2. WHY HAVE ONE?
• Access to expertise
• Sounding board for ideas
See what
• Explore and ask questions others have
to say
• Collaborative learning
• Opportunities for student collaboration
• Professional Learning/Development
• Jeannette James’s blog post
10. MAKING CONNECTIONS
•Follow 5 people & see who they
follow
•Follow #tags
•Check tags on diigo, pinterest,
pearltrees and see who’s
bookmarked
A starting point
11. MAKING CONNECTIONS
#tags to follow
#edchat
#ukedchat
#ozprimschchat
#edleadership
#tech_k12
#elemchat
13. Blog posts/Resources on PLN’s
5 tips for getting started on twitter
The 10 stages of twitter
With my PLN: I am
Twitter for professional learning
Simple comprehensive guide on using
PLN’s in education
Pearltree on PLN’s
14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• Web image http://www.flickr.com/photos/
20375052@N00/9500503/
• Ducks http://www.flickr.com/photos/
13486809@N00/5173125872/
• Connected puzzle http://www.flickr.com/photos/
22177648@N06/2137737248/
• Get connected http://franksblog.edublogs.org/