Create  your  own  PLN  

Carol  Skyring  21st  Century  Navigator  

@carolskyring  

Introduc<ons  

•  Name  •  Organisa<on  •  Role  

2  points  if  you’ve  used  1  point  if  you’ve  heard  of  

•  TwiEer  •  Blogs  •  Wikis  •  Facebook  •  Google+  •  Slideshare  •  Delicious  •  Netvibes  

•  Flickr  •  LinkedIn  •  YouTube  •  Diigo  •  Hootsuite  •  Pinterest  •  Podcasts  •  Google  Reader  

Topics  

•  What’s  a  PLN?  •  Why  have  a  PLN?  •  PLN  tools  •  GePng  started  •  Extending  the  network  •  PLN  e<queEe  

Draw  yourself   +  who/how  you  learn    

Blogs  

Books  

Workshops  

Peers  

Ar<cles  

Etc  Etc  

What’s  a  PLN?  Personal  (or  Professional)  Learning  Network  •  It’s  about  people  •  Connect  •  Help    •  Advice  •  Learn  •  Share  •  Inspira<on  •  Guidance  

Couros  2006  

Dave  Warlick  2009  

Technology  can  extend  your  PLN  

Why  have  a  PLN?  

•  Stay  current  •  Con<nuous  learning  •  Answers/help/resources/advice  when  you  need  it  

Some  PLN  tools  

Let’s  concentrate  on  a  few  

The  aim  is  to  find  &  make  connec<ons  

Follow  peers  &  experts  

Peers:  •  Find  a  peer  &  follow  •  Check  who  they  follow  

Experts:  •  Search  for  their  TwiEer  

handle  

Join  hashtag  discussions  eg  #edchat  

Follow  hashtags  

Conferences  eg  #oeb12  

Resources  eg  #elearning  

Check  #ff  sugges<ons  

Same  process  

Try  a  hangout  

Join  groups  

Why  blogs?  •  Up  to  date  informa<on  •  Latest  from  experts  and  prac<<oners  •  Use  Google  blog  search  

GePng  started:    the  process  is  basically  the  same  

•  Join  &  fill  out  your  profile  (nobody  will  connect  with  a  nobody!)  

•  Lurk  for  a  while  •  Follow  a  few  educators  &  see  who  they  follow  •  Share,  comment,  ask  ques<ons  •  On-­‐share  resources  &  ideas  from  others  

Managing  all  that  informa<on  

•  Diigo  and/or  Delicious  •  Netvibes  or  Google  reader  •  Pinterest  and/or  Scoop-­‐it  •  Hootsuite  

Delicious  

Netvibes  

Scoop-­‐it  

Pinterest  

Hootsuite  

Its  not  what  you  use  –  it’s  how  you  use  it!  

•  Don’t  just  ‘consume’  –  contribute  •  Do  acknowledge  others  •  Do  share  freely  •  Don’t  share  links  you  haven’t  checked  yourself  •  Don’t  spam  people  •  Do  learn  the  language  

Which  is  right  for  you?  Take  the  leap  

•  See  links  at:hEp://learntel.com.au/2012/11/30/plnwshopoeb/