Social Media & Personal Learning Networks

Connect to ideas and knowledge

Connect to people

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Personal Learning Networks 1.0

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Technology changes communication

http://bit.ly/tP1Zjn

http://on.mash.to/A2EqB1

Facebook Registered Users

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Data from http://vincos.it/the-state-of-linkedin/

Oct 2009 May 2010 Mar 2011 Feb 20120

20,000,000

40,000,000

60,000,000

80,000,000

100,000,000

120,000,000

140,000,000

160,000,000

Users

LinkedIn Registered Users

Personal Learning Networks 2.0

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Confused about all the social networks?

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Are you exhausted just thinking about it?

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Personal learning networks are unique

Access global expertise

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Access global expertise

Scott Stratten Jeremiah Owyang Mari Smith

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Imagine the possibilities

Ask and answer questions

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Ask and answer questions

Ask and answer questions

Ask and answer questions

Access Relevant Information

Access relevant information

How do I get started?

What are your interests?

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Search out your interests

Search out your interests

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Your PLN requires cultivating

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The importance of digital citizenship

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The importance of digital citizenship

Balloon boy become a Twitter sensation – and it was fake.

Validate your information

The importance of digital citizenship

Resources to help you

• https://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics• http://learn.linkedin.com• http://googlereader.blogspot.ca/2009/01/google-reader-for-beginners.html• http://help.hootsuite.com/entries/210935-hootsuite-quick-start-guide• http://www.mikemccready.ca/blog