first message

What is this Twitter thing anyway?

I'm having a nice cup of tea

Hello world!

It's a lovely day! Where are all the people?

What's so special about Twitter? What's for lunch?

3) Follow people and be followedfollow people who are interested in the same things as youfind someone interesting and follow them

Get someone who's well-known to introduce you to the Twittersphere

4) Participatejoin a discussion – e.g. #eltchat share an interesting link ask a question

pick a fightrespond to people with @ tell everyone how you feel

Using a Twitter client - Tweetdeck

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Always on

24/7 instant support

Global staffroom

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Don' be

afraid of

followers

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Build your PLN organically

Follow like minded people

Make use of Twitter lists

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Let yourself be distracted at first...

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But don't let it take over …....................your life

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Learn the lingo...

DM

RT

hashtag (#)

tweet@

twit#ff

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http://eltchat.com/

but...

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Find it useful?

Fly the flag

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Twitter

for

mobile

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christchurchcitylibraries

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before twitter...

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Twitter or Facebook?Twitter or Facebook?

Facebook or LinkedIn?Facebook or LinkedIn?

LinkedIn or Ning?LinkedIn or Ning?

Ning or Edmodo?Ning or Edmodo?

The aPLaNet project is a European Union funded project for language educators all over the Europe, especially those who are new or do not use Internet social networks (SN) but wish to learn more and build their own Personal Learning Network (PLN) for professional development purposes.

Find out more here:http://aplanet-project.eu

about aPLaNet

Disclaimer: The aPLaNet project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views onlyof the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

http://twitter.com/grahamstanley

Thank you Thank you any any

questions?questions?