BEYOND THETEACHER’S

ROOM

Expanding your PLN

Christina DiMicelli

Today PLN Intro to some Web 2.0 resources Hands-on activities

Create avatar Sign up for some resources Plan for tomorrow

Focus on PLN ~ What is it?

PersonalLearning

Network

PLNA collection of resources that

extend your learning.

Some of the most powerful components of a PLN are the PEOPLE you connect with that enable us to grow and learn together as a global community.

What are examples in YOUR PLN? Talking to colleagues in the Teacher’s

Room

Are you using any Web 2.0 tools to expand your PLN?

Traditional Web 2.0 EnhancedTeacher’s Room conversation ----------------------------> Twitter conversationNewspaper / Journal articles ------------------------------> Blogs / RSS feedsBusiness cards w/contact info ----------------------------> Email, cell phone, website URLYour work published in newsletter -----------------------> Writing a blogPhoto album -------------------------------------------------> Flickr, PicasaAttending a conference ------------------------------------> Webinars, Elluminate, ElearnYellow stickies everywhere --------------------------------> Social BookmarkingLocal focus group -------------------------------------------> Ning, ListservListening to radio show ------------------------------------> Podcasts

Web 2.0 = web-based tools & resources to create, collaborate, publish, research, etc.

TODAY – you will begin to expand your PLN from this…

to this…

Does the idea of trying Web 2.0 make you feel like this?

Click picture to view video

One small step at a time

Web 2.0 Examples & DemosListserv NingTwitterPodcastsRSS & BlogsPD WebinarsDelicious

Listserv

A mailing list in whichemails to entire groupserve to communicatequestions, ideas, & discussion on a common topic of interest.

http://teachers.net/mailrings/

Ning… think of it as a group of people collected in

one spot online to connect & converse on a mutual topic(s) of interest. A coffee shop w/lots of conversations happening – join one!

Classroom 2.0http://www.classroom20.com/Projects by Jenhttp://projectsbyjen.ning.com/

Twitter

Much can be said

within the

microblogging

constraints of

only 140

characters

PodcastsA regularly produced audio (or video) presentation

published on the internet on a specific topic – available to the public.

You DO NOT need an iPod to access!

Seedlings (Maine educators) – also a Ninghttp://bitbybitseedlings.ning.com/

iTunes is THE repository for podcasts (that’s another workshop!)

RSS Aggregator & BlogsReal Simple Syndication OR Rich Site

Summary:A summary of the latest info from all your

favorite news sites, blogs, etc.NetVibeshttp://www.netvibes.com/2mrsdi

PD Webinar

PD Opportunities come along

from many sources – this one

is from a Ning email.

Following Twitter will provide

further opportunities as will

RSS feeds and Listservs.

DeliciousSocial Bookmarking – keep all your

bookmarks on the internet, tag (identify them with keywords) them, access them from ANY computer, and SHARE them with others.

My bookmarks – you are ALWAYS welcome to look

http://delicious.com/cdimicelli

Take a SHORT break…Upon returning, we will have hands-on

activities to begin expanding PLNs…

Beyond the Teacher’s Room

Create an avatarA real picture is best for your PLN profile(s), however today

we will work with avatars (great for students).

Build Your Wild Selfhttp://buildyourwildself.com/

Go ahead, build yourself“I’m Done”Print your wild self (you will not send to printer)Right click on image – Save image asSave to hard drive (you will upload this file to the profile created later)

Sign up for a listservUse your professional email address and

find a topic of interest at:http://teachers.net/mailrings/

Sign up for Twitterhttp://twitter.com/Use your professional login ID as your

Twitter name

Twitter SettingsMake sure to update your profile:

Add your avatar pictureAdd a short, descriptive bioChange your background

We’ll put our IDs up on the board to share:Start to FOLLOW each otherTry a couple of tweets and see what happens

Important Twitter LingoRT = ReTweet – give credit where due, when you pass along

a tweet, the RT shows where it originated fromDM = Direct Message – sometimes you just want to send a

tweet to a person directly without it being publicMany times the URLs may look strange, they have been

condensed to save space through a tool that changes the size of the URL

Hashtags (have a # before the word) – gives your tweet a keyword that can be searched, not always necessary

@ before a login ID – this identifies the “word” as a person and the tweet will show up as a Mention on their page, it is identifying someone directly

Tweet Example

Ready to Follow others?Take a look at this wikihttp://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/

Add your nameFind others to follow

Take a look at my follows and choose some for yourselfhttps://

twitter.com/MrsDi/following

Explore an RSS aggregatorTake a look at my NetVibes pageshttp://www.netvibes.com/2mrsdi#EdTech_Blogshttp://www.netvibes.com/mrsdi#General

Another great example to explorehttp://www.netvibes.com/sanmccarron#Sandra_McCarron

Let’s create one for YOU and for your CLASS!

Explore a NingSign up and become a member of a Ning. Today’s choices – try ONE!

Classroom 2.0http://www.classroom20.com/Projects by Jenhttp://projectsbyjen.ning.com/Flat Classroomshttp://flatclassrooms.ning.com/National Council for Social Studieshttp://ncssnetwork.ning.com/Elementary Tech Teachershttp://elementarytechteachers.ning.com/

Plugged in for the FutureWhich resource are you most likely to use

tomorrow?

Which resource would you like more information or training on?

Are you ready to move Beyond the Teacher’s Room?

Workshop SurveyPlease take a moment to answer a few

questions – completely ANONYMOUS – about today’s workshop. Thank you!

http://tinyurl.com/n7gtrd

Photo credits:

Screamhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliejohnson/1908713509/

Networked Teacherhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/2922421696/sizes/l/

Teacher Roomhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/judybaxter/14414424/sizes/o/

Globe in Handshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/noticelj/2878326718/

Cartoon Globehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/ontdesign/692369952/

Magnifyinghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/margolove/2056757292/

Mindmaphttp://www.flickr.com/photos/wheatfields/3385159329/

Cultivate Social Networkhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/intersectionconsulting/3704908885/sizes/o/

Global Connecthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/churkinms/2582615161/

Web 2.0http://www.flickr.com/photos/pipeapple/3280609082/

Mailboxhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/timusan/503282535/

Photo credits (continued):

Podcast RSShttp://www.flickr.com/photos/15319336@N07/2060971197/

Microphonehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/visual_dichotomy/3623619145/

Delicioushttp://www.flickr.com/photos/gabofr/1216701605/

RSS Buttonhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/15319336@N07/2060971239/

Twitter Birdhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/shawnzlea/2384656420/

Plugged In Tomorrowhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/hoadang/2370203229/

Questionhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/marcobellucci/3534516458/